Lighthouse from Ekko by Tara Nome Doyle

You learned to cut yourself up
Into bite-sized portions
Praised for when you bow your head
In sweet devotion
'Cause everybody loves a thornless rose
But that’s not how they grow

Easy on the eye
You hide behind your smile
Lost amidst the storm
Guiding others to the shore

Take me to your lighthouse
But you can turn the lights out
No more words to say
No more parts to play
Covered in their doubts
Turn you inside out
That’s a lot of blame
You don’t have to hide away
You don’t have to hide, no

You put yourself on a leash
Follow and repeat
A distant memory
Of who you used to be

Slowly turning translucent
The embodied illusion

Take me to your lighthouse
But you can turn the lights out
No more words to say
No more parts to play
Covered in their doubts
Turn you inside out
That’s a lot of blame
You don’t have to hide away
You don’t have to hide, no

‘Cause those who matter won’t mind
And those who mind don’t matter
I know you’re terrified
But just repeat this pattern
Those who matter won’t mind
And those who mind don’t matter
I know you’re terrified
But just repeat this pattern
Those who matter won’t mind
And those who mind don’t matter
I know you’re terrified

So take me to your lighthouse
But you can turn the lights out
Covered in their doubts
That’s a lot of blame
You don’t have to hide away

Take me to your lighthouse
But you can turn the lights out
No more words to say
No more parts to play
Covered in their doubts
Turn you inside out
That’s a lot of blame
You don’t have to hide away
You don’t have to hide, no

Take me to your lighthouse
But you can turn the lights out
Covered in their doubts
That’s a lot of blame
You don’t have to hide away
You don’t have to hide, no
You don’t have to hide away

• Pop
• art pop
• chamber pop
• folk pop
• indie pop
• singer-songwriter
• Berlin