Game song. Music by Charlie Recksieck, words by Cathryn Beeks. 2009
lyrics
I woke up early in the middle of a dream
only the light of my tv was on flickering away
I turned it off and I turned over to get back to
The sleep that was so slumberful
but rest it wouldn’t it come it wouldn’t
So I sit here in the dark
I light a match with a shiver
Making shadows on the wall
In the candle light the puppets made of fingers
Dance and flicker
Got so much stuff I aint finished up
If I concentrate hard enough I know I’ll self destruct
I need to sleep wish I could rest I gotta sleep
Cause I’m sinking in the walls are caving
half asleep and knee deep
And I sit here in the dark
The smell of sulfur makes me quiver
Making shadows on the wall
In the candle light the puppets made of fingers
Dance and flicker
A candle makes no mistakes
it lets the breeze dictate
So I sit here in the dark
I light a match with a shiver
There are shadows on the wall
In the candle light the puppets made of fingers
Dance and flicker
I sit here in the dark
Feels like the room is getting bigger
now the shadows are so tall
In the candle light the world is bright
Sleep is just a flicker
In the candle light the world is bright and
Sleep is just a flicker
Stark, folk-derived songs built on brittle acoustic guitars that conjure the image of a fire burning in the distance on a dark night. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 8, 2022