Guiding Light

The Veils

I'm fine from within
Just better without
This noose around my neck
Is counting me out

Whenever I run
My beautiful sin
Is calling outside
And it's that that reminds me of you

Now our every last effort tried
So far has been denied
It's easy to cry for love
Far harder to try
There goes my guiding light
Farewell my guiding light
There goes my guiding light

I fought my way in
But I can't find a way out
Of this weightless regret
Surrounding me now

And whenever I run
Some beautiful sin
Is calling outside
And it's that that reminds me of you

Now our every last effort tried
So far has been denied
It's easy to cry for love
Far harder to try
There goes my guiding light
Farewell my guiding light
There goes my guiding light
Farewell my guiding light
There goes my guiding light
There goes my guiding light
There goes my guiding light


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Guiding Light Lyrics as written by Chris Andrews Ivan Gough

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    I concur with Poetica's meaning of this song.

    GaiusBertuson July 04, 2008   Link

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