The Innocence Mission

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Don't fire your gun at the pressure
It's only surreal
Don't heed the crowd noise and laughter
They're only surreal
This is a test for discovering who really loves you
The answers will come soon enough

You hold my heart and your fingers are shaking
Don't drop it
Fumbling in darkness
The darkness is only surreal
I know that there is a light in here somewhere
Do you see it?
You'll have to turn it on

Can you see it, now?
Can you see it?
Can you see it, now?

I know that there is a light in here somewhere
Do you see it?
You'll have to turn it on

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starla33 On May 10, 2002

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2002-05-10 04:04:41

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by Shock_Resistor

24y ago

This is so comforting. "Theres a light in here somewhere,do you see it?" This is the kind of music that makes me think of children running through fields of flowers and spending time with people I love when the sun is setting with night blooming Jasmine heavy in the air and birds chirping..=) All the mundane hum-drum boredom and stress of daily life is surreal compared to all thats beautiful. =)

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