That Night

from Mirrors (2017 demos) by The Urbane Decay

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A rare (nearly) completely fictitious song for me. I think I was trying to channel a Tom Petty dad rock vibe. A few months later he died. I like to think the two are unconnected. There's also a bit of a Springsteen thing I tried to do in the chorus. Don't die, Bruce.
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Jokin’
About being broken
Like teacups
And promises spoken
The moon shone
like a brand new subway token
That night we were jokin’

Cryin’
About someone lyin’
Like a body in the street
Like a junkie buyin’
The moon shone
Without even tryin’
That night we were cryin’

You ‘n me babe, we done some thangs
You and me babe, the songs we sang
You and me, and the moon and the night
And the feeling it would always be alright

Talkin’
While we were walkin’
Away from the city
With holes in our stockin’s
The moon shone
With a smile that was mockin’ us
The night we were talkin’

Smokin’
Drinkin’ and tokin’
Hangin’ out the window
Cause the a/c was broken
The moon shone
On the bullfrogs croakin’
The night we were smokin’

You ‘n me babe, we done some thangs
You and me babe, the songs we sang
You and me, and the moon and the night
And the feeling it would always be alright

Creepin’
Away from the peepin’
Slow and dark like molasses
Or tea left steepin’
The moon shone
Cast the shadows we were deep in
The night we were creepin’

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from Mirrors (2017 demos), released October 30, 2017

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The Urbane Decay Toronto, Ontario

The Urbane Decay was an indie pop recording project mainly active between 2002-2010, mainly by Jakob Rehlinger, mainly maudlin and mopey.

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