Lamppost - The Hanging Stranger by Philip K. Dick

Idoru Toei's musical version of "The Hanging Stranger" by Philip K. Dick, featured in "The Pitch Science Fiction 4Q2024" available at: https://lphi.top/p-tpsf-3
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Lyrics SRT:

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[Intro]
[instrumental, slow, melancholic piano chords with a subtle, unsettling drone]

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[Verse 1]
Five o’clock shadows, hat and coat I seize,
Another day done, aching bones and knees.

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Dirt in the basement, foundation's call,
A little savings for Janet, standing tall.

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Just a tired man, doing what he can,
Trying to build a life, a simple plan.

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[Chorus]
But something’s wrong tonight, a chill I feel,
Beyond the tiredness, something unreal.

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The streetlights flicker, shadows grow so deep,
A silent warning that secrets sleep.

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And in the darkness, hanging from above,
A question lingers, stealing all my love.

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[Verse 2]
Take it easy, old man, don’t you fret,
There's always a reason, haven't seen it yet?

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What’s up, boys? Something amiss?
Just another display, like this.

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[Chorus]
But something’s wrong tonight, a chill I feel,
Beyond the tiredness, something unreal.

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The streetlights flicker, shadows grow so deep,
A silent warning that secrets sleep.

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And in the darkness, hanging from above,
A question lingers, stealing all my love.

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[Bridge]
It’s a body! Can't you see? A man hangs there!
Why does nobody notice, why doesn’t anyone care?!

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They pass on by, oblivious and blind,
Leaving me stranded, lost in my mind!

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[Verse 3]
Ed, you look so strange…
Something's wrong, I can arrange...

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Is he sick? What’s the matter now?
He must be drunk! Just let him bow.

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[Chorus]
But something’s wrong tonight, a chill I feel,
Beyond the tiredness, something unreal.

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The streetlights flicker, shadows grow so deep,
A silent warning that secrets sleep.

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And in the darkness, hanging from above,
A question lingers, stealing all my love.

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[Verse 4]
They’re watching me! I feel their gaze,
These empty faces lost in a haze.

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The cops aren't helping, they don't understand,
This creeping horror spreading through the land!

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[Bridge]
Who was he? Why did he die?
Why hang him there for all to spy?

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And why, oh why, do no one see?
The silent truth staring back at me.

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[Outro]
Why…?