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You're the Man

from Tales from Lincoln Square by Aaron Ackerson

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lyrics

Hey!
Because you, you, you
You’re the man
You're the man
Because you, you, you
You’re the man
You’re the man
Because you, you... Hey! You
You’re the man
I say you're the man
Because you, you, you
You’re the man
Oh yeah!

The pilot gets a bit more dramatic
As she remembers sounds of static
Right before she sees the reaper
And she wonders how to combat it
The crowd is cheering for her
And she tries to smile but it's hard to manage
And she doesn't know if she's going to die again from critical damage
But before she dies she says what she really wants to say out loud
That maybe she's wrong about the reaper
That maybe this is all just a cloud of smoke
She opens up her chest
And meets the Reaper from the West
The screen is flashing red and black and she is laid to rest

Because you, you, you
You’re the man
Because you, you, you
You’re the man
That’s why she died
Because you, you, you
You’re the man
Because you, you, you
You’re the man
’Til the break of dawn

Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey!

A man named Peter comes to the scene
And says that he found the pilot's wings
And they have some kind of special code
That his dad can almost read
But he has to send him to London
And Peter is not a hero, but he wants
To see what he can learn about the Reaper
Deeper than he can find in trees
The crowd has gathered around him
And he can't help but cry on the ground
But when the Reapers show up in the sky,
He feels the power of sound, that’s right
The power to fight, the power to fly,
The power to kill, the power to die,
The power to be reborn in the night and wake to the morning light

Because you, you, you
You’re the man
Because you, you, you
You’re the man
That’s why he felt it
Because you, you, you
You’re the man
Because you, you, you
You’re the man
My baby is cold as ice

Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey!

Because you, you, you
You’re the man
Because you, you, you
You’re the man
Because you, you, you
You’re the man
Because you, you, you
You’re the man

Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey!

A man named Jack and a woman named Alice
Walk alone in the Reapers' palace
They're a little nervous about what will happen to them
If they slip and loose their balance
The Reapers' guards are watching the pair
But the pair have massive talons
Jack says he wants to go to England
To find a pilot for the Reapers' Challenge
The Reaper King comes around
And he offers them the chance to go home
But Alice says the Challenge is about to begin
In the Reapers' dome
They'll fight for the Reaper throne
They'll fight with their bodies and their souls
But the only one who can win is they who have the most lives to call their own

Because you, you, you
You’re the man
Because you, you, you
You’re the man
That’s why they need lives
Because you, you, you
You’re the man
Because you, you, you
You’re the man
Girl, I’m on a midnight train

Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey!

credits

from Tales from Lincoln Square, released July 15, 2023
Chorus vocal: Nicole Carino

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