From the recording Shadow Puppets And My Little Baboon
Shadow Puppets & My Little Baboon - As a songwriter I usually leave perception to the listener. But for this album I am choosing to ad liner notes to each song. Giving the audience a more personal explanation of each composition. This album is so much like a scrapbook of mine and my families life for the year 2023. The song is literally about how when Lisa and I first started seeing each other. We would lay in bed with the bedside lamp on and make shadow puppets on the ceiling. It also has the day dreams of a 10 year old version of myself, who fantasizes about how I wanted my life to be. Who my wife would become and the children we would share. The baboon in the story is Lisa. When she smiles her nose crinkles up and reminds me of a baboon. I know it sounds horribly mean. But I assure you it’s the cutest little thing and we both have a laugh.
Lyrics
Shadow Puppets & My Little Baboon By: Howie Askay
- Close the door and turn out the lights
Then I can wait for the moon to shine real bright
Playing with the shadows on the wall
It was a shape of a bird that made my mind recall
In a moment realized
That they take you to a place where you can stay all night
So many shapes, so many stories disguised
- Well I’ll knock on the door of that old house
That place I used to live how much it’s all changed now
Look in to see my little room
How those dreams seemed so big, how fast it all seemed so soon
I wanted and thought I’d see so much more
Than just a man who doesn’t know what he’s searching for
So many roads, I just need to walk out that door
(Chorus) I imagined looking through the window to see myself
Standing with my Hula Doll
I see four kids who will take on the word
And break a path for us all
- This nightmare ends here tonight
I need to buckle down to get things right
She’s out there somewhere all alone
I have to find her and I’ll bring her on home
Will she want to settle down
And believe in a dream that comes from sleepy towns
So many thought, so many corners to round (Chorus) Solo
- I found her in this little room
Full of fight, not ready to start to soon
When the walls come falling down
She’ll be my battle soldier, I’d be her silly clown
On and on we’d make a life
Three handsome sons and a daughter who wins all fights
So many moments, so much love for my life (Chorus) Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo’s
- Please bless this day and say goodnight
But before I sleep I will see through the light
Of another crescent moon
Playing with the shadow puppets and my little baboon
She cuttles up and holds me tight
She said remember that vision without you and I
Life is strange, but I’m glad it’s you and I