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The Lighthouse That Never Glows

from The Home Straight by Max Bandicoot

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Tomorrow comes, tomorrow goes. Yesterday feels like ages away.
Twenty days since we left the shore, and I know for sure that the Captain knows
The way through the night with no end, the way to the promised land.
Chasing a fleeting ghost: the Lighthouse that never glows.
He’s the Captain of a boat too strong to sink,
Fighting the storms, riding the seas, filling the void of hopeless dreams.
I’m the parrot on his shoulder repeating every order.
I make his wisdom echo forever.

Break the line and fight the tide, only dead fish go with the flow.
Stuck in nowhere for so long Hell looks like a good place to go.
He said the lighthouse someday will glow.
Stake it all and more on this roll, hope it ain’t blowing smoke.
Cause I feel we drift away.
From the sea we used to sail.
From the crest of faithful waves.
I feel we drift away.

On the day 48, or maybe more. The rain does not wet anymore.
Hopes have fell overboard and sink like they were tied to an anchor.
Half the crew’s gone insane but the Captain stayed the same,
We are all in the same boat that barely floats, don’t know where it goes, don’t know how to row.
Just feel the beat of his wooden leg. Just feed the beast, release the Kraken.
Standing proud, one patched eye, the other one staring at the skyline.
But I don’t see a single reason I should see on the horizon
The tiny shinny point lighting the way to the exit of this oceans prison.
The shoulder I relied on is now the one I cry on.
That’s how the story goes: the Lighthouse that never glows.

Break the line and fight the tide, only dead fish go with the flow.
Stuck in nowhere for so long Hell looks like a good place to go.
He said the lighthouse someday will glow.
Stake it all and more on this roll, hope it ain’t blowing smoke.
Cause I feel we drift away.
From the sea we used to sail.
From the crest of faithful waves.
I feel we drift away.

I stopped counting the days. We left so long ago.
So long seasons passed away, so long God has lost his faith.
Whatever happen next I’m on my own.
Guess the boat was less hard than those sharpy stones.
Every breeze is storm now, every drop is flood.
The rain is stabbing my back, it’s clouding my view.
I’m out of sight, I’m out of light, I’m out of hope I can hold tight.
Feels like even if the stars align it won’t be enough to shine.
But even if I lose my eyes, if the dark hugs the light,
Even if the night goes blind, it got nowhere to hide.
Tiny wings don’t fail me now, I’mma fly till you can flap.
Find the Lighthouse and burn it down.

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from The Home Straight, released April 23, 2016

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Max Bandicoot London, UK

An original acoustic style somewhere between Folk & Rap. Songwriting deeply influenced by artists such as Mumford and Sons, Ed Sheeran, and French rappers like MC Solaar or Nekfeu.
His live performance consists of Max, a loop pedal and enough energy to make a lighthouse glow. His unique use of loops fill the room with beautiful harmonies while affectionately slapping Martine (his tiny guitar).
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