From the recording Peace is Not a Fashion
Maybe not a great one, but this is an old Hard Rain song from the late eighties. A dear friend of the band's became very ill a few years ago and asked for a copy of it (it's one of her favorite songs). No decent recording of it still exists. Since I was already in the studio, I asked Paul & Erik to join me to tracks the basics and vocals. We then sent the files to Rudy, our guitar player, who was traveling in Eastern Europe with his very successful Reggae-rock project, Voices of Enigma. I believe he did his overdubs on his laptop while on tour and sent them back to us to mix. So cool.
Lyrics
I wake in the morning and feel that lonely chill
It's that cold emotion that leaves me standing still
I know I need to break it, but I just seem to lack the will
I need to find an answer to break this overkill
I turn on my Rickie tapes and she tells me she's still crying
Then I hear myself in her requiem
For the love that just stop trying
Honey, rescue me, won't you rescue me
Cause I'm looking for someone to light me up
I need someone to light me up, yeah
Looking for someone to light me up
I need someone to light me up, yeah
To be just enough or barely something
I feel like an accident, twisted and confused
Stained into the cold cement, sprawled across the news
I'm packed like a rocket but need someone to light the fuse
When I look at the mess this wreck is in
I see there's not much left to lose
Rummaging through my memories
I can sense the consummation
Of all these comic book affairs of sorts
With a lack of inspiration
If you set fire to me, you could set me free, love
I'm looking for someone to light me up
I need someone to light me up, yeah
Looking for someone to light me up
I need someone to light me up, yeah
To be just enough and barely something
Light me up, scared of the dark
I'm waiting for someone to
Light me up
To hit the mark till I can break on through to
Light me up, till I can see you
Don't you wanna see me dance
Aren't you curious?
When I can't control the circumstance
It makes me furious
If you'd light this Scanner Darkly you'll see
It's not so mysterious, cause
I'm looking for someone to light me up
I need someone to light me up, yeah
Looking for someone to light me up
I need someone to light me up, yeah
To be just enough and barely something
Barely, barely something, something
Oh
Someone to light me up