Rare Streetlight Manifesto Songs / Demos

Tracks (scroll down for notes/lyrics): 0:00 - Down Down Down to Mephisto's Cafe Demo 1:19 - New Streetlight Song (Grandpa) 2:37 - New Toh Kay Song 3:30 - One Mississippi 3:57 - Better Than You Down Down Down to Mephisto's Cafe Demo This comes from a show in 2005 at The Crazy Donkey in Farmingdale, NY. This is a very early version of Down, Down, Down to Mephisto's Cafe that Streetlight would play leading into Day In, Day Out. There's a few versions floating around YouTube, but this one is by far the best audio quality. New Streetlight Song Also from The Crazy Donkey in Farmingdale, NY. This is the only recording I've heard of this song. It's a bummer, cause I really, really like it. Sounds like it could be a Toh Kay song. I've tried my best to transcribe the lyrics, please pick them apart in the comments: Grandpa told me one time He didn’t learn the pain Of growing up and growing old And I would feel the same But I don’t understand I don’t understand I guess it’s over my head Sometime she smiles Relives me of the pain (?) Of all the years I spent and feared That things would never change But I don’t understand And I don’t understand I guess it’s over my head And every time we speak(?) We turn mountains into molehills And every time we meet We turn rivers into streams And now It’s time to say goodnight And everybodys looking at me And I can’t think of the words to say So I nod my head and agree Cause everybody’s got the time It’s just a matter of when I just hope when they come for me I’ll be strong enough to defend What I’ve done New Toh Kay Song This was taken from another YouTube video (/watch?v=VeWJ0oKj7pQ) - hope thats okay! Performed at the First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia, PA on April 29, 2012. Again, here are my attempts at the lyrics: When I was young I never had no one to tell me who, what, when or why Now that I'm older I've got scars, I've grown colder I've got reasons to stay inside I had a cat It ran away I had a girl She didn't stay I had a car It crashed A house It burned Now all I have is a guitar One Mississippi The most requested Streetlight song, here's them actually playing it on April 22, 2005 at The Forum in the UK. Better Than You Finally, here's Streetlight playing a song off the Catch 22 demo way back in 2004 in Chicago. This sounds much better than the Catch 22 version, IMO.