Deeper than the Heart

from Miles from the Fire by Eric Quigley

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There’s a fire in me
That starts to show
When the odds are stacked
And no one’s home

When the day has left you
Nothing at all
And night hits harder
Than a cannonball

When your dreams are dirt
Waiting on the rain
When there’s a gnawing hurt
You can’t explain

When your mirror tells you more
Than you need it to
And the bottle is finished
And so are you

When you did your best
And no one cares
When you’re like the rest
Fickle and scared

When you try to sing
And your voice sounds like shit
And you don’t mean a thing
You thought you did

So you’re down and out
Under the sheets
You turned off the music
It didn’t sound the same

You dig and you dig
For something new
A clean, bold thought
To pull you through

You may find it
You may not
It’s temporary anyways
These emotions we've got

But far within you
Deeper than the heart
There’s an ember glowing
Waiting for a spark

So get up, get going
There’s more to the show
There’s so much left
You were born to know

There’s a fire in me
That starts to grow
When the odds are stacked
And no ones home.

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from Miles from the Fire, released July 31, 2015

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Eric Quigley Chicago, Illinois

A singer/songwriter primarily drawing from folk & rock traditions.
Attempting to find the meeting place between Led Zeppelin and Leonard Cohen.

Deceptively melancholy songs that always seek the silver lining.

Frontman and songwriter for Chicago hard rock band 'One More Moon'...& one half of Folk duo 'The Alibis.' ... more

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