We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

These Lights Will Shine Again

by Fort Frances

/

about

A song to remind everyone that the world will eventually be okay. All proceeds from this song through June 30 will be donated to the Chicago Independent Venue League to help our hometown venues navigate the challenges of COVID-19.

lyrics

I watched this life slow from 60 down to zero
Now the only place where go
Is the TV in the living room
Where we hum along with the jingle of the evening news
It's an endless 12-bar blues
Unsurprising and out of tune

These days, I don't sleep much through the nights
I keep waking up wishing that the things I've been missing will be waiting right in front of my eyes

Until the lights shine again
Leave a candle burning in the window
Call up all of your friends
Draw a map of the world with everywhere you wanna go
Make promises for when all of this
Is a game of remember when
These lights will shine again

Now I wear eyeglasses
So I can see the sun
It's been rising for 2000 years
It may fall down in less than one
I bought a mask to wear
While I'm out on the run
No one knows who the hell I am
No one knows who I'll become

These nights, I pray for better days
If there's a holy spirit, I hope she hears it and washes these worries away

Until the lights shine again
Leave a candle burning in the window
Call up all of your friends
Draw a map of the world with everywhere you wanna go
Make promises for when all of this
Is a game of remember when
These lights will shine again

All these empty avenues
Day after day of deja vu
If your heart gets low, I want you to know
These lights will shine again

When these lights shine again
I'll throw open every door and every window
Call up all of my friends
Smile at all the strangers I don't know
We'll laugh and cry about all the times
We swore the world would end
These lights will shine again

credits

released May 22, 2020
Written and recorded by David McMillin

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Fort Frances Chicago, Illinois

With Sam Kassirer (Josh Ritter, Lake Street Dive, Langhorne Slim) at the production helm, Alio stretches well beyond Fort Frances' Americana roots to unlock the potential that’s been building for the past two years with louder guitars, jubilant horns and dueling rhythm sections. ... more

contact / help

Contact Fort Frances

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Fort Frances, you may also like: