Trick of the Light
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Trick of the Light Lyrics
My head is ringing like it's never done before
And I don't think I'll be sleeping anymore
Your legs are twisted
And your fingernails are claws
You stood there with your face turned to the door
I said
"Am I doomed forever
Will this ending never come
Can someone give me something to call it off"
I said
I crawled across the ceiling as you
Sunk beneath the floor
I said
I don't think I can take this anymore
You come sneaking up on sleeping eyes
And I swear it's always just a trick of the light
Don't you wake me up I'm dreaming out
And I swear it's always just a trick of the light
So I'll tell you like it is
Hang my head at the reasons
There's a place where people go for that
Cause the guilt comes crashing in
And said, I never will be leaving
I don't think I can handle that
Those days, they set it off
And it kinds of rips your heart out
On my knees I swear to that
And I don't think I'll be sleeping anymore
Your legs are twisted
And your fingernails are claws
You stood there with your face turned to the door
I said
"Am I doomed forever
Will this ending never come
Can someone give me something to call it off"
I said
I crawled across the ceiling as you
Sunk beneath the floor
I said
I don't think I can take this anymore
You come sneaking up on sleeping eyes
And I swear it's always just a trick of the light
Don't you wake me up I'm dreaming out
And I swear it's always just a trick of the light
So I'll tell you like it is
Hang my head at the reasons
There's a place where people go for that
Cause the guilt comes crashing in
And said, I never will be leaving
I don't think I can handle that
Those days, they set it off
And it kinds of rips your heart out
On my knees I swear to that
Battlestations all alone
This is where the hard times roll
I've got a piece of you at home
This is where your head it goes
Facing up I found your letter
Made me want to call you
Go back to where we started from, again
Waking up and I feel better
You're taking up my headroom
I'll wrap my withered arms around you
There's a place where you go dreaming
Set off trails of thunder
I'll trace it up and down your spine, again
And you know that if you feel it
I'll be waiting for you
Waiting through the seasons
I'll wait for you
It's all just a trick of the light
All just a trick of the light
It's all just a trick of the light
It's all just a trick of the light
It's all just a trick of the light
It's all just a trick of the light
It's all just a trick of the light
It's all just a trick of the light
This is where the hard times roll
I've got a piece of you at home
This is where your head it goes
Facing up I found your letter
Made me want to call you
Go back to where we started from, again
Waking up and I feel better
You're taking up my headroom
I'll wrap my withered arms around you
There's a place where you go dreaming
Set off trails of thunder
I'll trace it up and down your spine, again
And you know that if you feel it
I'll be waiting for you
Waiting through the seasons
I'll wait for you
It's all just a trick of the light
All just a trick of the light
It's all just a trick of the light
It's all just a trick of the light
It's all just a trick of the light
It's all just a trick of the light
It's all just a trick of the light
It's all just a trick of the light
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Genius Annotation
A trick of the light can be used as a stage term. It’s common on stage to use lights to deceive the audience; keeping them from seeing certain acts that are later revealed in the plot.
This song can be about either one deceiving another or a relationship gone wrong.
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- 1.Intro
- 2.Trick of the Light
- 3.Backroads
- 4.Islands
- 5.Dinosaurs
- 6.Deserter
- 7.Untitled
- 9.Victory Line
- 10.Black Saucers
- 12.The Day’s War
- 13.Call of Horses
- 14.Outro
- 15.Control
- 16.Oceana
- 17.River, River
- 18.Science
- 21.Deserter (Redux)
- 22.Islands (Redux)
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Vocals
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Guitar
Drums
Bass
Released in
2014
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