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Lighthouse Song

from The Wandering by Jonathan Atkins

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I've never been lost on the water at night,
I've never had to bargain with fright,
I've never had to search for a light,
To guide me to shore.

I've never been held up by the bay,
Never had to sink my anchor to keep away,
From a darkening storm that would stay,
So close to my boat.

But there's still a shining light,
Through every heartfelt night,
Spent with myself in dire rage,
Taken out with a few breath's, a lighthouse, and a page.

The world still turns, with rotating lights,
Hopes and broken dreams strung up with kites,
We all hold onto something we don't know,
But I know what I have with the lighthouse glow.

Sometimes I think to hard,
About all the thing's that have gone to far.
And sometimes there are no stars,
Above my head.

But I don't need it bad,
Just to know the good things that I've had,
I find I'm always safe beneath the plan,
Of the lighthouse song.

The world still turns, with rotating lights,
Hopes and broken dreams strung up with kites,
We all hold onto something we don't know,
But I know what I have with the lighthouse glow.

It's sort of funny how I've found myself here,
At the base of a lighthouse without fear.
There's no noise, no problem to guide me near,
Perhaps fascination of something finally good.

She has found me, but she will never know,
How far I've walked these roads,
And now I wait for the choices to lead in the way our hearts want,
Because who I am is divided by a lighthouse song,
And the timing is oh so right.

I didn't need to have it bad,
To know that this is right.

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from The Wandering, released December 13, 2013

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Jonathan Atkins Mississauga, Ontario

"A singer-songwriter with a devastating ear for harmonies and a delicate touch with lyrics that slide perfectly into a horrid winter. There's a definite Celtic touch, but far sweeter than something like Mumford & Sons." - Andrew Fifield (Metro News)

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