Marillion - Torch Song

Read some Kerouac and it put me on the tracks to burn a little brighter now
Something about roman candles fizzing out, shine a little light on me now
Found a strange fascination with a liquid fixation, alcohol can thrill me now
It's getting late in the game to show any pride or shame
I just burn a little brighter now, burn a little brighter now
Doctor says my liver looks like leaving with my lover, need another time-out now
Like any sort of hero turning down to zero still standing out in any crowd
Pulling seventeen with experience and dreams, sweating out a happy hour
Where you're hiding 29 you know it ain't a crime
To burn a little brighter now, burn a little brighter now

Dr. Finlay: "And my advice is if you maintain this lifestyle you won't reach 30"

Torch: "Christ - it's a romantic way to go really, it's part of the heritage, it's your round i'n'it?"

We burn a little brighter now

Read some Kerouac and it put me on the tracks to burn a little brighter now
It was something about roman candles fizzing out, shine a little light on me now
Found a strange fascination with a liquid fixation, alcohol thrill me now
Getting late in the game to show any pride or shame
Burn a little brighter now, we burn a little brighter now
We burn a little brighter now

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• Marillion
• Torch
• Song

[LBjim]

Great piece of art reminds me of my first wife I use to play this in the house but she didn't like it, no wonder the marriage didn't work out...

[bds1167]

My favorite song and album....sum's up my life.

[CheviCamaroSS]

A very "find myself by self-destruction" song, sure... Marillion was brighter than never when Fish was still there... But I don't want to compare with Hogarth's work.

[MrBizoniasty]

po POLSKU ZAJE-po prostu-BISTE!!! ;)

[finnhansson]

this is art : no one today write lyrics like FISH,sit down with a drink in your hand with the headphones on listen to this song and album MAGIC...

[MrSecretworld1]

Burn a little brighter now , !!

[pawian101]

keep listening to fish and realized that i'm no longer in highschool time is running life so, but this tunes still with me

[Buhmannhunter]

I like Fish. In Music and in Restaurant. :)

[escapedmentalman]

But still "We burn a little brighter now"

[escapedmentalman]

I think my liver is almost dead.....but great times and memories.......

[CHHSE1986]

I'm bds1167. At 43, I'm relapsing after 23 days right now. This song and album will forever be my swan song. Fish says it with the utmost eloquence..... hope I make it another day.

[3MoonTzu]

Read some Kerouac and it put me on the track!