Dance Corey C. Schmidt
Downtown (ft BoredMai)

An r/gameofbands collaboration.

Lyrics by: Grantimatter

When you're alone and life is making you lonely
You can always go, DOWNTOWN
When you've got worries, all the noise and the hurry
Seems to help, I know
You cast a circle
DOWNTOWN

Just listen to the rhythm of the traffic in the city streets
Chalk it on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty, beats
Like. drums. call. Saint. Peter. to the
place where two roads meet...

His lights are so bright, I think they might blind me
You can find me by forgetting all the troubles left behind me

He takes you DOWNTOWN
It's old and it's great when you're DOWNTOWN
Working angles every place for sure, DOWNTOWN
The thing you call is always waiting for you DOWNTOWN

Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city
Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty
How can you lose?
How can you lose?

You can hang around for days,
learning the ways of secret letters
Problems surround you, have their way,
take teeth for eyes or something better
From the ones who know there are movie shows to go DOWNTOWN
Upside down from the tree, now you can see from empty sockets
Little places to go to in alleyways and city blocks give way to
Bouncers with flaming swords (ho!)
Just say the word, they unlock doors and show you DOWNTOWN

Just listen to the rhythm of a gentle bossa nova
You'll be dancing with 'em too before the night is over
Happy again
Happy again

Just listen to the rhythm of the
bossa nova start to break
You cut the shackles from your ankles,
feel it peeling like a molting snake
Salute the sunrise in the east, north,
south, and fiery west
But the night is never over and you
dance like you're possessed

The lights so bright, I think they might blind me
You can find me get behind me you forget and get behind me, and go

DOWNTOWN
Call up the light, empty and white, because
DOWNTOWN
Look inside, the endless night resides
DOWNTOWN
No need to fight, that's right,
you blink and dark descends, it never ends, your eyes will blend
the flash of neon and off
flash me on and off
eyelashes... neon and off
flash me on and off
whiplashes... neon and off
flash me on and off
the train crashes... neon and off
...and we all get off
we reach the last stop and the conductor starts to cough
and shake, his hand is on the brake,
taking every special snowflake on his train
next stop is
DOWNTOWN
your brain is
DOWNTOWN
going downtown

Last stop, deep underground the sound of some great snake unwinding
You may find somebody kind to flicker up and down your spine
And look you in the eyes - your third eyes- and say, "Hey, how do I get there?
"Can you show me how to get there?"
Now the eyes that you look through at someone who is just like you
and needs a gentle hand to
Guide them along

So maybe I'll see you there, turn the circle into city square
We can forget all our troubles, forget all our cares, climb up the subway stairs

Just listen to the rhythm of a gentle bossa nova
You'll be dancing with 'em too before the night is over
Happy again
Happy again

Downtown
Where all the lights are bright, downtown
Waiting for you tonight, downtown
You're gonna be alright now, downtown

Downtown
Where all the lights are bright, downtown
Waiting for you tonight, downtown
You're gonna be alright now, downtown