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.

When The Lights Go Up

from When The Lights Go Up (single) by Tariq

/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 CAD  or more

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

lyrics

When the Lights Go Up

Flash of the morning
on the back of my eye.
It’s hard saying that I love you,
but I’m gonna try
to put away the ghosts now
Halloween is over
and try to find the words that are
sometimes too hard to say.

Don’t stare into the filament
‘cause you might burn your eyes.
Those pretty coloured lights I heard
were dangerous

Let’s throw a party, baby
and invite all our friends.
We’ll have it at the Projection Room
I hear it’s easy to rent.
We could stay there late,
until your feet get tired of dancing.
And I’ll be good and ready to go home with you
when the lights go up.

A thousand watts of power
drifting down the wires.
Those pretty coloured lights I heard
were dangerous.

Don’t stare into the filament
‘cause you might burn your eyes.
Those pretty coloured lights I heard
were dangerous

Christmas is over, it’s the New Year
and it’s colder.
The radio in the car plays
“Put Your Head on My Shoulder.”
There’s no words left to say now,
no fathers, no gods to betray now.
But I still miss you at the end of the day now
when the lights go up.

So let’s melt into the shadows
and disappear like fireflies.
Those pretty coloured lights I’ve heard
are dangerous

credits

from When The Lights Go Up (single), track released December 16, 2019

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Tariq image

Tariq Vancouver, British Columbia

Tariq is a Juno nominated singer/songwriter & recording artist. He releases music as himself and w/ the critically acclaimed band, Brasstronaut.

contact / help

Contact Tariq

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Tariq, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Saxophonist Isaiah Collier chats about his new LP and the influence of Pharoah Sanders.
listen now