Down In The Boneyard (alternatively Down In Livonia) is an formerly-unidentified garage rock song by Michigan based band The Lime Giants, recorded around 1988-89.
Search History[]
The song was first posted onto WatZatSong on May 28th, 2010, by user philabramoff. They stated that the song was recorded off of an alternative rock radio station in the late 1980s.
On August 11th, 2024, the OP came back and posted the full version of the song to Vocaroo. It was most likely recorded off of WDBM as that’s where the OP recorded their other songs.
On March 25th, 2025, another Discord user egg moment said that the song could be by The Lime Giants, as the OP posted another song, "Johnny Quest," by the same band and they sounded similar. Another Discord user, OrangeOzarka, discovered that they had a song named "Down In The Boneyard" but no audio of the song existed online.
After Lime Giants member Mark Nowlin was contacted on May 13th, 2025, by Discord user Skab, he confirmed that "Down In The Boneyard" was in fact by the Lime Giants. The song never had a studio recording, but it was fairly popular in the local East Lansing music scene, and it was alternatively called "Down In Livonia" as a joke by the band.
Lyrics[]
Down at the boneyard
Down in the boneyard
Down at the boneyard, I feel so alive
I know I could live here for a million more years
I'll die like a friend and they don't [quit] no job
They're all quite aware of the reasons we're here
Down in the boneyard
Down in the boneyard
I love walking alone at night
Listening to nothing
Nothing but the sound of my
Heart beating forever
Down in the boneyard, I met this girl
Long dark hair and a smile so fine
We fell in love then she broke my heart
I know [we'd met] 'cause I got nothing but time
Down in the boneyard
Down in the boneyard
I sit and watch the cars go by
I see the faces looking in
I wonder how long before
Those faces are moving in
Don't get me wrong, I still think about
My life and how it used to be
I only hope that when your time comes, girl
That you'll be me mine eternally
Down in the boneyard
Down in the boneyard
Down in the boneyard
Down in the boneyard
Down in the boneyard
Down in the boneyard
Down in the boneyard
Down in the boneyard
The Lime Giants[]
The Lime Giants were an indie rock band from East Lansing, Michigan. They formed in 1987.
The band consisted of Mark Deming (vocals), Mark Nowlin (bass), Chris Cline (guitar), and Pat Bills (percussion and drums).
In 1987, they made a demo tape called The Green Demo Tape, which band member Mark Nowlin posted to YouTube in 2015.
On July 30th, 1988, the band performed live as Ed’s Lounge, playing songs that would later be in their album and multiple songs they never released.
Around 1988-1989, they recorded this song, but never released it.
In 1989, they released their first and only album, At Home With The Lime Giants, which included Johnny Quest.
Shortly after, the band disbanded,
