Lighthouse

from When the Moon by Oliver Franklin

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Lighthouse

There’s a red light
On the lighthouse
That the nightman can’t turn off
It just blinks out
Through the thick fog
Like some siren on the rock
Not a warning, but a welcome
That no sailor can shake off
And it scuttles every voyage
And they still can’t get enough

Let it in, just a tune in the back of your head,
“Don’t run away”
It’s sure to fade, sure to grow much softer in time
Whispering like a gun at the back of your head,
“Don’t run away”
It only wants just the narrow road to your mind

There’s a doorway
Standing open where the bloated ocean flows
It just yawns out on the shoreline
And no hand can push it closed
And it bids all men to enter
And it whispers soft and low
They would tear it from its hinges
Just to find out where it goes

Let it in, just a tune in the back of your head,
“Don’t run away”
It’s sure to fade, sure to get much softer in time
Whispering like a gun at the back of your head,
“Don’t run away”
It only wants just the narrow road to your mind

Let it in, just a wound in the back of your head,
Don’t run away
It’s sure to fade, sure to scar back over in time

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from When the Moon, released October 1, 2012

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Oliver Franklin Boulder, Colorado

Oliver Franklin is a songwriter, composer and performer from the Pacific Northwest who now lives in Colorado. His raw but literate songwriting is a consistent through line as his musical explorations wind through ambitious electronic settings, gritty folk noir and lush psychedelia. ... more

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