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Song Description
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| Song Length |
7:00 |
Genre |
Folk - Alternative, Rock - Progressive Rock |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Still |
Subject |
Philosophy, Sanity/Insanity |
| Similar Artists |
Elliott Smith, Elliott Smith |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1600 - 1699 |
| |
Lyrics
I'm writing the story of a fragile life
It's hiding here between the lines
of nets and barbs
and tempting worms
fishing for dinner
through weeds in the dark
I keep kelp heads
impaled on sticks
filled with smooth stones
from the beach
their unruly whip tails have whithered
they smile at me
like daffodils
and make a dull pleasant rattle
the fleeting fragile life of passion
retreats in manacles forged in the mind
the fleeting fragile life of passion
I fell in love
with a flame that danced
to the sighs of the wind
my longing is branded
with the memory
the cool black wick
locked in my embrace
I have a tear
embedded on my cheekbone
where I apply rouge
its just on the curve of my sight line
it mars my view
and reminds me I am happy
the fleeting fragile life... (repeat chorus as above)