I might change the title, but I figure it's better to get it out there while it's still fresh, even if the metadata isn't solidified yet! I wrote this at work today - I was subbing in a middle school general music classroom and trying to get a specific guitar to tune to standard so a kid could use it, but two of the tuning pegs were stuck and I eventually decided to settle on a sort of open A flat thing. The full moon last night had me thinking about moon puns, and the lyric sort of tumbled out from there (as these things often do!) I've been wanting to write a companion song to Dylan's "Queen Jane Approximately" for years and the opportunity finally presented itself. #alternatetuning #guitar #indiefolk

When the moon is almost full of itself And the sun throws its last flag on the play And not for all the pamplemousse in Pays-de-la-Loire Could you possibly get either one to stay Come visit me and we'll sneak backstage on closing night Find out where the fireflies are hoarding all their precious light Keep up with me now, I know it's hard to keep up with me I'll try to make myself a little slower, keep up with me now I don't want to lose sight of that beautiful face of yours.

When it's all about the law of the land And the truth got lost with your old blue lunchbox I'm saving a seat for the cloud seed you used to be I'll be saving it till Mr. Plainclothes bumps me off Come fly a tin can line and crash your plane right into mine I've had worse memories and there's no one with whom I'd rather nosedive Keep up with me now, I know it's hard to keep up with me I'll try to make myself a little slower, keep up with me now I don't want to lose sight of that beautiful face of yours.

Someday soon you'll have a house in LA And you'll pay for some subscriptions you won't use And then you'll see four triangles in rapid succession That'll make you question everything you knew Come visit me and we'll walk away from fairyland With our heads held high like they're the ones who failed to understand Keep up with me now, I know it's hard to keep up with me I'll try to make myself a little slower, keep up with me now I don't want to lose sight of that beautiful face of yours.