The Shine - Dave Hause

It was exponential Memphis from a thousand feet

But when we landed we were black and blue

Running through the city with apocalypse eyes

Just miles of streets with nothing to do

Your warm heart had been frozen by some cold ideas

You tried to tell me but it came out wrong

I changed my strings, shaved my face and

Locked myself into the tower of song

It gets lonely in the tower of song

But I don’t stutter when I sing

My melodies grow little wings

Huddled here grinding tears into red wine

Meet the darkness with the shine

We’ve got all our sons and daughters virgin blood on our hands

They’ll be the offspring of these ugly wars

But if we kill off all our devils, will our angels die?

I found love living life like a whore

So here’s some trusty chords and a melody

A pound of flesh for the brutal throng

For the heretics and walking dead and red headed girls

From the fool up in the tower of song

I’m a fool in a tower of song

Make the lonely fool smile, sing along

Cause we don’t stutter when we sing

Our melodies grow little wings

Huddled here grinding tears into red wine

Meet the darkness with the shine

If you’ve got the shine, shine on