Recent Songs: Fade to Shine

Fade to Shine


There’s boots piled in the mudroom
And the closet’s stuffed with coats
Jasmine makes it feel like Christmas
Serving us poison and the antidote
We’re all tangled on the couches
Old friends, why can’t tonight be forever?
Ah well, I’ve got work tomorrow
And the antidote is not really the cure

I’ve got to fade out
To shine on
But, maybe I’ll see you Sunday
Hanging around the billiard hall?
I’ve got to fade out
To shine on
But, maybe I’ll catch you Sunday
Hanging around the billiard hall?

Danny starts talking about the devil
Why don’t you ask him about his past?
He’s got this shoe-box full of thoughts and prayers
He could crash a masquerade without a mask
But Trouble’s got him laughing
She can eat a man alive without one complaint
Still, when you get too close to heaven
Freedom starts to feel like the thing you must escape

And my soul can’t bare my heart anymore…

I’ve got to fade out
To shine on
But maybe I’ll see you Sunday
Hanging around the billiard hall?
I’ve got to fade out
To shine on
But maybe I’ll catch you Sunday
Hanging around the billiard hall?

The Five of Cups is getting married
Third time maybe like Casey at the bat
While Trouble and The Mess keep jazzing around
Each time, wearing different hats
Right now I’ll live for moments
But nothing cheap and nothing fake
Still friends with all my Ex’s
And I can still say that with a perfectly straight face

But my soul can’t bare my heart anymore…

I’ve got to fade out
To shine on
But maybe I’ll see you Sunday
Hanging around the billiard hall?
I’ve got to fade out
To shine on
But maybe I’ll catch you Sunday
Hanging around the billiard hall?


July 2, 2016