You are the episode
I don’t want to see again
A souvenir shot glass
I won’t be taking home
A radio frequency
I will never listen too
I’m turning my head
And going home
You were a counterfeit, candle-lit, romantic
I was a passing fool, a ridicule of sorts
You played my heartsore, I let it pour
Then through your door
The night was sweet
But the morning was cruel
You are the episode…
It doesn’t matter where I am
The light is always creeping in
No shadow can hide my face
You left your trace on me
So I stand in the open light
Let it bite, settle its appetite
You burn right up, smoke to the sky
You are the episode…
credits
from 22 Blackbirds,
released May 30, 2008
Written, recorded and produced by Starlite Radio. Mixed by Don Chaffer. Mastered by Chuck Zwicky.
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