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Travelers Hotel

from Travelers Hotel by Chris Taylor

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This song was inspired by the life and death of Lou Reed. The song is done in his style and hopefully, his irreverence. It opens up on a cold, dark street in San Antonio in December... crowd mixing in the lobby of the hotel and cop cars driving by... then you enter the lounge as the band lures you in to stay for a while.

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TRAVELERS HOTEL


VERSE:
I ARRIVED IN THE DARK, ABOUT EIGHT OCLOCK
THE CHILLY WIND BLOWING RIGHT THROUGH MY SOCKS
I BEAT UP MY PILLOW THEN I REST MY HEAD
I DREMPT THAT I HAD WOKE UP DEAD
WALK THE STREETS, GET OUT OF THIS CELL
ROOM 44 AT THE TRAVELERS HOTEL
SHA LA LA LA

VERSE:
SOMEWHERE JUST PAST BROKEN AVENUE
THE MAYOR AND INVESTORS ARE PLAYING WHOS WHO
TATTOO PARLOR QUEEN IS ONLY QUEEN FOR A DAY
SAXOPHONE SALLY WANTS YOU TO PAY
WALK THE STREETS, GET OUT OF THIS CELL
ROOM 44 AT THE TRAVELERS HOTEL
SHA LA LA LA

VERSE:
WAKING UP AT NIGHT, IT JUST FEELS WRONG
LIKE IM IN THE LAST VERSE OF A PINK FLOYD SONG
ALL THE HEAVY DAYS THRY ARE OVER NOW
STILL I KEEP LOOKING BACK FOR SOMEONE, SOMEHOW
WALK THE STREETS, GET OUT OF THIS CELL
ROOM 44 AT THE TRAVELERS HOTEL
SHA LA LA LA

VERSE:
PICASSO ONCE TOLD ME, IN A DREAM OF A DREAM
DONT PUT DOWN THE BRUSH, TIL YOUVE BEEN REDEEMED
IM CONFRONTED BY DALI, ON A MELTING BAR STOOL
HE WONT LOOK AT MY CANVAS, HE KNOWS IM A FOOL
WALK THE STREETS, GET OUT OF THIS CELL
ROOM 44 AT THE TRAVELERS HOTEL
SHA LA LA LA

VERSE:
IM DOWN AT THE BAR BUT YOURE NOT THERE
I WANT TO DROWN MY SORROWS IN YOUR LONG DARK HAIR
WHO NEEDS CASH, FEELS SO GOOD TO BE BROKE
THE PEOPLE IN HERE, THEY DRIFT LIKE SMOKE
WALK THE STREETS, GET OUT OF THIS CELL
ROOM 44 AT THE TRAVELERS HOTEL
SHA LA LA LA

VERSE:
IN THE REFLECTION OF A TWO WAY MIRROR
BEGINNING TO SEE THINGS WAY TOO CLEAR
I PAN MY EYES, IM ALL ALONE
IN A CROWD OF GYPSIES ON THEIR MOBILE PHONES
WALK THE STREETS, GET OUT OF THIS CELL
ROOM 44 AT THE TRAVELERS HOTEL
SHA LA LA LA

VERSE:
WHEN YOU FLASHED THAT SMILE, YOU DIDNT REALIZE
THE SECRETS OF GOD, WERE DANCING IN YOUR EYES
YOU LIT UP THE NIGHT, YOU LIT UP THE WORLD
FAR ABOVE THE DEEP OF HEAVEN UNFURLED
WALK THE STREETS, GET OUT OF THIS CELL
ROOM 44 AT THE TRAVELERS HOTEL
SHA LA LA LA


OUTRO:
IVE DANCED UPON ROCKS, IVE PASSED THIS DOOR
IVE STOOD IN THE MIST, ON A LONELY SEA SHORE
IM BOUND TO BE BROKEN, DETERMINED AND BOUND
CAST OFF MY RELIGION AND STILL I AM FOUND
WALK THE STREETS, GET OUT OF THIS CELL
ROOM 44 AT THE TRAVELERS HOTEL
SHA LA LA LA

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from Travelers Hotel, released December 2, 2013
words and music by Chris Taylor

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My name is Chris Taylor. I play music and create visual art and find joy in the process.

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