The liner notes to the 2018 reissue of Drowning with Land in Sight credit the original demo of “Film at 11” to guitarist David Leonhardt.
[Verse 1]
No control
No way to have and hold you now
You're blowin' in the wind, my friend
Like a kite without a string
You wanna show off all your pretty things
Like a glorious peacock, you wanna spread your wings
Make 'em all fall down before you now
But I'm down
On your ground
[Pre-Chorus 1]
You could come back, baby
I'll be waiting here
We could meet halfway to heaven
Hell can wait, film at 11
[Chorus 1]
You can do
Anything you wanna do
But I can't get to
The girl that I thought I knew was you
Was it you at all?
[Verse 2]
My love
Is it over, my love?
Did you say "never" when you walked out that door?
Will I wait forever or just one moment more?
[Pre-Chorus 2]
You could come back baby
I'll be waiting here
If we met halfway to hell
Would heaven wait? Film at 11
[Chorus 1]
You could do
Anything you wanna do
But I can't get to
The girl that I thought I knew was you
Wasn't you at
[Guitar Solo]
[Pre-Chorus 3]
If you come back, baby
I'm still waiting here
We could meet halfway to heaven
Hell can wait, film at 11
[Chorus 2]
You can do
Anything you want to do
But can I get to
The girl that I thought I knew?
Film At 11 was written by David Leonhardt & Michael Roe.