Conjured lights
 
Quito, Ecuador
January 24, 2009
 
lyrics
[A] In cold lines
They celebrate the rites.  
And souls try
To conjure a light.  
 
[B] And I stand outside
With unbelieving mind
But I’d like to stand in line
If the conjure were right.  
 
[C] And now it’s hard
To have you in my city
As I question the conjured lights.  
 
Set apart
Here in my city
Do you come to remind?[D] 
 
[D]
 
[A] Old eyes
A face with familiar lines. 
So right 
But distant as time
And political ties. 
 
[B] I can’t just go along
Much as I might want. 
I know I’m different
But I don’t think I’m wrong.   
 
[C] And now it’s hard
To have you in my city
As I question the conjured lights.  
 
Set apart
Here in the city
Do you come to remind? 
Do you come to remind?
[one of these lines high, other normal,
then switch into D part for last one]
 
[D] Do you come to remind? 
 
[D x 4]
 
[E x 8, some vox, some instrumental]
If could make my peace with you
I could make my peace with all.
If I could make my peace with you
I could make my peace with all.
  
[Also singing in background as a round,
both lead lyrics and ahs.] 
 
[B] To each their only call.
To each their lonely call. 
To each their only call.
To each their lonely call. 
 
[C] And now it’s hard
To have you in my city
As I question the conjured lights.  
 
Set apart
But with you in my city
Could we conjure something right . . . 
 
 
music
A) A verse
Inverted B, B
G# F# E
 
B) B verse
G#minor, F#major, E, all x3 then
Inverted B
 
C) Chorus
Rest, B, B, G# minor, F# major, E
 
D) Instrumental bridge
High E -1 plucked (x798xx), Inverted C#
plucked (x646xx) Inverted B plucked
(x4244-5x), Inverted high G# strummed
(x(11)9(11)xx), High E.  2nd pass is same
except last chord might be High F#]
 
E) Vocal Bridge
B inverted, E, G# minor, F# major