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Sonata No. 1 in Black and White

from Demons & Dogmen by Dalton Deschain & the Traveling Show

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lyrics

From Sanibel Hollow it seems like the only thing left in this town are the clouds

Cutting through the static
The technicolor girls sing whoa-oh-oh
The ever-gray skies keep the sunset from our eyes
We're lit by the moonlight and the TV's glow
I hate the city lights and all the neon rainbows
Prefer the silver fog that rolls over all hills like test tubes overflow

Give me a white sheet of paper and a black marker
I'll draw you vibrant illustrations of the people that I've hurt in this town
Sanibel Hollow
It's been a long time but I'm coming home again

Stop me if you've heard this joke before
What's black and white and red and white and red all over
Dorothy's dead, swept up in the tornado
You'll understand it when you're older
You'll understand it when you're older

I used to color in the world with nothing but my mind
Every color of the rainbow glowing bright in vibrant black and white
I saw you on TV, through the snow and noise you shine
Baby you look so, baby you look so good in black and white

A comet zips right over the playground, we watch the light show-oh
We give it a name and we talk of how it came from planet Lanulos

I dream of little green men and their red death rays
I know they'll land here any second and they'll take me far away from this town
Sanibel Hollow
It's been a long ten years but I'm coming home again

Stop me if you've heard this joke before
What's black and white and red and white and red all over
Looks like ol' Pete threw Steamboat Willie overboard
You'll understand it when you're older
You'll understand it when you're older

I used to color in the world with nothing but my mind
Every color of the rainbow glowing bright in vibrant black and white
I saw you on TV, through the snow and noise you shine
Baby you look so, baby you look so good in black and white

From Sanibel Hollow it seems like the only thing left in this town are the clouds

All alone in Kodachrome
All alone in Kodachrome

All alone
In Kodachrome
Sitting pretty as a painting
Oh, for an eternity of waiting
All alone
In Kodachrome
Sitting pretty in the window
Oh, homecoming king of limbo
All alone
In Kodachrome
Sitting pretty in my coffin
You know I don't dress up too often
Heaven is blue skies
The devil's crimson eyes
Ask anyone who's died
They'd kill for black and white

From Sanibel Hollow it seems like the only thing left in this town are the stars
The stars
The stars
The stars
Forgotten tomorrow, the ruins of Sanibel Hollow

Stop me if you've got some place to go
What's black and white and red and white and red all over
Our monochrome past, killed by a technicolor rainbow
You'll understand it when you're older
You'll understand it when you're older

I used to color in the world with nothing but my mind
Every color of the rainbow glowing bright in vibrant black and white
I saw you on TV, through the snow and noise you shine
Baby you look so, baby you look so good in black and white

Heaven's clear blue skies
The devil's crimson eyes
Ask anyone who's died
They'd kill to get back to black and white
I saw you Catherine
Through the snow and noise you shine
Baby you look so good in black and white

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from Demons & Dogmen, released October 15, 2021

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Dalton Deschain & the Traveling Show are a pulp-punk band from NYC that tell stories loudly. Get ready for a weird-ass tale about circus freaks, nuclear war, and demonic possession that you can sing along to. Visit daltondeschain.com for details.

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