Haunted By You

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These Old Haunts Lyrics

[Verse 1: Clyde Peterson]

It's all gone dull again, he said

Lit another cigarette

The revolution's come and gone and we've been left to carry on

Struggle, struggle, find a way

To earn a little less each day

See a ghost on every corner as the memories replay

[Refrain: Clyde Peterson]

And these old haunts

[Verse 2: Clyde Peterson]

I've been thinking about digging even deeper into nothing

Or just stopping before starting

In my dreams I'm always quitting

Talk about hard travels

Shit, we've toured some infernos

That would send Dante remodeling

The halls of his ninth circle

[Refrain: Clyde Peterson & Kimya Dawson]

And these old haunts

[Verse 3: Clyde Peterson & Kimya Dawson]

We've had punishers and jinglers and nibblers and wringlers

You might ask, what are all those?

Well, when you know, you know, you know

It's one part energy vampire, two parts master of disguise

Three parts just sheer force of will

'Til suddenly they're on a bill

Your cell phone's out of data

The hummus has gone missing

Their ukulele's strumming just as you had dreamt of sleeping[Refrain: Clyde Peterson & Kimya Dawson]

And these old haunts

[Verse 4: Kimya Dawson]

Stuffy nose and frozen toes and greenroom couches full of mold

Perfect place to take a poo

Was the old Adelphi loo

Blacklight poster-covered walls

Dragons chasing waterfalls

Just when you start feeling right

The feedback's cutting through the night

Dreams of climbing endless stairs

With twenty tons of merch and gear

Getting stuck in elevators

It's so nice to see you, see ya later

[Refrain: Clyde Peterson & Kimya Dawson]

And these old haunts

[Verse 5: Clyde Peterson,

Clyde Peterson & Kimya Dawson

]

Now, hold on tight, folks, save some film

Surprises here in every room

Sights and smells yet to behold

On tread through the underworld

Welcome up onto this stage

Your tour guide for this next phase

Should you dare to meet his gaze

Bewitching spells he'll cast your way[Refrain: Clyde Peterson & David Christian]

And these old haunts

[Verse 6: David Christian]

The city's bones, the old town's soil is built from sentiments we stole

Bought and bartered, swapped for free

The city aches like you and me

These photo books so steeped in glue

These visions of ourselves in blue

The dust follows borrowed youth

Clings to the heels of hot pursuit

This ancient space of raging ghosts

Memories from long gone homes

Oh, you may cast in all detail

What truths in time be revealed

[Refrain: Clyde Peterson & David Christian]

And these old haunts

[Verse 7: Clyde Peterson,

David Christian

,

Clyde Peterson & David Christian

,

All

]

Not to say there weren't good times

Or even better oldies

But for sure the hardest moments left the chill of Satan on me

We can laugh about it now

But there were moments of pure hell

Used to play a game

What's worse than where we are right now?

I'd say 19th century chimney sweep in downtown London

I'd say coal miner on strike, it's snowing, he's freezing

For a moment, we'd fall silent

Lost in self reflection

Then out would come the sharpies to add new dicks

To the collection[Refrain: All]

And these old haunts

[Outro: David Christian]

The city owes you something

The city breaks your heart

Remember all your words

Remember where it starts