[ti:Writing a Novel] [ar:Father John Misty] [al:Fear Fun] [by:] [offset:0] [00:03.84]I ran down the road pants down to my knees [00:09.02]Screaming"please come help me [00:10.77]That Canadian shaman gave a little too much to me" [00:14.21]And I'm writing a novel because it's never been done before [00:27.09]First house that I saw I wrote house up on the door [00:32.28]And told the people who lived there they had to get out [00:35.59]"cause my reality is realer than yours" [00:37.59]And there's no time for the present [00:42.53]And there's a black dog on the bed [00:49.34] [00:50.09]I went to the backyard to burn my only clothes [00:55.47]And the dog ran out and said [00:58.59]"you can't turn nothing into nothing is with me no more" [01:00.90]Well I'm no doctor but that monkey might be right [01:12.72]And if he is I'll be walking him my whole life [01:20.84] [01:28.24]I rode to Malibu on a dune buggy with Neil [01:33.36]He said"you're gonna have to drive me down on the beach [01:36.43]If you ever want to write the real" [01:39.37]And I said"I'm sorry young man what is your name again" [01:50.93]Now everywhere I go in West Hollywood [01:56.62]It's filled with people pretending they don't see the actress [01:59.68]And the actress wishing that they could [02:02.05]We could do ayahuasca [02:06.55]Baby if I wasn't holding all these drinks [02:14.68]Something 'bout the way Violet whips her hair [02:19.86]That makes me empty my pockets on the corner to corner [02:23.68]Bumming twenties as if I was the mayor [02:25.87]I don't need any new friends Momma [02:30.19]But I could really use something to do [02:36.56]So if you're up for it sometimes [02:41.00] [02:41.75]I swear you wouldn't have to be my muse [02:46.06] [02:55.56]Heidegger and Sartre drinking poppy tea [03:00.56]I could've sworn last night I passed out in my van [03:03.44]And now these guys are pouring one for me [03:05.94]I'll never leave the canyon 'cause I'm surrounded on all sides [03:13.31] [03:17.28]By people writing novels and living on amusement rides