#6: "Living the Night"

Living the Night, by Jamie Klenetsky, hopefully as meaningful as intended.

After a rather long day of soul-searching, coupled with Sweeney Todd and a full moon rising, I felt this come to me rather suddenly. I needed to go to sleep, work the next day, but absolutely had to record this before it was gone. It's a bit of a love letter, a bit of a plea, a bit of a promise. Lyrics aren't italic, because there are lots of them.

Lyrics:

upon the sky
the moon, it shines
and it appears
to move to me
i know that it
is just the clouds
i wonder just
what sky you see.

my starry eyes
are in the skies
and this night brings
them clarity
perhaps you look
with reverence
i wonder just
what sky you see.


/
my only love
is compromised
by obsession
not realized
what is this "thing"
i'm reaching for
what is this light
i must know more
/


the night is clear
and silent, dear
despite the lights
heaven i see
the day is long
and apathy
set in until
the stars were free

my starving eyes
look toward the skies
and this day brought them
clarity
from what, the question
you may ask
the answer i can't
dare to be.


/
my only love
is compromised
by knowledge i don't
realize
what is this "dream"
i'm reaching for
what is this light
you've seen before
what is this light
i must know more
/

its half past ten
and time again
to lay my head down,
sleep in shame
but i persist
into the night
i will not let this
end the same

my groping eyes
gasp at the skies
they long to long
they long to be
and there you are,
living afar.
i wonder just
what sky you see.