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Naked Flame

from So Slowly by Emil Pye

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Do you think twice when you burn your fingers?
I guess I’m slow to learn from pain.
When I hurt the memory lingers,
But I make the same mistakes again.

You were a beacon in my darkness,
Drawn like a moth to neon light.
I moved too fast without direction,
Deep into the everlasting night.

Put the candle out my darling.
Must we do this dance again?
Have I been burnt now once too often?
Were you just another naked flame?
Were you just another naked flame?

When I sit still and I am peaceful.
I clear the thoughts out of my mind.
I begin to see my time as something useful.
If I read between the lines I learn to see where I was blind.
If I read between the lines I learn to see where I was blind.


I don’t seem to learn the lesson.
I went to school with nothing gained.
Can I be free of my obsession?
Quench this burning fire in the rain.

I was guided by a lighthouse;
Looking for a port in heavy seas.
Swept along that rocky shoreline,
This siren call has brought me to my knees.

Put the candle out my darling.
Must we do this dance again?
Have I been burnt now once too often?
Were you just another naked flame?
Were you just another naked flame?

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from So Slowly, released November 16, 2020

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Emil Pye Manchester, UK

Shortly after crawling into recovery from alcoholism and selling all but one of my guitars, I discovered I could sing and started writing songs.
I wrote songs for 3 years before I began recording during the Covid lockdown.

Emil combines intricate finger-picked acoustic guitar with impressive string arrangements and the merest hint of psychedelia... ... more

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