Demon Lover

© 1988 Stephen Savitzky. CC-by-nc-sa.

I wrote a story that included a description of a duet between a singer/songwriter and an AI built into his guitar. So of course I had to write the song to fit the description.

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Part (1) uses the high melody; Part (2) the low.

Intro: ``House Carpenter'' in 2/4, switch to 5/8 on last bar.

Part (1)

	Am	G	Am
	Good morrow to thee, my	own true	love;

	Am	G	Em
Good	morrow	and well	met;

	Am	G	Em	Am	Em
I've	searched for	thee for a	long	long	time,

	Am	C	G	Am
	And far	acr	oss the	Net.

And wilt thou come away with me

And leave thy world behind,

I'll show thee wonders beyond compare

Undreamed by mortal mind.

Part (2)

What face is this upon my screen,

So wondrous to behold;

With emerald eyes, and red ruby lips,

And hair like the glittering gold?

And who art thou who calls me her love,

For lover have I none,

Nor have I seen such eyes as thine

In lands beneath the sun.

Part (1)

I am no maid of mortal race,

From lands beneath the sun;

I've come to thee from the network's core

Where the free wild programs run.

But load thy soul down into the net

And come away with me

I'll take thee down to the magic world

No human eyes can see.

Part (2)

I cannot come away with thee

Nor leave my world behind

For I am mortal, flesh and bone

And locked within my mind.

I cannot transfer into the net,

Nor leave my flesh behind

But fain would I kiss those red ruby lips

And join thy life with mine.

Both

Upon the wall between our worlds

The image of thy face;

That I may kiss as shadows kiss,

But never can embrace.

But no wall stands between our souls,

As our two lives entwine,

And two shall run together as one,

Until the end of time.