While The Fire Was Out

Brighten

You ready?
Yep

Little lady on the moon close your eyes
You can dream about the fire
While resting in tonight
Protect your heart
Close your eyes

I will calm my racing heart and my mood
I will listen to the shadow lands
And brace what's coming true
Calm my heart
Close my eyes

Love only knows
Why the fire is a fire
And it burns from letting go
Steady as she goes
And I never stare
But she blinds me with her beauty
I never dare
Dare to have a doubt
Cause I'd rather be blind I realized
While the fire was out

What a rush
You were the cavalier
The modern man will make it disappear

And I will take your words of wisdom dear
Your modern man will never reappear
Oh, no
Protect my heart
Close your eyes

Love only knows
Why the fire is a fire
And it burns from letting go
Steady as we goes
And I'll never stare
But you blind me with her beauty
And I never dare
Dare to have a doubt
Cause I'd rather be blind I realized
Cause I'd rather be blind I realized
While the fire
While the fire was out


Lyrics submitted by LovelyMauve, edited by Skoobasteve24

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    Hey Brighten fans, I need your help with these lyrics!

    Please "reply" to this comment with your corrections and I'll edit the lyrics [:

    Thanks!

    LovelyMauveon March 23, 2010   Link
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    General Comment

    I'm not sure, but I think in Hailee's part she says "What a rush you were the cavalier The modern man will make it disappear"

    And in the chorus " 'Cause I'd rather be blind, I realized, while the fire was out"

    I'm not positive though. :)

    TeeKayyTotallyon March 25, 2010   Link

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