Father John Misty - I'm Writing a Novel (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

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“I'm Writing a Novel” by Father John Misty from the album Fear Fun (Release Date: May 1, 2012)

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LYRICS

I ran down the road

Pants down to my knees

Screaming, “Please come help me

That Canadian shaman

Gave a little too much to me!

And I’m writing a novel!

Because it’s never been done before!”

The first house that I saw

I wrote “house” up on the door

And told the people who lived there

They had to get out ‘cause

“My reality is ‘realer’ than yours

And there’s no time in the present!

And there’s a black dog on the bed!”

I went to the backyard

To burn my only clothes

And the dog ran out and said,

“You can’t turn nothing into nothingness

With me no more!”

Well, I’m no doctor

But that monkey might be right

And if he is, I’ll be walking him my whole life

I rode to Malibu

On a dune buggy with Neil

He said, “You’re gonna have to drown me

Down on the beach

If you ever want to write ‘the real’!

And I said, “[Uhhhh…] I’m sorry…

Young man, what was your name again?”

Now everywhere I go

In West Hollywood

Is filled with people pretending

They don’t see the actress

And the actress wishing that they could

We could do ayhuasca

Baby, if I wasn’t holding all these drinks

Something about the way

Violet whips her hair

That makes me empty my pockets

Holding court in the corner

Burning twenties as if I was the mayor

Well, I don’t need any new friends

But I could really use something to do

So if you’re up for it sometime

I swear you wouldn’t have to be my muse

Heiddeger and Sartre

Drinking poppy tea

I could have sworn last night

I passed out in my van

And now these guys are pouring one for me

I never leave the canyon

‘Cause I’m surrounded on all sides

By people writing novels

And living on amusement rides

VIDEO CREDITS

Post-Production facilitated by Rez Visual

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