[Verse 1] [solo lute, rubato] [solo soft female baritone vocal] Here we are, first of June When the sun meets the moon in the sky You'd think it would be simpler But all of May is like a countdown Why do you think they leave town? [Verse 2] All of July No mortal or immortal man could bear the weight of the geography As the vampires go south for the summer No immortal man can barely survive in this town And that's why I'm here [Chorus] Only the maddest of men can survive this town [vocal power increases] When it's nighttime and the sun just won't go down And that's why I'm here [Verse 3] [lute arpeggios] The Arctic Circle has its charm But it's just surreal Driving through the night but no sunset "This can't be healthy" I said, but then I added loudly "For vampires and the faint of heart" [Chorus] [vocal builds to climax] Only the maddest of us can survive this town When the night never comes and the sun just won't go down And that's why I'm here [Outro] [lute slows, soft delivery] And that's why I'm still here And that's why I'm here [final piano chord sustains]
