Song Description
Retro song, a bit of Deep Purple, early Foghat, Jethro Tull
| Song Length |
3:48 |
Genre |
Rock - General |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Language |
English |
Era |
1970 - 1979 |
Lyrics
[Verse]
When the sky turns pale at the edge of town?
Paper birds on a concrete ground?
Someone hums through the heating grate?
Like a bedtime song that comes too late
I trace my name in the dust and rust?
Hear the keys but I don't look up?
Every shadow knows my face?
Every step is learned by place
[Chorus]
When the sky turns pale,
I hold my breath?Soft as a prayer,
sharp as a threat?
When the sky turns pale,
no one can tell?If I'm still dreaming or breaking the spell
[Verse 2]
Chalk-white light on the cinder block?
Counting seconds by the ticking lock?
Every promise I ever made?
Fits inside what I can't say
Shoelace knots and a crooked grin?
Trade our luck for a way back in?
If the door remembers my name?
I'll be gone before the sky explains
[Chorus]
When the sky turns pale,
I hold my breath?Soft as a prayer,
sharp as a threat?
When the sky turns pale,
no one can tell?If I'm still dreaming or breaking the spell
[Chorus]
When the sky turns pale,
I hold my breath?Soft as a prayer,
sharp as a threat?
When the sky turns pale,
no one can tell?If I'm still dreaming or breaking the spell