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an earlier recording of this song appeared on the 1992 album 28 Days In The Yellow Room

lyrics

midnight dreary
I hide behind my chamber door
can’t you hear that telltale beating
underneath your bedroom floor?

won’t you be my Helen?
I’m boarded up behind your wall
please please be my Helen
now I know my house will never fall

twisted shadows they surround me
heartbeat pounding in my ears
deepest pit will wait below me
only you can calm my fears

see the gallows rise above me
how much madness can I take?
empty noose lies on my pillow
without you I won’t awake

credits

from 20 Songs From The 20th Century, released February 20, 2007
Jonathan Rundman: vocals, acoustic & electric guitar, bass, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, harmonica, percussion
Lowell Michelson: drums

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Jonathan Rundman Minneapolis, Minnesota

"bright, catchy indie pop" NEW YORK TIMES
“clever, intelligent songwriting” PASTE MAGAZINE
“clever phrasing and fresh rhymes" PERFORMING SONGWRITER
“literate…excellent…a record for anyone who hasn't given up on the idea that good songs, electric/acoustic guitars, and a great drummer are the key to all sorts of epiphanies” CITY PAGES
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