Light Up the Dance Fires
by Captain SIB
about
A sad song about an old man.
lyrics
Talk to the old man
because hes tired
look at the old man
read his eyes
he's always right
being wrong
never did he find the time
to write his song
every time he closed his eyes
his memory declined
through the window he could see
his life pass by
too late now
his life is in a box
the serenade is over
playing in fields of broken clocks
the fairgrounds left town
the walls came crumbling down
steel giants bow their heads
as the ships sailed out with the dead
Light up the dance fires
Light up the dancing fires
and let him go
now he drifts away
his only dreams remain
and every mark hes made in the world today
it drifts away
goodbye to the old man
because he's tired
goodbye to the old man
just for a while
spent the morning in the rain
images of other names
raven now their set in stone
the road your on will take you home
Light up the dance fires
Light up the dancing fires
and let him go
because hes tired
look at the old man
read his eyes
he's always right
being wrong
never did he find the time
to write his song
every time he closed his eyes
his memory declined
through the window he could see
his life pass by
too late now
his life is in a box
the serenade is over
playing in fields of broken clocks
the fairgrounds left town
the walls came crumbling down
steel giants bow their heads
as the ships sailed out with the dead
Light up the dance fires
Light up the dancing fires
and let him go
now he drifts away
his only dreams remain
and every mark hes made in the world today
it drifts away
goodbye to the old man
because he's tired
goodbye to the old man
just for a while
spent the morning in the rain
images of other names
raven now their set in stone
the road your on will take you home
Light up the dance fires
Light up the dancing fires
and let him go
credits
released July 1, 2017
Stuart Ireland | Iain Fraser
Stuart Ireland | Iain Fraser
license
all rights reserved
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about
Captain SIB Hamilton, UK
Captain SIB are 21st century schizoid men based in Scotland, UK.
discography
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Dec 2020 -
May 2018 -
Jul 2017 -
Mar 2017
contact / help
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