Secret Six - "Candelabra/As It Were"

Candelabra/As It Were

   A soft and pale light filters through the screen door
   Imparting life to the night and all its young
   I stir to meet it mindful of the moment
   The taste of whiskey—distant on my tongue
   Anticipation will certainly leave me half-blind again

   CHORUS
   Can’t be a better man
   Can’t be a better man
   In spite of who I am
   (Because of who I am)
   (Bound by who I am)

   A lost and warm wind staggers through the window
   Upsetting the peace of the pastures in my mind
   I roll the blinds and tap my fingers on the glass frame
   The scent of heartbreak wells up unrefined
   Anticipation will certainly leave me half-blind again

   An alluring refrain beckons from the bedroom
   A pleasant timbre and a hint of tragedy
   I turn away from the light of the candelabra
   The wicks receding like an agéd memory
   Anticipation has certainly left me half-blind again

   BACKING
   Steeper and steeper, the flame will reach deeper
   Leaving a void where the light once burned bright
   Higher and higher, consumed by desire
   Saying goodbye to that gentle goodnight