[Verse 1]
Rounding hairpin turns up high
Cliffside, Thousand mile view
Looking out my dusty
Windshield for a sign
I tried to catch (keep?) my cool.
Streaks of ice rolled down my face
Non-stop air conditioned tears
As I let all I’d been holding roll away
I still kept shifting gears
[Pre 1]
Oh-oh
Oh - I was
[Chorus]
Wide awake
But startled by the imagery
Overcome with disbelief
In a state of
Vibrant denial
Lucid but paralyzed
Vividly going blind
Clearly hypnotized
[Verse 2]
Pushed beyond the precipice
Giving in, unlike times before
The hardened shell I had built around my heart
Melted to the floor
Free from heavy gravity
Unstuck, I floated through the roof
An unseen hand so gently carried me
I rose into the blue
[Pre 2]
Oh - I was
[Chorus]
Wide awake
But startled by the imagery
Overcome with disbelief
In a state of
Vibrant denial
Lucid but paralyzed
Vividly going blind
Clearly hypnotized
[Bridge]
A hundred feet over the road
I could see it bend and bow
Twisting, turning, rough terrain
Straightened downhill at the plains
And made its way out to the coast
Above my car above myself
As he screamed still trapped in hell
Arms up, outstretched I felt
[Outro]
Vibrant
Lucid
Vivid
Clear
x4
credits
from Plain Clothed Ghost EP,
released May 5, 2023
Written, recorded, and performed by Alan Rigoletto
Produced by Alan Rigoletto, Steve Craig, and TLLOA
Drums by Jeremy White
Mixed and Mastered by TLLOA
Art by Anabel Bouza
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