lyrics
Trapped in Amber
June 1, 2002
Well I’ve wasted all my time here
Tattered pages of this book ripped out and scattered on the floor
And I finally see the error of my ways
I should have backed across that threshold and simply closed the door
That’s why they say hindsight’s twenty-twenty But that ain’t going to help this fire I’m in
Our conversations are steeped in history The same mistakes just different versions of the story And as we argue I sense you smell the victory But you can’t see that long ago I stopped caring
I should’ve stayed away I should’ve stayed away Love fades away…
I was naïve and young had gasoline in place of blood And just a glance from you was all the spark I needed As the vapor of our love burned off diluted into silken mud Damned in a field of passion, never seeded
And there was you and me was it just illusion or really love? The pictures paint a peculiar portrait Are we just that naive or are we blind to the moment of…
That’s why they say hindsight’s twenty-twenty But that ain’t going to help this fire I’m in
Our conversations are steeped in history The same mistakes just different versions of the story And as we argue I sense you smell the victory But you can’t see that long ago I stopped caring
I should’ve stayed away I should’ve stayed away Love fades away…
I was naïve and young had gasoline in place of blood And just a glance from you was all the spark I needed As the vapor of our love burned off diluted into silken mud Damned in a field of passion, never seeded
And there was you and me was it just illusion or really love? The pictures paint a peculiar portrait Are we just that naive or are we blind to the moment of…
j. Wilford 6/2002