From the recording About to Burst
Lyrics
Red Candles
by Danielle Howle
I speak from passive agony
constant work of making me happy
Sisyphus don’t know
he ain’t alone
I’m so dull with all of the doing
why won’t someone come
see me to it
Maybe I should quit
portable companionship
There are some red candles
from the closet
I’m going to light them up and
let it be Christmas
There are some red candles
from the closet
I’m going to light them up and
let it be Christmas
Do you hear me yet
tapping on your forehead like a window
I’m crowning it
with all the mightiness of love
that’s turned up on it’s edge
and ready to slice
If I could be stone
I would do it
If I could go home
I would move it
If I could shut up
maybe you would talk to me
There are some red candles
from the closet
I’m going to light them up and
let it be Christmas
There are some red candles
from the closet
I’m going to light them up and
let it be Christmas
Do you hear me yet
tapping on your forehead
like a window
I’m crowning it
with all the mightiness of love
that’s turned up on it’s edge
Do you hear me yet
screaming like a broken
noiseless voice
I’m not proud of it
but get beyond to what I fear
and fear is – it – it – is
just dreaming this out