"Everbody has a secret that they keep, I light the fires while the city sleeps"

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  1. jd2112 said:

    Default "Everbody has a secret that they keep, I light the fires while the city sleeps"

    Anybody have a clue what song or artist this line is from? Appreciate any assistance - looked it up everywhere and can't find it.
    Thanks.
     
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    logan01 said:

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    Mc 900 Foot Jesus





    Stealing down an ally on a cold dark night
    I see a halo in the rain around the street light
    I stop and look, and listen to the sound
    As the raindrops penetrate the silence all around
    Alone, I gaze into the glistening street
    The distant thunder echoing my heartbeat
    Urging me on to a secret goal
    Away from the light from this lamp on a pole
    So I turn, slip away into the rain
    Drifting like a spirit through the shadows in the lane
    Clutching the tools of my trade in my hand
    An old box of matches and a gasoline can
    Darkness envelopes the scene like a shroud
    A veil of emptiness hangs from the clouds
    Filling up the cracks in this desolate place
    Cradled by the night in an icy embrace

    Moving to the town like a ghost in the rain
    A dim reflection in a dark window pane
    Blackness beckons from every side
    Creeping all around like an incoming tide
    A broken window in an empty house
    I slip inside and begin to douse
    The whole place with the fuel that will feed the fire
    And push back the night, taking me higher
    On out of the darkness in a defeaning roar
    The match in my hand is the key to the door
    A simple turn of the wrist will suffice
    To open a passage to paradise
    I pause, I think about the past and the gloom
    The smell of gasoline permiates the room
    Everyone has a little secret he keeps
    I light the fires while the city sleeps
     
  3. jd2112 said:

    Default Thank you

    That was so quick. I appreciate your help.
     
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    logan01 said:

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    I was lucky. You're very welcome and I hope you enjoy your song. See ya next time.