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Such a Clown

by Dave Helmer

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1.
Well here we go, hanging late on the weekend I don't know, if I am coming back around There’s nothing else, that’s gonna fall with your brain cells Here I am, I’m only looking at myself And I can’t seem to show Don’t you know I’m such a clown and I'm just a little weirdo We’re coming down and I could never lead the way Well here you are, you’re freaking out and I’m not finding Anyone to blame Now listen up people what do you think you must find Everything was ahead of you but now its behind And if you could wander on through the night Along with your friends as you’re feeling the lights of the city As it's coming back around Don’t you know I’m such a clown and I'm just a little weirdo We’re coming down and I could never lead the way Well here you are, you’re freaking out and I’m not finding Anyone to blame Don’t you know I’m such a clown and I'm just a little weirdo We’re coming down and I could never lead the way Well here you are, you’re freaking out and I’m not finding Anyone to blame Cause I’m such a clown and I'm just a little weirdo We’re coming down and I could never lead the way Well here you are, you’re freaking out and I’m not finding Anyone to blame Anyone to blame Anyone to blame
2.
Kiss the Sun 02:26
I could always wander through the night alone I was hanging by myself before I had a home And I, must remember all the things that you said I was lost, found yet feeling broken and I Gotta wake up and kiss the sun As you gotta fake it for everyone And you might just breakdown and cry out loud As your pride and soul may never return or fall back down Now you gotta come back and make a me laugh, haha Yeah you know I never kiss your ass, yeah, you Gotta have to listen to me now I've been wondering why you're coming back around and you Gotta wake up and kiss the sun As you gotta fake it for everyone And you might just breakdown and cry out loud As your pride and soul may never return or fall back down Now you Gotta wake up and kiss the sun As you gotta fake it for everyone And you might just breakdown and cry out loud And your pride and soul may not come back down So you gotta wake up and kiss the sun As you gotta fake it for everyone And you might just breakdown and cry out loud As your pride and soul may never return Your pride and soul may never return Your pride and soul may never return or fall back down
3.
I keep on looking for you, every time I turn around There’s nothing more you could do, maybe in another town I’d be dreaming of you, Ya Maybe in another life you’d be dreaming of me, oh ya Maybe you’d be turning the knife as I’m dreaming of you I kept on looking around, there’s not much more I could find There’s something else you could say Maybe you could redefine As I’m dreaming of you, Ya Maybe in another life you’d be dreaming of me, oh yea Maybe you’d be turning the knife as I’m dreaming of you Maybe you could save me maybe I could fade along Maybe I could be the comfort that you count on Well I know now, now, now I know now, now, now That maybe you ain’t feeling, how I’m disappearing Maybe you ain’t feeling, how I’m disappearing I'm been dreaming of I've been dreaming of you, Ya Maybe in another life you’d be dreaming of me, oh yea Maybe you’d be turning the knife as I’m dreaming of you Maybe you’d be turning the knife as I’m dreaming of you Maybe you'd be turning the knife as I'm dreaming of
4.
Lemonade 03:24
My glass is half empty and I’m thirsty for life Hell, I’m thirsty for love, I’m a dull rusty knife Been bottled up for a couple of years I’ve been dancing with demons been flooded with fears And I know it don’t taste like lemonade And I know the ice is melting, won’t you stay? And I know it don’t taste like lemonade So why won’t you stay? It's great to have a friend just like you Been sharpening my world as we’re working out the truth We’re gonna get to the other side You’re gonna light it up as we go for a ride And I know it don’t taste like lemonade And I know the ice is melting, won’t you stay? And I know it don’t taste like lemonade And I know it don’t taste like lemonade And I know it don’t taste like lemonade And I know it don’t taste like lemonade So why won't you stay? And I know it don’t taste like lemonade And I know the ice is melting, won’t you stay? And I know it don’t taste like lemonade And I know the ice is melting, won’t you stay? And I know it don’t taste like lemonade So why won't you stay?
5.
Hey 03:06
Hey, do ya really need to worry? Hey, ah damn you're in a hurry Hey, can you tell me all the stories About when you were younger, as if there was glory And I could never realize And you could never see it through somebody else's eyes now And I see, you never got it right, the dullness The point of view, it never seemed so bright so, hey! You've got this all figured out, you got it all planned And I don't need to know And if you're scared Don't be afraid, don't worry Don't worry Some people get nervous, some people get scared But you don't have to be And the sun comes up, and you go on in a hurry, in a hurry And the sun comes up, and you go on in a hurry, in a hurry I said, hey, what you think about the future? Hey, how you feel about your past now? Hey, do you do a little dancing? Is everything cool, will you be here in the morning? Hey!
6.
I’m going down and you never need to worry about You’re gonna find out later when I'm screaming it out I'm coming back and you really need to change what you know You’ve gotta share what you doing, I guess it should show You’ve gotta open up your heart and let love in Before that hate shape shifts again Open up your heart and let love in Before that hate shape shifts again Before that hate shape shifts again You've gotta wade in the middle cause you never could fly I gotta wake up soon or I guess I could die? You’ve gotta drive me baby to the top of the hill What comes up comes down, we know that it will You’ve gotta open up your heart and let love in Before that hate shape shifts again Open up your heart and let love in Before that hate shape shifts again Before that hate shape shifts again Before that hate shape shifts again Why don't you open up your heart and let love in Before that hate shape shifts again Why don't you open up your heart and let love in Open up your heart and let love in Open up up your heart and let love in Open up your heart and let love in
7.
There You Go 03:22
Ooh-Ooh-Ooh-Ooh Ooh-Ooh-Ooh-Ooh Ooh-Ooh-Ooh-Ooh Ooh-Ooh-Ooh-Ooh You can’t seem to hold it together Maybe hope ain’t far away I don’t mind thinking forever Maybe you could lead the way Maybe time ain’t what you needed You don’t know where you are Maybe you should come back home Everyone ain’t so bizarre Well there you go, oh ya, and I, I don't know Well there you go, oh ya, and everybody knows Well there you go, oh ya, and I, I don't know And everybody knows it If you found something to worry about Maybe you ain’t gonna go Back from the middle to the top Maybe the bottom ain’t your stop and Maybe I was wrong to find out Maybe blame ain’t the way to go I can’t seem to understand Maybe you’ll never know Well there you go, oh ya, and I, I don't know Well there you go, oh ya, and everybody knows Well there you go, oh ya, and I, I don't know And everybody knows it There you go There you go There you go There you go Well there you go, oh ya, and I, I don't know Well there you go, oh ya, and everybody knows Well there you go, oh ya, and I, I don't know Well there you go, oh ya, and everybody knows Well there you go, oh ya, and I, I don't know And everybody knows it Everybody knows
8.
What do you want, how does it go? I’m not waiting in the wings Something for you, something brand new Can’t you hear the choir singing? If you could see, just what you need I’m not waiting for you baby Nothing to say, nothing’s okay Now you gotta make me crazy Something more that you could always do or say Something more that changes nearly everyday I could never find you in the morning light I could never justify the timing's right Ooh ooh, ooh ooh Ooh ooh, ooh ooh What do you want, how does it go? I’m not waiting in the wings Something for you, something brand new Can’t you hear the choir singing? If you could see, just what you need I’m not waiting for you baby Nothing to say, nothing’s okay Now you gotta make me crazy Something else to act upon or pull you in Someone here that knows all the things you been I could always find you in the morning sun I could always blame you as my number one What do you want, how does it go? I’m not waiting in the wings Something for you, something brand new Can’t you hear the choir singing? If you could see, just what you need I’m not waiting for you baby Nothing to say, nothing’s okay Now you gotta make me crazy
9.
You gotta make that money You gotta find somebody You gotta taste the honey You gotta make that take that money You gotta make that take that money You gotta make that take that money You gotta make me come down Though you make me feel stupid You wanna make me good looking You gotta make that take that money You gotta make that take that money You gotta make that take that money Everybody knows that this world is shaking, everybody knows Everybody knows that this world is breaking, everybody knows So do your thing and do it well You need to bring something with you to sell You gotta make that money You gotta find somebody You wanna taste the honey You gotta make that take that money You gotta make that take that money You gotta make that take that money You gotta make that take that money You gotta make that take that money You gotta make that take that money You gotta make that take that money
10.
You could ride with me on down the highway We could surf the stations all night long We could watch the moon rise and the sunset I sure hope they play our song Oh your love it shows, and mine it sure does shake Oh your love it grows, mine it takes a break We could take the green light or the yellow We could run the red but we might die We could make a U-turn or take the exit Reconvene at the five and dime Oh your love it shows, and mine it sure does shake Oh your love it grows, mine it takes a break Oh your love it shows, and mine it sure does shake Oh your love it grows, mine it takes a break Oh your love it shows, and mine it sure does shake Oh your love it grows, mine it takes a break Oh, mine it takes a break Mine it takes a break

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released August 18, 2023

Dave Helmer: Guitars, Vocals
Ryan Bernemann: Bass, Vocals
Scott Yoshimura: Drums, Keys, Bass, Piano, Organ
Sean Seaton: Keys on Lemonade
Jackie Myers: Piano on Mine It Takes a Break

Artwork: Brock Muench

All songs written by Dave Helmer.
Produced, Mixed, Engineered by Scott Yoshimura
Mastered by Doug Van Sloun at Focus Mastering, Omaha, NE
Recorded at Discrete Sound (Beta), Des Moines, IA

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Dave Helmer Iowa

Dave Helmer is a songwriter's songwriter from eastern Iowa. Helmer has toured across the country for over ten years with his rock pop group Crystal City, and adds the Dave Helmer Band as his newest project.

Helmer's signature Rock & Roll sound on his newest release "Such a Clown" has honest lyrics, catchy melodies, and ripping guitar work that sticks in your head.
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