All These Things - Darren Hanlon

From every shadow there are things that follow you

From your late night dead end job

From the old neighborhoods where you grew

There’s a fallen satellite

(Natalie) That keeps me awake at night

There’s a chocolate fondue

(Natalie) With no nutritional value

There’s a ground invasion

(Natalie) With complete color coordination

There’s a slit on the screen

(Natalie) That is not a trampoline

There’s a him with a hand on the heart

And all these things will follow you

And all these things will follow you

Staying locked inside all day is no big deal

But I’ve yet to read a travel brochure

That could change the way that I feel

It’s suffocating in the car

(Natalie) That’s just the way some families are

It’s a book you’ll get around to read

(Natalie) It’s a pet that you forgot to feed

It’s an ex-boyfriend you can’t forget

(Natalie) A godparent you’ve never met

It’s a fear that began

If one single Elvis fan can be wrong

The other 49 odd million screaming others also can

Ah…

And those things will follow you

And those things will follow you

And their lights will shine right through

So when you open up your eyes

They will know you when they do

Did you steal my pen?

I left it here

(Natalie) You mean the one behind your ear?

You’re just a piece of work, that’s all

(Natalie) Take me and hang me on the wall

Away from where the guards linger

(Natalie) You touched the painting with your finger

And I was placed under gallery arrest

(Natalie) It’s a chance to wear your Sunday best

And look sharp on the stand

And raise my right shaking hand

And swear everything I say is true

On a first edition copy of Peter Pan

Ah…

And those things will follow you

And those things will follow you

And their lights will shine right through you

So when you open up your eyes

They will know you when they do

And all those things will follow you

And those things will follow you

And their lights will shine right through you

So when you open up your eyes

They will know you when they do

Yeah, when you open up your eyes

They will know you when they do

Yeah, when you open up your eyes everyone will know its you