It’s simply impossible not to believe Tracy Gibbons when she sings. Her lyrics are sincere, her voice is heavenly and when you add great melodies to the equation you end up with one incredible singer/songwriter. Here are two examples drawing imagery from water and fire:
Roman Candle
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Lyrics
You were my unfightable fire
I felt you burn beneath my skin
And it was life but it consumed me
I had no choice but to burn out in the end
We began in great momentum
You swept me up from off the ground
And it was nice to live on high for a while
But I had no choice but to burn out and come down
And there will always be those moments
Which belong only to you
When I’ll stop and remember
When the love comes through
You with your tendrils and your visions
You were my angel’s way to hell
You shot me straight into heaven
But I’d never land well
And oh, baby, you could push me
You never knew when to back down
And I loved the passion rising in me
But then it turned on you somehow
And there will always be those moments
Which will take me to you
Rubbing together we ignited
Alone I’m cold and blue
I guess I wasn’t quite what you expected
So I changed with pride
I tried to melt into your edges
You blew me out from inside
And I guess I was your habit ‘til you broke me
Now I must learn to live
How could you bleed me dry then ask me
Why I have nothing left to give?
There will always be those moments
which belong only to you
When I’ll wish I were blinded
‘Cause I’d still be with you
It was fire that sustained us
Until we ate ourselves alive
There is peace now in the ashes
Only your spark survives
Drift
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Lyrics
And so it starts all over again
I don’t know who I am without you
I’m in a fog when you’re not here
I drift around
A wayfaring ghost
A shadow at most
You always anchor me somehow
The safest haven I have found
Can I lay it all down awhile?
I drift and cast about
And I might capsize
But you pull the tides
I know my compass lies inside
And I will find True North in time
I’ve just gotta’ say
Even a compass needs a guide
And like a needle magnetized
I am drawn to you that way
I drift around
The water’s so deep
It’s all I can see
I drift and I’d be out
Alone in the night
If not for your light
And so I’m treading water again
Don’t know which way to go without you
Please be kind… shine
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