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Started out simple
Started out clean
Like a starlit night
Smell of rain
The day stacked up
And the air grew thin
Gravity pulling
Pulling me down in
Push up from the bed
Feel my hit the floor
Dreamt I was running
Through a field of fire
Shadows in my tracks
But I ain’t looking back
At the rest of you
Hey I’m trying so hard
To see the light
To see the light
To see it burn thru hey hey hey
Not going down with the rest of you
I’m not going down with the rest of you
Now you’re asking for answers
You want a clarion call
But you’re drowning in echos
Bouncing off walls
I ain’t no prophet
I got no horn to blow
So let the darkness fall
Let the sky charred up black
Let the animals out
Let the plate come back
So you rock me in the morning
Wake my body up
Till the light comes through
Till you gotta shout
Hey I’m trying so hard
To see the light
To see the light
To see it burn thru
Hey I’m trying so hard
To see the light
To see the light
To see it burn thru hey hey hey
Not going down with the rest of you
I’m not going down like you want me to
We all want something else
We all want something else
Now you’re running in my tracks
But I ain’t looking back
At the rest of you
Now you’re running in my tracks
But I ain’t looking back
At the rest of you
Now you’re running in my tracks
But I ain’t looking back
At the rest of you
Oh you’re running in my tracks
But I ain’t looking back
At the rest of you
Now you’re running in my tracks
But I ain’t looking back
At the rest of you
Oh you’re running in my tracks
But I ain’t looking back
At the rest of you
Now you’re running in my tracks
But I ain’t looking back
At the rest of you
We all want something else
Started out clean
Like a starlit night
Smell of rain
And the air grew thin
Gravity pulling
Pulling me down in
Feel my hit the floor
Dreamt I was running
Through a field of fire
But I ain’t looking back
At the rest of you
To see the light
To see the light
To see it burn thru hey hey hey
I’m not going down with the rest of you
You want a clarion call
But you’re drowning in echos
Bouncing off walls
I got no horn to blow
Let the sky charred up black
Let the animals out
Let the plate come back
Wake my body up
Till the light comes through
Till you gotta shout
To see the light
To see the light
To see it burn thru
To see the light
To see the light
To see it burn thru hey hey hey
I’m not going down like you want me to
We all want something else
But I ain’t looking back
At the rest of you
But I ain’t looking back
At the rest of you
But I ain’t looking back
At the rest of you
But I ain’t looking back
At the rest of you
But I ain’t looking back
At the rest of you
But I ain’t looking back
At the rest of you
But I ain’t looking back
At the rest of you
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Springsteen should cover this song. The spiritual themes and longing for the divine are right up his alley. Abigail is amazing.
This is a pretty clear statement about her attitude toward the future collapse of society. We all started out simple, now there is nothing clear about our direction,as individuals or a civilization.
So let the darkness fall... Let the (tectonic) plate come back
References to the geological and climate shifts that ,in the long epochs after our end,will reshape the world.
But she makes sure we know she is not the one to lead anyone else through the worst.She is not a prophet, so don't run in her tracks. Take the warning to see to your own future.
Listen to Jackson Brown's "Everyman" to hear the same sentiments from 30 years ago. I love both songs, dark as they are, they are true to the reality we have made.