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White Hot Light

by Boy From School

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1.
Intro 00:23
White hot light pierces the summer night Sparks fly down streaking the cloudless sky Wind moving in waves through reeds and grass Your legs tangling up with mine
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White hot light pierces through Black cold night Snow falling down from cloudless sky Wind moving in waves through Reeds and grass Legs tangling and failing I Hear the call of hunters In their blinds But you are silent, wait your reply There’s safety in the rows of trees Shade and sleep among the leaves I follow your prints, your scent, your sign But all I find is places we once lied Shots ring closer in my ears Speeding for my farthest fears I fall away listening for echoes of you Hey (hey) White hot light seeps into my insides Leaves me frozen, I don’t mind Waiting, silent, hopeful you’ll come through Before the white hot brightness leaves me blind There’s safety in the rows of trees Shade and sleep among the leaves I follow your prints, your scent, your sign But all I find is places we once lied Shots ring closer in my ears Speeding for my farthest fears I fall away listening for echoes of you Hey (hey) How did I Come to find Your skin on mine In good time You should know Do you know How did I (how did) Come to find (I find) Your skin on mine (your skin) In good time (in time) You should know (you know) Do you know (do you know) How did I (how did) Come to find (I find) Your skin on mine (your skin) In good time (in time) You should know (you know) Do you know (do you know) How did I (how did) Come to find (I find) Your skin on mine (your skin) In good time (in time) You should know (you know) Do you know (do you know) How did I (how did) Come to find (I find) Your skin on mine (your skin) In good time (in time) You should know (you know) Do you know (do you know)
3.
Good Morning 03:27
Good morning I can feel your weight upon my chest Not to say I’m complaining you know I didn’t expect something like this It feels like everything’s happening so fast So slow Do I move before the sky Is lit like a taper between us It’s golden When the spell breaks I strike a match I burn it down to my fingers So slow Do we move across the stars I’ll wave as the twilight lingers on and on and on... Have you fallen into the ocean? Has the winter caught your breath? I can feel your heartbeat quicken At the sight, at the sound of it. Good night I fall face down upon the bed Thanks for taking my shoes off Cuz the bees Couldn’t buzz as good as me I still prefer their honey, honey Have you fallen into the ocean? Has the winter caught your breath? I can feel your heartbeat quicken At the sight, at the sound of it And they’ll watch as you walk on water Skipping stones down at your feet All the parts of the different stories Syncopate inside your chest
4.
Split 04:22
I’ve fallen prey to a magic A magic I can’t find In any of the books I know of Have you ever seen that moment The time where we belong Or will you hide behind All the words that have gone before I fear I’ll take it too far now Still I breathe it in I breathe it in like sin Until my mind is numb And all the faults I have inside me Are cracks in my own ceiling I bite into the gold Until I taste it in my veins And I may have my doubts Show me what this means We are not at fault (For the things that can’t be seen) Measure your words well Nothing’s as it seems Only time can tell (What is real and what is dreams) My memory starts to burn brighter The torch I keep inside Scores another line The record grows Will you ever find your kingdom The place you come alive Or will you hide behind All the flames that have burned before I fear I’ll take it too far now (love) Still I breathe it in I breathe it in like ...
5.
Games 03:11
The sun’s going down for the night but I still see your game from right here You wanna pass the time and you need a new volunteer No sudden movements, your disposition is blurry at best You wanna try me out, you’re looking to put me to the test One thing with seeing straight is the blast that comes at you sideways You weren’t unexpected then, but now my head’s caught up in a haze Come up for air a sec, I know it makes you so high But you need to know when I’m sober I’m really not that kind of guy Take one step back Let it catch up to you I think you thought That you already knew But what could be wrong No one to answer to Just make up your mind, now’s the time cause you You cannot redo Now you’ve got everything you ever needed to be set free What you don’t know is that you’ll never be called good company Spend too much time in the dark and your eyes will adjust to the gray You know that it’s not too late, you could still get up and walk away Yeah I been here, I been here before I been knocking down your kitchen door Waiting for you to take me seriously You been taking your time I know But it don’t matter now cuz It’s all a game Baby I want you far from me but Don’t think I’ll go quietly, cuz I’m not the same I strum every single chord And it’s all sounding old, cuz (like it's the last I'll play) I know the game.
6.
Persuasion 03:15
I had a dream that you were gone But then you came back to me And all the time you were away Kept moving slowly, slowly We didn’t kiss, but your lips Touched mine softly, softly I think my heart stopped when the cold air Hit my skin Did you say something to me Or was it my conscience speaking Out of control I hear your breathing, breathing Nothing but blurs out my window But we’re still reeling Pull over, pull over Before we crash I had a dream that you were gone Won’t you come back to me I had a dream that you were gone Won’t you come back to me I had a dream that you were gone (Oh, you’re gone) Won’t you come back to me I think that my heart stopped (You know I can’t live without) Won’t you come back to me (Come back, come back, come back) I had a dream that you were gone Won’t you come back to me (Come back, come back, come back) I had a dream that you were gone Would I give it all away If I told you I wanted you to stay I know it’s time to leave But I can’t find the way And there is nothing here Yet on and on I’ll stay I’ll stay
7.
Some Nights 03:48
Some nights when I can’t sleep I take a walk down to the park I hear the din of bugs and cars See the shadows long and deep. Some nights Some nights There’s a man I sometimes see Walks his dog without a leash. And his pipe glowing coals, Bluish smoke trailing behind Some nights Some nights Some nights Some nights Insomnia says go fill your mind My mind says I’m full, please empty me (Some nights) all I can do is lay in bed thinking of you, all the you’s and all the me’s that we could be Some nights Some nights Some nights Some nights
8.
Paths 05:15
I don't have much To tell you I can't say Why but you know I'm out here with my hands Cold at my sides Waiting for a chance To read your mind And take you by surprise Ttake down the fence You kept for all those years Unhinge the door And let me through, the path Is overgrown But soft under my feet And leads to you That's right where I fit best… Put me to the test... Do we all, in time, Find our place in line? You go first, that’s fine, I will be right behind But we're just making our own way, and just making shit up. I don't have much to say now that it's all been said again I wrote it on my hands so I won't forget your face your teeth had met Their strangest friend, did it take you by surprise... Do we all sometimes, find a way to climb? You go first that's fine, I will be right behind you I will climb inside your head if you can make it all up. I will climb inside your bed If you make it all up
9.
Beg 03:21
I could see it all before we saw the first signs of it But you saw it too Can’t go back to then even if we wanted to (You said) "don’t worry it’s fine we’ll be all right" The water’s rising and it’s all that I can bear tonight We’ll be all right, we’ll be all right Back and forth between the screens, the silence and the little things We come back into view Now we’re staring at the scene of what we’ve turned into (You said) “Don’t make this into a bigger thing” The water’s burning and the whiskey’s all that I can drink I’ll take my time, I’ll take my time Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t Don’t make me beg Don’t make me beg
10.
I can’t let you in, don’t you know you’re the problem? I gave it some thought, took some time, shed some light And you’re right outside, but I know I can’t see you tonight. And you’re gonna say it’s my fault, I can feel it My armor is on and my walls are raised high, So keep walking on and I’ll see you tomorrow, alright? And where were you when I called for you? Thought I saw your ghost, But it could have been a trick of light. Cuz I’m still aware of every chemical we buried (But it’s gonna be alright). You can’t let your instincts have sway, they’ll take over, And I have my reasons for letting them through I can’t let you see all the lies I’ve been keeping from you, but you keep them too And one day I’ll see you on the street And I’ll look into the eyes That I used to have memorized And you’ll look at me and I won’t know what you’re thinking, Though I used to read your mind.
11.
Believe 04:53
I’ve heard it every other day Tell it to me in another way Blessedness is just a screen away Take your picture, open up the door But now my curtain’s thrown open wide Can I enjoy this from my own side? Or will you always now cloud my eyes? Like I wear my sunglasses at night All the signs say please just let it be Translated now, no trespassing But all the commentary’s otherwise Hey let’s try it, try it on for size I believe it, I believe it all Anchors in the pictures on the wall I believe it till they call my name Judges of the imitation game Don’t believe it, don’t believe it all Neurons firing all electrical As the lies that fly across the stage Echo back and forth until they fade Another smile discovered in the glow Another face that I’ll never know But right across from me, a pulse Beating faster cuz I’m not at home Another moment filtered, cropped, and saved Fill a feed I only taste Overflowing empty bits and waves I just scroll down another page I know, you know But it doesn’t really help Cuz it feeds, it feeds a primal part of me I know you don’t See me the individual The clicks at stake (the bait) My data collectable I know, no, I don’t What’s wrong with it anyway? I’m here, I’m now At least I think so anyhow White teeth, white hair Chambre, green chair, My toes, the clouds, My baby’s first words I believe it at least so much I believe as much as I can touch And my friends across state lines It’s like I never really left their side I look back three years ago A memory that we once had known I miss you now more than I ever have I numb out and scroll down
12.
You Can 03:27
Am I destined to be terrible Am I just blind to what is good Jumping back and forth from branch to breaking branch Wings aren’t working like they should Maybe some ocean air is what I need To clear the oil spots from my mind Words and phrases start to channel in Pull me under just in time You can handle anything You can handle anything What other lies you got for me Grab onto my hand, hold tight, don’t let me drown Keep me just above the waves Every time I think I’m gaining ground The current carries me away You can handle anything You can handle anything What other lies you got for me Let go of me like the heart lets go Of its long lost love when all hope is gone Let go of me like the sky lets go Of the rain when its weight becomes too strong

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released August 17, 2019

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