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Ten Thousand Candles

from Tales from Gauchoville by Jon Gorey

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Ten thousand candles burn
Just for a lesson learned
Ten thousand hopes inside of me
I try to see the true
Like all good people do
They say the truth will set you free
Tonight I hold tight
Afraid of what I might see
How in the wake of our fears
We leave a trail of tears
Ten thousand candles burn
For every cry we hear
So many skins we've shed
Denying lives we've led
As if we leave the past behind
But time like a circle turns
Ghosts like the wind return
The haunting histories of our times
Tonight by candlelight
I close my eyes that I might see
How in the wake of our fears
We leave a trail of tears
Ten thousand candles burn
For every cry we hear
Inside a stranger's mind
It seems myself I find
Forgotten fears I recognize
With careful steps I tread
Upon the path ahead
Ten thousand candles light the sky
Tonight, impossible sunlight
I let the rapture carry me

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from Tales from Gauchoville, released May 1, 2005

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Jon Gorey Boston, Massachusetts

Singer/songwriter Jon Gorey has performed in bars, clubs, and cafes all over the world, from Seattle to Stockholm, including packed full-band shows in New York and his hometown of Boston. Some say his 2004 anthem ‘The Scarlet Letter,’ which was played on local radio and at Boston-area bars, helped the historically heartbreaking Red Sox win their first World Series title in 86 years. ... more

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