I never wanted a fortress
I just wanted a home
To put my worries and failures
And make them not alone
Look for a hand reaching out
thought everybody knows
To keep the light on
I saw it coming in waves
thought it was low tide
I should be running for cover
‘cause it is high time
that I know better to be
A better friend to me
I’ll keep the light on
I guess we know it never is
the way we dreamed it to be
thought you’d be running back to me
But I was wrong
And I wonder if you think of me
The way you drift in my thoughts
I think I loved you too much
I’ll keep the light on
I won’t keep beating myself up
‘cause you never called
during the end of the world
I guess you were better off
I didn’t know I could be erased so easily
Still keep the light on
I guess we know it never is
the way we dreamed it to be
Thought you’d be running back to me
But I was wrong
And I wonder if you think of me
You’re in my thoughts so casually
I think I loved you too much
I’ll keep the light on
I won’t keep beating myself up
‘cause you never called
during the end of the world
I guess you were better off
But I know better to be
a better friend to me
I’ll keep the light on
Great, thrashing, melodic indie rock from this Illinois group that juxtaposes sugary vocal hooks with barbed guitars. Bandcamp New & Notable May 28, 2022