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SKIN GETS THIN (WHEN THE NEON PASSES THROUGH)

from "BEATITUDE" Bill Mallonee & Vigilantes of Love (Summer 2013) by Bill Mallonee

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one of my favs on this record...all my life i've tried to reconcile the life of rock and roll, bars and broken-ness with things of the Spirit. I never wanted spirituality to be something embarked on in fear and anxiety, and yet that's most of what governed my life for many years. Songwriting and my life with Muriah have been open doors to a different place...The grace and mercy of Christ seem very real to me now.
i have felt pretty lonely most of my life. I suspect we all do.
I thought the lyrics moved some sad/sweet nuances of that spirit on this one...

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NEON PASSES THROUGH music/lyrics: bill mallonee
At first it felt like alight in my eyes
and a question i didn't know the answer to
and me being of such a tender age
i told 'em everything i knew

i learned early one there were ghosts in the room
and ghosts you will meet along the way
never dismiss a spirit or kiss
you're gonna need them one day

CHORUS:
and you shine cause you can still muster a spark
blind your eyes and cauterize your heart
here's a little something i'd like to give to you
skin gets thin when the neon passes through

all this time to kill and all these moments to embrace
all these wastelands to fill with a smile on your face
and me just wanting to be understood?
i bled every drop i could

make a world you can believe in..make a word you can kiss
let it slid right through your fingers...or smash it with your fist
at first it felt like a light in my eyes
you learn to tell the truth
and you learn to lie

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from "BEATITUDE" Bill Mallonee & Vigilantes of Love (Summer 2013), released June 7, 2013
Bill Mallonee: guitars, vocals
Muriah Rose: keyboards, mellotrons, vocals
Kevin Heuer: drums
Bert Shoaff: bass

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Bill Mallonee

Bill Mallonee is an Americana artist w/ 80 plus albums over a 30 year career. Voted by Paste Music Magazine #65 in their "Top 100 Living Songwriters" poll. He was the
founding member of Vigilantes of Love. He has worked with Mark Heard, Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris, & Peter Buck from REM.
His most recent work, "Lead On, Kindly Light" is a 23song double Cd released Feb 2020.
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