Karaoke Nights

from Uncanny by Saint and Kings

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Never made it out as much as we’d've liked
And it never was everybody's cup of tea
But often as we’d go, one thing was for sure
It was everybody's songs that set us free

Like the woman at the bar with the tattoos
and the scar and country repertoire and amazing rack
Like the man perched on the stool full of alcohol
and cool thinking it’s the old school he can bring back

They film the moments like they don’t give a damn,
They do it for the vine for snapchat or Instagram
One time for harmony vocals until they might go round the bend
Remember all karaoke nights must come to an end

Never have to come here long to say goodbye
Scenes like this seem almost too good to be true
We pass through without stopping to wonder why
Goes double for memorials and mortgage holders too

Like karaoke jockeys watching couples tonsil hockey
trying to flirt with disasters or hotties they hope to capture
Like blessed bartenders who may not prevent a bender
but call cabs to keep drunks from driving into the hereafter

So come on, belt out beautiful ballads from the songbook
Grab a microphone and give a melody a long loving look
Don’t bore us with the choruses and don’t forget the hooks
We came to listen when we could’ve curled up with a book

And live in the moment like it ain’t some throwback jam
Let presence in the present be a gift for friends and fam
Cheer them all until last call with every little bit of love you can lend
Remember all karaoke nights must come to an end

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from Uncanny, released February 29, 2016

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Saint and Kings San Pablo, California

I’m a singer-songwriter using guitars and keyboards to craft distinctive dispatches from intimate interiors, vast exteriors and all points in between. Drawing on years of pop, soul, indie, folk and dance-music fandom, I try to turn observations and narratives into succinct sonic snapshots. ... more

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