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Better Than The Bright Lights

from The Catalyst (fdm150) by Chris Anderson

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BETTER THAN THE BRIGHT LIGHTS

the dim - it's better than the bright lights
far better than the moonlight
better than where we've been
so let's do it all again
the dim - it's better than the bright lights
far better than a quiet night
it's better than the whirlwind

here we are now
gunning for the gold
her eyes are the divide
what's thought and told
we're on the brink, now
of learning how to think
it's time to yuk it up
or drink it down

the eyes of all the angels swing
in figures like calamities
often we all navigate
the oceans of uncertainty

the dim - it's better than the bright lights
far better than the moonlight
better than where we've been
so let's do it all again
the dim - it's better than the bright lights
far better than a quiet night
it's better than the whirlwind

we're in the hole now
wading through the tide of lies
i know the air is in her eyes
i got it all now
the diamond and the dirt
it never really hurt
to watch it fall

and the eyes of every angel sees
a devil waiting at the gate
an opera, it is not, but sometimes
we'll just make 'em wait

the dim - it's better than the bright lights
far better than the moonlight
better than where we've been
so let's do it all again
the dim - it's better than the bright lights
far better than a quiet night
it's better than the whirlwind

we're in the dark, here
we're stringing it along
just to see what kind of fears
are going on
upon the wall
we all sing out to the wind
before we hit the spin
and go again

the eyes of all the angels
tell stories of the afterglow
silently we scream along
until it's time to go

into the dim - it's better than the bright lights
far better than the moonlight
better than where we've been
so let's do it all again
the dim - it's better than the bright lights
far better than a quiet night
it's better than the whirlwind

i am going down to the river now
take me as i am

-7/13/21

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from The Catalyst (fdm150), released March 1, 2023

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Chris Anderson Alexandria, Virginia

Chris is a wildly prolific songwriter who has hovered among the outskirts of the music world for over 30 years. On his own label, Flying Dachshund Music, Chris has released 154 CDs, 96 of them being full-length albums. That's just the tip of the iceberg and there are no signs of stopping. Ever.

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