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Afraid of the Light (rehearsal)

from The Laboratory Mix Tapes Vol. 1 by The Amoeba People

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This is the only recorded version of this song thus far. It was written during "Earth Hour", an evening where humans across the globe turn off the lights for one hour to conserve energy. The Amoeba People wrote this song entirely in the dark. This is no gimmick. It is absolutely true. Mr. Hedgpeth even broke a guitar string because he could not see that he was replacing a string incorrectly. Hence, the song was composed on a 5-string guitar.

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Well they say there are some folks who are afraid of the dark
But to me that just don't seem right
Cause every time I go star gazing on a dark, dark night
Howdy Doody! I'm afraid of the light!

(chorus)
Yes, I'm afraid
Of the light
'Cause I can't see the stars at night
Yes, I sing with derision
'Cause you're ruining my night vision
Turn off that dat gum light!

So we went to the desert on a dark, dark night,
To sing some songs and watch a meteor shower
But some feller brought his floodlights and a flat screen TV
And it shined like a daylight hour
(repeat chorus)

So we went to the mountains just as high as we could
Took our telescopes and star maps too
But in the dark of the night came a bright shining light
We were blinded and confused

Was it a spaceship of some kind that had found us there
In the dark, ten thousand feet high?
But soon we could see, it was a ten-ton SUV
The window rolled down
And we squinted at the sound
As a voice from inside said:
"Excuse me, could y'all tell me the way to Legoland?"

TURN OFF THAT DAT GUM LIGHT!

(repeat chorus to end)

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from The Laboratory Mix Tapes Vol. 1, released October 26, 2012
Written and performed by The Amoeba People

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The Amoeba People Lakewood, California

The Amoeba People are musical ambassadors from the Planet Crouton, here to learn about our world, to unravel the wonders of its natural history, to study the life which inhabits it and to parse the mysteries of the human species by learning its dance moves. The band consists of Mr. Hedgpeth (captain), Mr. Jordan (navigator), and Mr. Mosley (engineer and technician). ... more

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