He Burns Blue

from Mustard On My Sexy Dress by Eric Peter Schwartz

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HE BURNS BLUE
(words and music by E.P. Schwartz)

He burns blue
says "I'm afraid I have to leave you."
"I know you're not ready but it's true.
There's nothing we can do."
He burns blue

He burns dim
"I've loved you from the moment you let me in.
Love's not a game any of us can win
'cause we can't see the end from where we begin."
He burns dim

He turns to mist
every moment of his life is in her kiss
rings around the moon on a night like this
shoot into the sky in a moment's gliss
he turns to mist

He drifts out
From the lines and the confines, the dread and the doubt
All the fear he kept inside his mouth
Nobody's hands can hold him now
He drifts out

He burns blue
not touching the things he's passing through
Amazed by the way his body moves
as he burns off all the pain he ever knew
he burns blue

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from Mustard On My Sexy Dress, released November 20, 2020

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Eric Peter Schwartz Aurora, Illinois

Acoustic rock and some instrumental rock. Where heart and quirk collide.

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