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Saturday, December 3rd, 2011
NEW SONG: THE TIME BETWEEN
THE TIME BETWEEN
Dec 3, 2011
I see faces in the windows, they don’t stop
And ghosts in speeding cars, they don’t stop
And priests passing needles, don’t stop
And drunks blessing bars, they don’t stop
I took you in my hands, tried to understand
I had a perfect plan, I was gonna be your man
I thought my naked will was strong enough for two
I could of held back the waters if you wanted me to
The time between when I first saw you and now
Keeps haunting me… I wanna give it back some how
There’s a child’s face in the moon, it don’t stop
This bed is a cradle, it don’t stop
I’m changing my tune, it won’t stop
Just as soon as I am able, it won’t stop
I begged you to change, tried to rearrange
You went and got some strange, and then I got exchanged
Everything good, washing down the street
Pouring down the gutter, underneath my feet
The time between when I first saw you and now
Keeps haunting me… I wanna get it back somehow
I can’t make these thoughts stop
I can’t roll back the clock
But I can burn like the sun
Til these dark days are done
The time between… I wanna get it back right now
My metaphors are burning, they don’t stop
And rhymes are pouring out, they don’t stop
I’m guilty of suspicion, it won’t stop
I’m harboring doubt, it don’t stop
I never thought you loved me
You put yourself above me
Always pushed and shoved me
Then you got sick of me
I guess I’m the one with the broken heart
Brain dead, drunk and falling apart
The time between when I first saw you and now
Keeps haunting me… I wanna get it back somehow
Go and use my troubles, they don’t stop
As lumber for your dreams, they don’t stop
Build your perfect mansion, don’t stop
While I sleep in the street, don’t stop
It’s lovely and quiet, I’m stirring up a riot
If it’s all in my head, then why’m I still cryin’?
My dreams for tomorrow are down at my feet
Pouring down the gutter, and washing down the street
I can’t make these thoughts stop
I can’t roll back the clock
But I can burn like the sun
Til these dark days are done
The time between… I wanna get it back right now
The time between… it keeps haunting me somehow
Posted By John Common at: 2:12 am
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