Fred Gillen Jr.

Lyrics

Flicker

you spend your time in a room
that looks like a bunker in a war
you go outside sometimes, but only when it rains
you stare down at your feet waiting for your train
you don't believe in heaven but you live in hell
what's the point of anything, can anybody tell?

you only get a moment, a flicker of an eye
a match against the new moon, a flashlight at the sky
a constellation in a telescope where you only see one star
you can't see the zenith so you don't know how high you are

back when you were a girl, you were so inspired
you were everybody's friend, you burned everybody's fire
but somewhere you crossed a line, stepped into the night
and lost that spark that made you shimmer and excite

you only get a moment, a flicker of an eye
a match against the new moon, a flashlight at the sky
a constellation in a telescope where you only see one star
you can't see the zenith so you don't know how high you are

sometimes you can see it shining still like a ring on a window sill
but you reach out and then it's gone
somewhere deep in your heart, you long to make a new start
but your hands are stuck in your pockets

you only get a moment, a flicker of an eye
a match against the new moon, a flashlight at the sky
a constellation in a telescope where you only see one star
you can't see the zenith so you don't know how high you are

maybe someday you'll leave that room and step into the light

Posted Wednesday, September 23rd 2009

 


Tales Of The Misplaced


 08/25/2010    Arrow To A Heart
 02/13/2010    Tales Of The Misplaced
 02/13/2010    Shooting Star
==>09/23/2009    Flicker
 05/12/2008    Redemption
 06/6/2007    Shotgun
 06/6/2007    Arrow To A Heart
 06/6/2007    Bottom
 06/6/2007    Ten Years
 06/4/2007    Drown
 06/4/2007    Have A Drink To All The Clown
 10/13/2004    Dreams In The Wind
 10/13/2004    Face Of Love
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


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