Rick Hale - Brightness

Staring down the passing time
Tossing as the hands are turning
The sheets too thin to hide behind
My skin is cold, my heart is burning

Her brightness is like fire in my soul
Oh darkness, give me refuge in your cold

So much for my peace of mind
Her memory keeps on returning

Words in her familiar tone
Light the room and stop my breathing
I swore I wouldn't check my phone,
But I can't keep my eyes from cheating

Her brightness is like fire in my soul
Oh darkness, give me refuge in your cold

I know I'm better off alone
Easy said but hard believing

I close my eyes and seal my lips
Take my guitar and play another song
Calloused as my fingertips
Fixed in my resolve for moving on

Her brightness consumes my soul
Oh darkness, where is your cold?

Cast against the gloom tonight
A flicker shines, I watch it burning
Sweeping through my peace of mind
Her memory keeps on returning