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Noah McLaughlin - Always Someone's Monster

from SpinTunes #4: Round 1 by Various Artists

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my parents divorced when i was three. i was too young to remember clearly, but family lore is that i woke up screaming for several nights after my father left us. there's a shadow from that episode that i still struggle with.

i'm proud of the structural work on this song, especially the coda. i had eight bars of this neat little melody hanging around for weeks without a home. i think it lends a hopeful tone to an otherwise really dark piece.

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my mother was adamant
that woman was made of steel
so one night she stole away
said she couldn't feel

my father wasn't there
his jaw slack, his eyes a-glaze
he awoke hard one day
left the porch, the house ablaze

and i tell you all of this
so you can understand

my mother always said
there are no monsters under your bed
in the closet they abide
keep them there

i am working my way on through
my family tree of twisted branches
climb on down to the tangled roots
find out where my shadow dances

i am looking for the answer
to the question you asked me
if you are always someone's monster
are you ever really free

and i tell you all of this
so you will take my hand

my mother always said
there are no monsters under your bed
in the closet they abide
keep them there

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from SpinTunes #4: Round 1, released January 31, 2012

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I used to run a songwriting contest called SpinTunes. Most of the material hosted on this account is a result of that contest. The rest is mostly Minecraft related songs.

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