looking for clear skies

I am an astronomer

Been looking for clear skies

Without a glow on the skyline

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I am an astronomer

Been looking for clear skies

But everywhere I go

The light seems to follow

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Been running from the light

All of my life

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There was a time when I could see

Almost everything

From the bottom of the garden

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Nowadays I look through a clouded haze

Throws a curtain across the stars

Distant galaxies kept away from me

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(a curtain across the stars)

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Leave me alone with the stars

And a sky full of possibilities

Alone with the stars

I'm searching through galaxies

Where someone across an infinite space

Is staring at me

 

There's too much light in the world

Do I need to see 

Neon signs in a cafe that's closed

Or a window full of dull clothes

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I am an astronomer

Been looking for clear skies

Without a glow on the skyline

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Distant cars on a motorway

Sent to toture me

Pull me from this reverie

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There was a time when I could see

Almost everything

From the bottom of the garden

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Nowadays I look through a clouded haze

Throws a curtain across the stars

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I move from house to house

To find a clear skyline

But everywhere I go 

The light seems to follow

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Been running from the light

All of my life

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Some new factory

Some refinery

And once again the sky orange

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Leave me alone with the stars

And a sky full of possibilities

Alone with the stars

I'm searching through galaxies

Where someone across an infinite space

Is staring at me

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Leave me alone with the stars

And a sky full of memories

Alone with the stars

I'm searching through galaxies

Where someone across an infinite space

Is staring at me

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©Tobias Zaldua 1999

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Found on the album 'get ahead' 1999