River of Light

from Premonition E.P. by Doll Factory

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lyrics

lips down the fashion of the age
push the sore and the sacred
pulled up to take another drag
now the aimless have been faking
lie down and take another hit
strip the flagpole
give up
i bit straight through the tongue of an angel
what lurks in the hollow of a zealous haste
words drying in the heat of a last embrace
the first of timid steps long taken
frozen in the sights of a chemical agent
a bond that’s stretched and broken
worn and tethered in the wind
this world is incomplete
this world is incomplete
five years swimming in the
river of light to find a
semblance of meaning disappearing
we were born swimming in a river of light
never gave up the fight
never told our story
cough up the splinters from the wound
didn’t see me
don’t poke don’t spill
just save a souvenir for the memories
the caution lost bred sad conclusions
remain beneath the subterfuge
this world is incomplete
i know this
five years swimming in the
river of light to find a
semblance of meaning disappearing
we were born swimming in a river of light
never gave up the fight
never told our story

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from Premonition E.P., released September 23, 1999
antikajian [BMI] roy [BMI] © 1999 – all rights reserved, reprinted with permission

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