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You wouldn't think it would get this dark
Driving down the stretch of Wilshire Boulevard
But the sodium lights don't seem to reach as far
From within the cheap tint of this goddamned car
Still there's just enough glare to block out the stars
I traced the familiar length of the street like a scar
All the curves and the angles, long committed to heart
And after all of this time, it shouldn't be this hard
To go home
Come on, sunlight
Get me out of here
Come on, sunlight
Get me out of here alive
Get me out of here alive
I head north towards a burning park
Where dry winds been churning the ashes and sparks
To climb up on a bluff, black, beaten and charred
And behold the blinking grid of the boulevards
Planes stretching far out to a distant dark
Veins pumping cars into a lonely heart
Full of paper thin chambers keeping us apart
Where I sleep to keep waiting for my life to start
On it's own
On it's own
Come on, sunlight
Get me out of here
Come on, sunlight
Get me out of here alive
Get me out of here alive
Driving down the stretch of Wilshire Boulevard
But the sodium lights don't seem to reach as far
From within the cheap tint of this goddamned car
Still there's just enough glare to block out the stars
I traced the familiar length of the street like a scar
All the curves and the angles, long committed to heart
And after all of this time, it shouldn't be this hard
To go home
Get me out of here
Come on, sunlight
Get me out of here alive
Get me out of here alive
Where dry winds been churning the ashes and sparks
To climb up on a bluff, black, beaten and charred
And behold the blinking grid of the boulevards
Planes stretching far out to a distant dark
Veins pumping cars into a lonely heart
Full of paper thin chambers keeping us apart
Where I sleep to keep waiting for my life to start
On it's own
On it's own
Get me out of here
Come on, sunlight
Get me out of here alive
Get me out of here alive
Song Info
Submitted by
comeonsunlight On Jun 12, 2011
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You wouldn't think it would get this dark Driving down the stretch of ??? boulevard But the sodium lights don't seem to reach as far From within the cheap tint of this goddamned car Still there's just enough glare to block out the stars I traced the familiar length of the street like a scar All the curves and the angles, all committed to heart And after all of this time, it shouldn't be this hard To go home
Come on, sunlight Get me out of here Come on, sunlight Get me out of here alive Get me out of here alive
I head North towards a burning park? Where dry winds been churning the ashes and sparks To climb up on a bluff black beaten and charred And behold the blinking grid of the boulevards ?Planes stretching far out to a distant dawn? Veins pumping cars into a lonely heart Full of paper thin chambers keeping us apart Where I sleep to keep waiting for my life to start On it's own On it's own
Come on, sunlight Get me out of here Come on, sunlight Get me out of here alive Get me out of here alive
I'm only unsure of "burning park" and "Planes stretching far out to a distant dawn." the rest I'm pretty confident of. I absolutely love the line "Veins pumping cars into a lonely heart Full of paper thin chambers keeping us apart." Beautiful word choice and imagery.
The second line is "Driving down a stretch of Wilshire Boulevard". Wilshire Boulevard is a road in Los Angeles, which is where Hrishikesh Hirway is from.
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You wouldn't think it would get this dark Driving down the stretch of Wilshire Boulevard But the sodium lights don't seem to reach as far From within the cheap tint of this goddamned car Still there's just enough glare to block out the stars I traced the familiar length of the street like a scar All the curves and the angles, all committed to heart And after all of this time, it shouldn't be this hard To go home
Come on, sunlight Get me out of here Come on, sunlight Get me out of here alive Get me out of here alive
I head North towards a burning park Where dry wind's been churning the ashes and sparks To climb up on a bluff black, beaten and charred And behold the blinking grid of the boulevards Lanes stretching far out to a distant dark Veins pumping cars into a lonely heart Full of paper thin chambers keeping us apart Where I sleep to keep waiting for my life to start On it's own On it's own
Come on, sunlight Get me out of here Come on, sunlight Get me out of here alive Get me out of here alive