Companion (1983)

from The Tar Tapes, Vol. 1 by Mike Keneally

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She dogged his every single move
She was insane
When he hopped a jet to France
She did the same
Her walls were filled with pictures
And her head with numbers
She usually didn’t make a sound
Except when she got really crazy
Sometimes she'd scream
Even if he'd known about her
He couldn’t shake her
This one guy saw her in Flagstaff (tm)
tried to take her
Didn’t count on what he found
Came out the loser
Through it all she never lost sight
Followed on to Maine or someplace
He kept moving
She was a most faithful companion and her actions were pure though nobody's sure why she did it
Of course it was his past that kept him so active but (though) she didn’t know it at the time
This one guy who saw it all says
He made a mistake
Caught up with his past in LA
Got a ride to a lake
They heard this scream when they dumped him
She came out running
They took off, she plunged right in
The thing is, he's OK, he walked away
He's still moving
She was a most faithful companion and her actions were pure though nobody's sure why she did ti
Sitting around the bar, talking this thing out, this one guy says it was true love.
But Eric says she was insane.
I believe Eric.

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from The Tar Tapes, Vol. 1, released September 30, 1997
from "The Wow Sound of Affable Mort"
All instruments and vocals: Mike Keneally
Drum programming: Mike and Marty Keneally

Produced by Mike and Marty Keneally
Engineer: Marty Keneally
Recorded in the converted garage of our house in Alpine, CA in 1983
4-track recording

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Mike Keneally San Diego, California

Mike Keneally has been a lot of things in his 35 year career: stunt guitarist/keyboardist, singer/songwriter, orchestral composer, producer, music director, painter, and more. After getting his start in Frank Zappa’s legendary 1988 big band, Keneally released his first solo album hat. in 1992. Since then he has released dozens more and is working on a new double album.

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