The aftermath of war, nature and relationships is often conflagration.
lyrics
After the Burning
And the pain is everlasting,
though I know it has no value.
And I’d dearly like to hold you,
but I know I’ll never reach out.
And the darkness is my blanket,
protection from the yearning.
And the wheels wind down
inside my head,
No longer are they turning.
And of promises never kept,
come the lesson I keep learning.
And my arms caress the lonely void
of all that remains
after the burning.
And the sun is always shining,
but I think it’s going nova.
And I long to see the faces,
through the fog that now surrounds me.
And I feel no more the anguish,
for the blood has ceased to flow there.
And dancing circles with shadows,
broken rhythm - never started.
And the darkness is my consort,
protection from the spurning.
And the wheels wind down inside my head,
no longer are they turning.
And of promises never made,
comes the crisis of returning.
And my arms caress the lonely void
of all that remains
after the burning.
And the darkness is my cover,
it asks nought of things concerning.
The wheels wind down inside my head,
no longer are they turning.
And my arms caress the lonely void
of all that remains
after the burning.
Copyright: Berman/Cochrane
credits
from Like Lies To Children,
released October 1, 2013
Thanks Gerry steele - solo & Rami - drums
Jody Stephens of Big Star and Luther Russell of the Freewheelers team for a radiant LP packed full of slide guitar and pop smarts. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 11, 2019