Living Dolls
from Birdboys by Penelope Houston
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lyrics
living dolls
lyrics by Penelope Houston/ music by P. Houston, Mel Peppas
Candle, candle, burning cold and bright
You burn the shadows from the night
With every blaze that you ignite
The sound of tearing silk
we stand unnoticed in the crowd
Our flames are crying out so loud
With faces full of hope and proud
Just like two living dolls
Behind the silent walls no one sings, no one calls
Behind the shuttered door shadows dancing on the floor
Behind the mirrored glass a hidden eye is watching me
the words come thick and fast but no one hears to turn the key
Candle, candle, burning cold and bright
You burn the shadows from the night
With every flame you light
The faces of two living dolls
A tree stands lonely on the ground
It¹s blossoms wither, turning brown
how many seasons will go round
Behind these silent doors
Behind the silent walls no one sings, no one calls
Behind the shuttered door shadows dancing on the floor
Behind the mirrored glass a hidden eye is watching me
the words come thick and fast but no one hears to turn the key
lyrics by Penelope Houston/ music by P. Houston, Mel Peppas
Candle, candle, burning cold and bright
You burn the shadows from the night
With every blaze that you ignite
The sound of tearing silk
we stand unnoticed in the crowd
Our flames are crying out so loud
With faces full of hope and proud
Just like two living dolls
Behind the silent walls no one sings, no one calls
Behind the shuttered door shadows dancing on the floor
Behind the mirrored glass a hidden eye is watching me
the words come thick and fast but no one hears to turn the key
Candle, candle, burning cold and bright
You burn the shadows from the night
With every flame you light
The faces of two living dolls
A tree stands lonely on the ground
It¹s blossoms wither, turning brown
how many seasons will go round
Behind these silent doors
Behind the silent walls no one sings, no one calls
Behind the shuttered door shadows dancing on the floor
Behind the mirrored glass a hidden eye is watching me
the words come thick and fast but no one hears to turn the key
credits
from Birdboys,
released October 10, 1988
license
all rights reserved
tags
shows
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Apr 29Hamburg, Germany
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May 8Vienna, Austria
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May 9Munich, Germany
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May 24Oxford, UK
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Jun 6San Francisco, CA
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Jun 13Seattle, WA
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Jun 15Portland, OR
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Jun 16Portland, OR
discography
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May 2012 -
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Apr 1999 -
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Oct 1994 -
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Oct 1988 -
Jun 1993 -
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Oct 1994 -
Feb 2000
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