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Moonshine

from VM2 by James Tillman

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IF THESE BUILDINGS CRUMBLE
AND ALL THESE MACHINES SHUT DOWN
IM STILL HERE FOR YOU
IF THIS CITY GOES DARK
AND ALL THESE MACHINES MELT DOWN
IM STILL HERE FOR YOU

THINGS MAY COME AND THINGS MAY GO
BUT NOT MY LOVE
THINGS MAY COME AND THINGS MAY GO
BUT NOT MY LOVE FOR YOU

MYSTERIOUS
HE ROLLED BACK INTO TOWN
WITH WAR STORIES TO TELL
HE MET A GIRL AND SHE LISTENED WELL
SO HE POURED OUT HIS SOUL
HE SAID “I DONT LIKE WHAT MY CITY’S BECOME NOW
BUT ITS MY HOMETOWN”
SO THE LOVE STILL THE SAME
AND NOW SHE IS A PART OF IT
EYES SHINE BRIGHT LIKE THE HEART OF IT
SO HIS LOVE FOR HER
ALWAYS WILL REMAIN





THINGS MAY COME AND THINGS MAY GO
BUT NOT MY LOVE
THINGS MAY COME AND THINGS MAY GO
BUT NOT MY LOVE FOR YOU

IF THESE BUILDINGS CRUMBLE
AND ALL THESE MACHINES SHUT DOWN
IM STILL HERE FOR YOU
IF THIS CITY GOES DARK
AND ALL THESE MACHINES MELT DOWN
IM STILL HERE FOR YOU

THEY MET UP ON A LATE NIGHT
HEART RACING LIKE SOME RACE-BIKES
SW,SW-SWTICHIN’ INTO HIGH GEAR (HIGH GEAR)
HE TOOK HER ON A RIDE IN HIS SKYLINE
MOON SHINING UP ABOVE
SHE WATCHED THE RED LIGHTS ATOP THE SKYSCRAPERS PEEL AWAY
AS HE PUNCHED ON THE GAS
SHE CRIED OUT “DANGEROUS”
BUT DEEP DOWN SHE LIKED THE RUSH
AND THRILL OF IT ALL

THINGS MAY COME AND THINGS MAY GO
BUT NOT MY LOVE
THINGS MAY COME AND THINGS MAY GO
BUT NOT MY LOVE FOR YOU

IF THESE BUILDINGS CRUMBLE
AND ALL THESE MACHINES SHUT DOWN
IM STILL HERE FOR YOU
IF THIS CITY GOES DARK
AND ALL THESE MACHINES MELT DOWN
IM STILL HERE FOR YOU

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from VM2, released May 22, 2020

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