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Civil Lanterns Lyrics
I prefer the dark streets
When I can't have the sunlight
There are no civil lanterns
When things are artificially bright
I run for my life
I run for my life
I run for my life
A shining intercom
Saying we will overcome
I'll be your civil lantern
And people get that look in their eyes
When the night falls
But, the sky's lit up
By all those civil lanterns
And people start to get energized
I run for my life
I run for my life
I run for my life
When I can't have the sunlight
There are no civil lanterns
When things are artificially bright
I run for my life
I run for my life
Saying we will overcome
I'll be your civil lantern
And people get that look in their eyes
But, the sky's lit up
By all those civil lanterns
And people start to get energized
I run for my life
I run for my life
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This has a definite violent mob chasing someone feel.
I agree. And, maybe it's media saturation, but this song makes me think of vampires (but really, any monster) hiding from a mob of people.
I agree. And, maybe it's media saturation, but this song makes me think of vampires (but really, any monster) hiding from a mob of people.
But it makes sense... when things are artificially bright (ie, the brightness of a bunch of people in one place with a bunch of lanterns and torches creating an ambient light), then they know to run. A shining intercom (maybe the gov't) saying that they'll overcome whatever this mob is angry about, and that they will be the civil lantern (the light that is coming from a legit source, and not just angry people, keeping...
But it makes sense... when things are artificially bright (ie, the brightness of a bunch of people in one place with a bunch of lanterns and torches creating an ambient light), then they know to run. A shining intercom (maybe the gov't) saying that they'll overcome whatever this mob is angry about, and that they will be the civil lantern (the light that is coming from a legit source, and not just angry people, keeping safety intact). But the mob has none of it and just gets angrier...
Love this song.