Careful to the last
Now you know it’s right
Though you never left a mark
To be seen in lights
On the face of everything
There were always smiles
And everybody knows
You’re everything that glows
But for all that is gold
There’s a darkness
Ruby shines so defined
As a witness
And I hope that you now find
Nothing’s better left behind
But you know it’s not the same
Oh you know it’s not the same
Waiting for the change
Full of hopeful days
I was talking to myself
To make it pass away
For every second wasted
I have made a pledge
That you never have to live
The way I did myself
But for all that is gold
There’s a darkness
Ruby shines so defined
As a witness
I’ve been blamed
I’ve been shamed
I’ve been pissed on, told it’s rain
Now I’ve woken up to find myself a fitness
And I hope that you now find
Nothing’s better left behind
But you know it’s not the same
Oh you know it’s not the same today
Careful to the last
Now you know it’s right
Though you never left a mark
To be seen in lights
And on the face of everything
There were always smiles
Now everybody knows
You’re everything that glows
But for all that is gold
There’s a darkness
Ruby shines so defined
As a witness
I’ve been blamed
I’ve been shamed
I’ve been pissed on, told it’s rain
Now I’ve woken up to find myself a fitness
And I hope that you now find
Nothing’s better left behind
And you know it’s not the same
You’re too perfect to be blamed
In the dark we wore the shame
I don’t wear that coat today
I’m away
credits
from Here He Is (2024),
released February 29, 2024
Written by Andy Renshaw
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