Song Description
Confronting a friend on his/her voracious
need for approval and lack of self.
| Song Length |
3:08 |
Genre |
Jazz - Big Band, Jazz - Swing |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Frenetic, Annoyed |
Subject |
Conformity, Existence |
| Similar Artists |
The Stray Cats, Harry Connick Jr. |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1940 - 1949 |
| |
Lyrics
WHAT'S YOUR STORY?
Belfry/ Marlowe
YOU'RE BURIED IN AN AVALANCHE
OF THINGS YOU COLLECT
YOUR HOUSE BECAME A CLOSET
FOR THE STUFF THAT PROTECTS YOU
FROM THE THINGS THAT WILL REMIND YOU
OF THE PERSON YOU SHOULD BE
A DEVICE OF CONSOLATION
SO YOU WON'T HAVE TO SEE
HEY YOU!
WHAT'S YOU STORY?
YOU'RE LOOKIN' FOR A LIFE
IN SOMEONE ELSES CLOTHES
HEY YOU!
WHAT'S YOUR STORY?
YOU'RE SEARCHIN' FOR A SIGN
AND IT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR NOSE
YOU HANG ON EVERY WORD YOU HEARD
FROM THIS ONE OR THAT
YOU DEFINE YOURSELF BY SOMEONE ELSE'S
VERSION OF FACT
THAT YOU ARE DRIFTING ON A RIVER
WITH NO START MIDDLE OR END
BUT YOUR THINKIN' WHEN YOU'RE SINKIN
hey! WHERE IS THAT FRIEND?
HEY YOU!
WHAT'S YOUR STORY?
YOU'RE LOOKIN' FOR A CLUE
IN SOMEONE ELSE'S CLOTHES
HEY YOU!
WHAT'S YOUR STORY?
YOU'RE SEARCHIN' FOR A CUE
AND IT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU'RE NOSE
(bridge)
when you surface
and you're nervous
bout what you're gonna do
will you keep drifting
or start lifting
out of the pool and start to walk like you're cool
and stare straight into space and catch a glimpse of your face
HEY YOU!
WHAT'S YOUR STORY?
YOU'RE LOOKIN' FOR A LIFE
IN SOMEONE ELSE'S CLOTHES
HEY YOU!
WHAT'S YOUR STORY?
YOU'RE SEARCHIN' FOR A SIGN
AND IT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR NOSE
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Bats In The Music-The Living Marlowe/ASCAP