Cold snapped like a coiled spring; You can feel the frost coming on We are marigolden - dropping orange and umber, Barely holding on, just barely holding on And now downtown's dolled up with tinsel and angels Seasons sneak like haircuts, teased apart and tangled We were fraying for a while, and we took it all down Like the garland hanging off traffic signals Leave the lights on Cause it might be nighttime when I get there But I'm on my way home Leave the lights on Cause it might be nighttime when I get there And I'm on my way home
Putting on old clothes in a new way Putting on the pose of a new stage Waking up everyday just a little bit changed As it breaks over us like waves Long live beauty; short live pain Lust for wonder and hunger pangs Face your fear, but not your shame: It doesn't end; it just wears away Leave the lights on Cause it might be nighttime when I get there But I'm on my way home Leave the lights on Cause it might be nighttime when I get there And I'm on my way home
I've been clawing away at what's underneath: Closer than solid ground beneath your feet Closer, even now, than lips and teeth Closer now, then out of reach And the body remembers what the mind forgets: Archives every heartbreak and cigarette These reset bones? They might not hold, Yeah, but they might yet Leave the lights on Cause it might be nighttime when I get there And I'm on my way home Leave the lights on Cause it might be nighttime when I get there And I'm on my way home I'm on my way home I'm on my way home Read more at http://www.songlyrics.com/field-report/home-leave-the-lights-on-lyrics/#2YuPHKzTR22kWL93.99