Sometimes I get so tired of carrying this shield.
Lonely as hell up on my pedestal, I need
Someone to come along and knock me off my feet.
I almost fell when I saw you walk down my street.
I see you smiling that mysterious smile.
I hate to think that I am cramping your style.
Sometimes I wonder what you're all about.
I think there's only one way to know; one way to find out.
So come on, let me take you beyond these city lights.
I want to make you stare up at the stars all night.
Constellations, spin around the sky;
Get you in the mood
To go dark to light, light to dark, dark to light.
Spend the weekend with me!
We may not have a plan; we have a good idea:
Go dark to light, light to dark, dark to light.
Forgive the imposition, forget your inhibition,
And get in the mood with me.
Sometimes I wonder if I'm wasting my time
Drinking your Kool-Aid while you're tasting my wine,
Like you can fool me into thinking it's real.
It's fake, but I feel myself wear out my brakes;
I'm spinning my wheels trying to get in a groove,
While you shoot off your arrows -- every target that moves.
So you've got to forgive me if I'm being too forward,
But I ordered an entrée, and I got an hors d'ouvres.
Go dark to light, light to dark, dark to light, light to dark,
Dark to light, light to dark, dark to light,
Light to dark, dark to light, light to dark,
Stay with me;
Dark to light, light to dark, dark to light,
Light to dark, dark to light, light to dark,
Dark to light, light to dark, dark to light to dark,
Ten days with me.
credits
from The Magician,
released September 5, 2012
SAFEWORD is:
Tim Coghlan, drums.
Will Welense, guitar.
Maya Kuper, keyboards and vocal.
In their 2012 collaboration, drummer Tim Coghlan and guitarist Bill Welense sharpen the edges of singer Maya Kuper's keyboard-based alt-rock songs, forging a high-energy power trio with influences from punk to prog.
Maya collaborated with author Paul McComas (and a bunch more people) on this compilation of songs and scenes from the novel UNPLUGGED. Proceeds benefit RAINN and the National Sexual Assault Hotline. SAFEWORD ✶
Another Maya collab with Paul McComas. As always, proceeds benefit the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) and support the National Sexual Assault Hotline. SAFEWORD ✶
Maya wrote a Christmas song, and you can have it for a dollar. There's also her acoustic piano/vocal cover of the Beatles' "Cant Buy Me Love" as a B-side. That one's a free download. SAFEWORD ✶
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