This House

from Smile Slightly by Saturday's Radio

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This House

I dreamt I had a sister Kate.
Who turned sixteen the day I turned eight.
I'd laugh as she'd swing me on up to the clouds.
And scream as I'd head back down to the ground.
Hey sister Kate, where have you gone?
Don't keep me here waiting, awake until dawn.
Don't make me face this world all alone.
I'm afraid of the strangers inside my own home.

This house wears a happy face.
This house looks cozy inside.
This house keeps me safe from bad weather.
But this house is just filled with lies.

Has anybody seen my brother Jim?
It's been a long time since I've heard of him.
I remember us playing when I was three.
And then they took him away from me.
From that day on I was an only child.
Afraid to take chances, afraid to run wild.
My father ruled with a logical hand.
I respect every word, trust every command.

This house wears a happy face.
This house looks cozy inside.
This house keeps me safe from bad weather.
But this house is just filled with lies.

Hey there sister Kate, where have you gone?
(I’m so alone.)
Hey there brother Jim, where have you gone?
(I’m so alone.)

My mother and father are fighting again.
It seems she can't have her way with him.
Somewhere along he learned how to laugh.
It's a gift she can never, ever take back.
Come sister Kate, come brother Jim.
Come sleep next to me and protect me from them.
Keep me from danger and stay out of sight.
Listen for footsteps and watch out for lights.

This house wears a happy face.
This house looks cozy inside.
This house keeps me safe from bad weather.
But this house is just filled with lies.
This house wears a happy face.
This house looks cozy inside.
This house keeps me safe from bad weather.
But this house is just filled with lies.
This house wears a happy face.
This house looks cozy inside.
This house keeps me safe from bad weather.
But this house is just filled with lies.

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from Smile Slightly, released July 26, 2012
Written, performed, recorded, and produced by Rob Christensen at Sweet Science, Eureka, CA.

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Saturday’s Radio is Rob Christensen’s ongoing folk rock (& stuff) project. Christensen cites R.E.M., Wilco, Neil Young, The Replacements, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, and countless others as influences. He’s released several well-received albums on his own micro-label, Sweet Science, and has performed live in various spots all over the U.S. He currently resides in Margo, Virginia. ... more

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