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Wide Awake and Dreaming

from Hello Anxiety by The Burning Lights

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I’m waiting for the dream to start
The clock is ringing in my mind
My ego is my counterpart
The paranoia shines
Cardboard signs and neon lights
Trying to make sense of it all
I’ve got the curse of a bleeding heart
But I won’t stop and I’ll never slow down

Walk out the door, sunglasses on
I’m fashionably lost
Ride the vibe to oblivion
Keep my fingers crossed

Could we be wide awake and dreaming?
Dancing in the rain
Angels casting shadows
Drinking off the pain
Watch another sunset
Drink another beer
Kiss another stranger
Wash away your fears

Black coffee and a cigarette
Or whiskey on the rocks
Make my way to an ATM
Standing at the crosswalk
Yellow lights and flashing signs
My heart is pounding out of my chest
Take the cash and leave the receipt
And gamble under house arrest

Could we be wide awake and dreaming?
Dancing in the rain
Angels casting shadows
Drinking off the pain
Watch another sunset
Drink another beer
Kiss another stranger
Wash away your fears
Are you afraid to die?
Are you afraid of being alive?
To lose your heart?
To be alone at night?
Forever learning, always waiting
Burning stars are circulating

Periwinkle blossoms and an orange sky
Jam along to Petty just to feel alive
Punk-rock singalongs for lullabies
It’s the ebb and flow, it’s the wave of life

Could we be wide awake and dreaming?
Dancing in the rain
Angels casting shadows
Drinking off the pain
Watch another sunset
Drink another beer
Kiss another stranger
Wash away your fears

Could we be wide awake and dreaming? (Are you afraid to die?)
Dancing in the rain (Are you afraid of being alive?)
Demons casting shadows (To fall apart?)
Drinking off the pain (To drown in black and white?)
Watch another sunset (Forever yearning)
Drink another beer (Always fading)
Kiss another stranger (Burning stars are circulating)
Wash away your fears
We are just wide awake and dreaming

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from Hello Anxiety, released September 30, 2022
Produced by Arun Bali, Steve Knecht
Engineered by Arun Bali
Mixed by Arun Bali
Mastered by Mike Kalajian at Rogue Planet Mastering
Recorded at Schematic Studios, Goodlettsville, TN
Lyrics and music written by Steve Knecht
Guitars, bass, vocals - Steve Knecht
Drums - Gary Zucker

© 2018 Stephen Knecht (ASCAP)
℗ 2022 The Burning Lights LLC

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The Burning Lights are a supernova of catchy rock and roll hooks and emotional anthems for the lost and lonely. Currently based out of Chicago, the band puts on energetic live performances with electric stage presence. The Burning Lights are currently writing their second studio album. ... more

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