Name: The Night Was Calling
Duration: P00H03M46S
Description: Inspired by real (non-)events, circa fall 1999.

The Night Was Calling

from Out of the Basement by KATES!

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Inspired by real (non-)events, circa fall 1999.

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When the concert ended we stopped down the road for takeout
And we filled our faces with calories and caffeine
So hyped from the show that no one was ready to go back
We were big boys now
Some of us were almost 19

We had nothing to do so we searched for opportunities
We had nowhere to go and we barely knew where we were
And my phone was ringing, my mom asking when I'd be coming home
But I shrugged it off
Was a badass on an adventure

The night was calling
And you had to answer
Yeah the night was calling you
And I think that you had to answer

Filled into the car and we drove somewhere up in midtown
And there was Baba O'Reilly blasting on the stereo
We met up with some other friends who'd escaped from a double-date
The Sable wagon was full
Of excess testosterone

We were tired and bored, hung round in a North York parking lot
Circled aimlessly till we voted to head to the Green Room
We took an upstairs table next to the door to the fire escape
Where we argued about the validity of nostalgia

So are you coming home tonight?
When are you coming home tonight?
Are you coming home at all tonight?
Tell me, are you coming home?
Won't you come home?
Why don't you answer?

The night was calling
The night was calling
Yeah the night was calling you this time
Yeah the night was calling and all you could do was answer

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from Out of the Basement, released April 4, 2023

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KATES! Toronto, Ontario

KATES! is Dave Kates, multi-instrumentalist, family man and occasional singing robot. Currently, he divides his time between working from home, refereeing his children and recording in his basement.

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