Lights (A song rediscovered)

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Open Poetry #12

Lights (A song rediscovered)

ATelamon
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since 2001-02-06

Posts 328
Purgatory, Last Staircase, Up

0 posted 2001-03-10 04:48 AM

A few days ago my best friend and long time drummer, brought me a copy of a tape from long ago. Truly recorded in a garage, it contained a song I had written, which has remained unthought of, and equally unplayed for nearly twenty years. I auditoned a new musician tonight. And played for him that song recorded in a garage. He seemed to like it. I hope you do too. It will be on our next recording.

So from me, and twenty years, in hiding:

Lights

As the lights of the city
fade on into the dawn

while the shadows of the evening
paint lies across my walls

that's when I feel it worst of all
say goodbye to the soldiers of the night

Pawns of their seasons are halted
for too many tries

while the sanctity of our being
is lost somewhere inside

Where are their hearts
Where are their minds

Set them free

Do you see quite clearly
what he endures
Dying hope unfurls his glory
You are his world

See the end of falsehood running
through the iron gates
a three headed dog waits
for those who can't escape

Now the lights of the morning
burn down the blazing night
while the pieces on the chess board
reach hands for paying right

That's when I feel it worst of all
when nothing's left inside
I scream
where are their hearts
where are their minds

wave goodbye once more
we the soldiers
of the night

"Beginning is one place, I've been before." J. Anderson

[This message has been edited by ATelamon (edited 03-10-2001).]

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

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Listening to every heart

1 posted 2001-03-10 05:43 AM

Only goes to show that words of pensive thought remain....timeless....

serenity blaze
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since 2000-02-02

Posts 27738

2 posted 2001-03-10 10:23 AM

say goodbye to the soldiers of the night--

This made me smile! Reminded me of the bad ole good ole days, running like vampires trying to beat the sun home...

One to end that set with!

Would love to hear this sometime.

gardawg
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since 2001-02-08

Posts 34
W of Seattle

3 posted 2001-03-11 12:49 PM

AT, not used to reading as songs, but I can see teh music in this one. To me it kicks into gear at the stanza with the 3-headed dog.

Fine job and good luck with the recording.

Thanks.

Gary

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