Sparklers

from Mockery Sparklers by Saint and Kings

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Apparently I'm a trick of the light,
a nighttime apparition
Until I find I'm within your sight
in just the right position
None the worse for wear as if
you care for my condition
Underneath no false belief,
no suspicious superstition

Until you take me in hand, hold me aloft
Hike up my clothes against flesh so soft
Thrill to the smoke in the dark and we are starkers
Strike up a match so we shine like sparklers

Apparently we glow with the flow,
mist and air and flame
Both here and gone, a phenomenon
in action if not in name
And recognition flickers between
Four eyes we look the same
And lips that mouth a silent vow
far too wild to tame

Until I take you in hand, hold you aloft
Hike up your clothes against flesh so soft
Thrill to the smoke in the dark and we are starkers
Strike up this match, how we shine like sparklers

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from Mockery Sparklers, released November 26, 2023

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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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