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I've been living between the days
In the quiet hours when the city holds its breath
Before the traffic pulses like blood in the veins
of a newborn life already running to its death

I've been hiding in the shadows
In the quiet of the night I write these hopeless words
I fear the light of day, I fear the truth it shows
I fall asleep to the singing of the birds

If you come in here, don't turn the light on
You won't be here long enough, and there is nothing here to see
If you come in here, don't turn the light on
I don't mind the dark, I won't notice when you leave

I've been lighting candles at midnight
on the altar of my solitary muse
To find my way by this hungry little light
shining down every dead end road that I've pursued

I've been listening for the voice of inspiration
It whispers your name with every breath that leaves my mouth
I've been looking to the stars for consolation
Like me they wait in darkness to burn out

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from Some That Came Before Others But After Some That Aren't Here Yet (Demo Album), released November 1, 2010

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