Before you were smoke your were fire
Tired because you were waiting in the rain
Before you came down you were higher
Than the star in my sky you became
But you never came back again
Before you were fixed you were broken
Joking about the state that you were in
Before you could sing you had to wait in the wing
Of nicotine and adrenaline
But you never came back again
Before you’re today you’re tomorrow
Tumbling backwards in time
Before you were wine you were grapes on a vine
Staring before you began
But your never came back again
Before you’re someone you’re no one
Before you were able you were Cain
Before you were cursed you were blessed by the worst
But nobody remembers you beat up old name
But you never came back again
Before you were smoke your were fire
Tired because you were waiting in the rain
Before you came down you were higher
Than the star in my sky you became
But you never came back again
credits
from Disappear,
released January 1, 2011
Written by Marc Brenton
The Icelandic songwriter packs her stunning debut with sweeping melodies delivered via intimate, folky arrangements. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 12, 2023