Story Behind The Song
Elisa Donovan (clueless, 90210, sabrina the teenaged witch et al) is a good friend of mine from my home town on long island in northport.. she was friends with shawn too... he died the day before we graduated from high school and it was so sad because he was a great person. she called me up a few years after he died and said she was in her house in hollywood and she could hear all sorts of noises... she called her friend up (psychic) and asked her to come over [ i don't believe in psychics but this freaked her and me out] - without knowing who i was she asked lisa if she had a friend named matt... lisa said yes... she said did you both lose someone named shawn... she said yea... she said he is trying to get both of your attention.. he makes noises in your house and he visits matt in his sleep... she called me immediately, told me the story and i wrote the song in 5 minutes at the kitchen counter without even returning the phone to the cradle.... this version was recorded in two takes live 1 mic with me and my acoustic the day after christmas.... hope you like it :)
Song Description
read the story behind the song....
| Song Length |
2:33 |
Genre |
Folk - Rock |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving, Peaceful |
Subject |
Telephone, Cigarettes |
| Similar Artists |
Counting Crows, Paul Simon |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
dear waiting coincidence
this is a message that's old and out of date
oh I got your dead letter from the post office
and I read the words of you my friend
you look like
someone who likes who they are
but you don't strick me as
someone who's made by chance
someone who's made by accident
well i heard you been commin
while i've been sleepin
and we walk around and you talk to me
say everything is gonna be alright
and erzulie and lisa
hear you laughin and hear you playin
she said she talks she talk to you
but we're not really sure you're there
you look like
someone who likes who they are
but you don't strick me as
someone who's made by chance
someone who's made by accident
you look like
someone who likes who they are
but you don't strick me as
someone who's made by chance
someone who's made by accident
gone away
but i got your better days
i got your better days
gone away
but i got your better days
i got your better days
you look like
someone who likes who they are
but you don't strick me as
someone who's made by chance
someone who's made by accident
i'm sorry you died by chance
you were only livin by accident