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I'd rather feed something deeper
than just your addiction,
but you'd leave me starving and feeling uneasy
if I tended a garden
of more than tobacco
so instead in the evening
I bring fire and laughter.

See, I know you and I don't presume
to share anything more than your room
carry any more weight than the wind
to burn anything more than your skin

Keep it light, light, keep it light, but no lantern.
Keep it light, light, light, but no lamp.
Keep it light, light, keep it light. No answers.
Making light in the dark, it's the safest fire we can.

You nursed every smoke
right down to the filter
and cradled it gently as a flightless canary
lest one spark find the mouth
of that ravenous drought
your care for the kindling, endearing
and offensive.

But I know me, and I don't expect
to need anything more than neglect
to want anything more than a glance
balance your supply with my demands.

Keep it light, light, keep it light, but no lantern.
Keep it light, light, light, but no lamp.
Keep it light, light, keep it light. No answers.
Making light in the dark, it's the safest fire we can.

We've left torches and porchlights all over this land
burning like stars, but long ago dead
a bitter countdown to the end
and not a map back to somewhere
we might catch our breath ...

Keep it light, light, keep it light, but no lantern.
Keep it light, light, light, but no blaze.
Keep it light, light, keep it light. No answers.
Making light in the dark, it’s the safest fire
A little love in the dark, it's the safest fire.
Light/love, light/dark, it's the safest fire we can make.

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from A Message in the Mess, released February 24, 2017

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Heather Aubrey Lloyd Baltimore, Maryland

Recovering reporter turned songwriter, Heather Aubrey Lloyd also co-fronts Baltimore’s ilyAIMY. Her 2017 solo release, “A Message in the Mess,” spotlights Lloyd’s emotive alto and a polished departure from her band’s alt-folk grit. Awards from the likes of No Depression Magazine, Telluride Troubadour, National Women’s Music Fest, etc. soon followed. Lloyd will release new music in late 2020. ... more

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