This Torch

Weard Bensusan.

Available On The Album 'Writing in a Skeleton Key' by That Legendary Wooden Lion.

All lyrics copyright That Legendary Wooden Lion

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I’ve held this torch for you for so long

My fingers burnt down to the bone (rpt)

I suppose I ought to cut and run,

The situation’s out of hand

It looked unsafe when we begun

Our ideals always seemed so grand

I’ve held this torch for you so long

My fingers are burnt to the bone

I’ve built an altar to you in my heart

And that was made of light, not stone

Now from the distance where I stand

And Look at this and wonder why

When you were just there by my hand

I somehow let you slip on by

I’ve held this torch for you so long

My fingers are burnt to the bone

I’ve built an altar to you in my heart

And that was made of light, not stone

A fleeting glance, a passing touch

So electric you always seem to me

And I’ve been looking at you now

It feels like an eternity

I’ve held this torch for you so long

My fingers are burnt to the bone

I’ve built an altar to you in my heart

And that was made of light, not stone

The elastic that connects us

Sometimes it feels so tight it’s pain

It sends us hurtling together

Don’t let us fly apart again.

I’ve held this torch for you for so long

My fingers burnt down to the bone (rpt)

Just one quick kiss and you are out of the car

And then I’m driving home alone

The time we had didn’t go far

Now it’s back to the telephone

And the city lights dim in the rear view mirror

And the flames in my heart still scorch

The headlights dotted along the road

But all I can see is this torch