Waiting in the Afterglow - North Atlantic Drift

It's coming on the end of August Another summer's promise almost gone And though I heard some wise man say That every dog will have his day He never mentioned that these dog days get so long I don't know when I realized the dream was over Well, there was no particular hour, no given day You know it didn't go down in flame There was no final scene, no frozen frame I just watched it slowly fade away I've been waiting in the weeds Waiting for my time to come around again And hope is floating on the breeze Carrying my soul high up above the ground And I've been keeping to myself Knowing that the seasons are slowly changing Even though you're with somebody else He'll never love you like I do I've been biding time with the crows and sparrows While peacocks prance and strut upon the stage If finding love is just a dance Proximity and chance You will excuse me if I skip the masquerade And I've been waiting in the weeds Waiting for the dust to settle down along the Back roads running through the fields Lying on the outskirts of this lonesome town And I imagine sunlight in your hair You're at the county fair You're holding hands and laughing And now the Ferris wheel has stopped You're swinging on the top suspended there with him And he's the darling of the chic The flavor of the week is melting Down your pretty summer dress Baby, what a mess you're making I've been stumbling through some dark places Now I'm following the plow I know I've fallen out of your good graces It's alright now I've been waiting in the weeds Waiting for the summer rain to fall upon the Wild birds scattering the seeds Answering the calling of the tide's eternal tune The phases of the moon, the chambers of the heart The ebb and dart of small gray spiders spinning in the dark In spite of all the times the web is torn apart And I've been waiting in the weeds (waiting in the weeds) Waiting for the time to come around again And hope is floating on the breeze (floating on the breeze) Carrying my soul high up above the ground And I've been keeping to myself (keeping to myself) Knowing that the seasons are slowly changing Even though you're with somebody else (with somebody else) He'll never love you like I do

She was standing in the dark Waiting in the wings Just around the next dream She was holding all the keys To set my heart free Behind the shadows of love From the distance I could see Her standing alone Shine like a jewel in the night Hidden from the eyes A thief of the soul Behind the shadows of love Set me on fire With the stories you tell Drown in a ocean of dreams Close to the flame On wings of desire Nothing's what it seems She was waiting outside With arms open wide Ready to break my hearts fall Oh the lightning in her eyes I learned how to fly Behind the shadows of love Set me on fire With the stories you tell Drown in an ocean of dreams Close to the flame On wings of desire Nothing's what it seems

My destiny, to vanish all the fog and let the light Grow deep in my soul, deep in my soul Traveler, can you find (look inside) your guiding light Beware the smoke and mirrors that gently pave the way Breathe in, breathe in Breathe in, breathe in Breathe in, breathe in Just prepare to fall again Don't run away, don't run away Breathe in, breathe in Don't run away, don't run away Your destiny, to fight against those things that make you feel You're already dead, you're already dead Traveler, have you found whatever you've been looking for In this forgotten meadow that only breaks the soul Breathe in, breathe in Breathe in, breathe in Breathe in, breathe in Just prepare to fall again Don't run away, don't run away Breathe in, breathe in Don't run away, don't run away In this forgotten meadow that only breaks the soul Only breaks the soul That only breaks the soul Breathe in, breathe in Just prepare to Breathe in, breathe in Breathe in, breathe in Breathe in, breathe in Breathe in, breathe in Just prepare to fall again Don't run away, don't run away Breathe in, breathe in Don't run away, don't run away In this forgotten meadow that only breaks the soul Only breaks the soul That only breaks the soul

I wanna feel like I'm not here So I won't do this to myself I wonder if I'll ever find the keys to my own insanity 'Cause I never cared enough How can you believe in nothing? How can you believe in nothing? Persistent ire is taking over Of what's left of my goodwill And if I try to take it back I know there's nothing left for me 'Cause I never cared enough How can you believe in nothing? How can you believe in nothing?