Mistaken For Fireworks

from Feels Like The Future Pt. 2 by Saint and Kings

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Somebody's got a gun
He thinks by pulling it out
That he will be the one
To prove what it's all about
As if you can end a life
The same as an argument

So when you hear the sound
You don't know which way to run
You're trying to figure out
Which way it's coming from
You don't want to find out
Whether the bullets on the way

Are scheduled to meet with you
Or consider if it's cruel coincidence
That lies in wait and lingers and lurks
Until it's time to make you wince
At what's mistaken for fireworks

When all the shooting's done
All the echoes reverberate
And you survived that one
And you think it should feel great
But you only feel more afraid
Of what's only been delayed

See, you get to stick around
Look up at those flags unfurled
Whistle with a tuneless sound
About this big beautiful world
You helped make it what it is
So why would you walk away

From what's meant to meet with you
Or consider if it's cruel coincidence
That lies in wait and lingers and lurks
Until it's time to make you wince
At what's mistaken for fireworks

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from Feels Like The Future Pt. 2, released April 30, 2018

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Saint and Kings San Pablo, California

I’m a singer-songwriter using guitars and keyboards to craft distinctive dispatches from intimate interiors, vast exteriors and all points in between. Drawing on years of pop, soul, indie, folk and dance-music fandom, I try to turn observations and narratives into succinct sonic snapshots. ... more

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