Parking Lot Quest

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Phone blaring, get your ass up, no time for lazy dreaming
Stumble to coffee; find your tie.
Car keys are in your hand though you’re not sure
how they got there.
Floor it, you’ve got a meeting at nine.

And while your smart car’s speeding down the left hand lane
The route engrained, don’t bother looking
You start to wish for something just a bit insane
If just to dodge the boss’s booking.

Turn left into the lot and wheel towards your usual spot
To find a van parked in your space
Stare blankly, what the hell,
this wasn’t what you had in mind when
You asked Fate for a change in pace.

But then within your mind you recall a master plan
With a young prince kidnapped, tied and bound.
And a dragon on its way to carry off the van
To a distant land where he’ll never be found

What to do?

You could - smash in the windows
And save, the prince
Parking lot quest!

Of course, the cops probably
Won’t want to hear
Of dragons and the rest.

…Screw ‘em.

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from Familiar, released July 24, 2014

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Familiar Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

In 2011, a soprano who loved epic fantasy and role playing found a composer who loved Star Trek and gaming. As the pair came to know each other, the composer's fascination with the intricacies of prog rock and metal wove its way into the soprano's passion for Irish music and filk. Some three years later, Aaron and Kaitlyn perform as Familiar, their marvelous musical co-creation! ... more

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