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Literary Romance

from Songs for You . . . Tube by Matt Guion

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Technically, this was another SHVP love song, to Meredith, whose user name was IAmTheBookie (so you can kinda guess what she vlogged about.) For this one, however, I decided to make the content more general, so it could apply to any book lover's romance. This remains one of my favorite songs that I've written.

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VERSE 1:
I know you’ve read a lot of books,
So I thought I’d go and take a look
And see what all the fuss is about.
And pretty soon, I found out
That these stories that you love so well
Have a common happenstance.
I guess you could say that I just fell
For literature’s perception of romance.

CHORUS 1:
I want to be the Ron to your Hermione
Or the Harry to your Ginny,
If you will be Jane Bennett to Mr. Bingly,
Or Elizabeth to my Darcy.
Maybe it’s foolish of me to think
That the two of us have a chance,
But I want to have a literary romance.

VERSE 2:
I read the story of the Odyssey,
And how Odysseus’ Penelope,
Despite how the Gods forced him to roam
Waited for him to return home.
I want to be like the literary couples who dare
To love, in a world run amuck.
Cupid and Psyche, or Henry and Claire,
But not Edward and Bella, ‘cause . . . that just sucks.

CHORUS 2:
I want to be the Pudge to your Alaska,
But without the whole dying thing.
I want to be the Lancelot to your Guinevere,
But without cheating on the king.
Let the naysayers have their say,
But I don’t want hear “won’t”s and “can’t”s.
I want to have a literary romance.

BRIDGE:
The Fyero to your Elphaba,
The Perceus to your Andromeda,
The Colin to his non-Katherine,
Or the Q to Margo Roth Spiegleman.
And you say, “Dude, this can’t end well.”
And it’s possible that I’m crazy as hell.
But I’ve read too many books, you see.
My expectations are not grounded in reality.

VERSE 3:
I know I’d like us to take the place
Of Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase,
Because, you see, in the storybook world,
The guy usually gets the girl.
Making a fictional romance last
In the real world, that’s the trick.
Like Hebe with Heracles, (after he’d passed),
Or Robert Langdon with . . . take your pick.

CHORUS 3:
I want to be Lysander to your Hermia,
(No faerie magic; the real thing.)
But I won’t be Romeo to your Juliet,
I want more than just an angsty fling.
And you might think that it’s just a game,
That I just want to get in your pants.
But I really want a literary romance.
(repeat last line several times)

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from Songs for You . . . Tube, released December 31, 2011

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Matt Guion Bowling Green, Ohio

I don't typically sing. I usually talk stuff. I do book and movie reviews on YouTube. Sometimes I sing. Actually, that's just a hobby. In real life, I have a bachelor's degree in music education, and I work as a praise team co-director, so . . . I sing. But I don't typically sing. That makes sense, right? ... more

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