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Babbitt (and the dream princess)

from LOVE SHT (EP) by SHT Musik

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Based on the wonderful novel of the same name by Sinclair Lewis, one of my favorite authors. I also recommend his novel Main Street.

"Babbitt, first published in 1922, is a novel by Sinclair Lewis. Largely a satire of American culture, society, and behavior, it critiques the vacuity of middle-class American life and its pressure toward conformity. An immediate and controversial bestseller, Babbitt was influential in the decision to award Lewis the Nobel Prize in literature in 1930.[1]

The word "Babbitt" entered the English language as a "person and especially a business or professional man who conforms unthinkingly to prevailing middle-class standards".[2]" Source: Wikipedia.

More recently the movie American Beauty told a similar story of a man who feels trapped in an unfulfilling life. In both stories the protagonist dreams of a young woman who loves and accepts him. He is torn from his warm bed and sweet dreams by the sounds of the city waking up. He is dragged back to his real life, his less than creative job, his annoying family, etc.

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In his dreams the princess comes
Flesh is warm like summer sun
Fairy princess loves her man
Yes she understands

In the dark deep down he´s good
Mr. Right misunderstood
The city wakes his dream escapes
Princess starts to fade

Still he holds her in his mind
Lovely fawn so pure so kind
He knows fairies don´t exist
Still left longing for her kiss

Spring will come and spring will go
Summer breeze and winter snow
´Nother year of lust desire
Burning ring of fire

They say desire is suffering
Impatience while life´s buffering
Be here now don´t jump the gun
Easier said than done


Still he holds her in his mind
Lovely fawn so pure so kind
He knows fairies don´t exist
Still left longing for her kiss

Georgie Porgie family guy
Hates himself for makin´ them cry
Smokin´drinkin´livin´ a lie
Passions unpursued
Life seems cold and crude

Growin´ bald and gettin´ fat
Eatin´ towards another heart attack
Aging´s no surprise
The savage hands of time
Beat his sorry hide
Strip him of his pride

In his dreams the princess comes
Flesh is warm like summer sun
Fairy princess loves her man
Yes she understands

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from LOVE SHT (EP), released December 27, 2016
All credits SHT Musik.

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SHT Musik Valencia, Spain

Like the Lettermen segment from whence comes the name of this project, these are my stupid human tricks. They are simple home recordings done almost always as a one-man band.
Mostly the songs are about the human condition, my personal trials and tribulations with inner demons and addictions, and anything else that I find interesting or amusing.
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