Circle of Light
from Imperfectly by Ani DiFranco
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lyrics
standing just outside
the circle of light
avoiding the pool cues
watching the game, waiting for you
hanging in the doorway like smoke
like mistletoe
this is where i’ll be
whenever you come or go
i’m gonna roll you over
gonna peel you back
expose your tender center
watch the juices flow from the cracks
gonna peel you out
of your protective shell
or i might just have to
break right in there
and raise some hell
i don’t have no grand plan
for you and me
just, nothing is impossible
nothing is unlikely
i’m just riding the tide nothing more
and it’s bound to take me out some
before it brings me back to shore
when you look in the mirror
do you see visions of your past
i ain’t got time for halfway
i ain’t got time for half assed
when i look in the mirror
i see the days to come
and my face is just a trace
of where i’m coming from
just outside the circle of light
is where you’ve been living
your whole life
you’ve got to jump back into the center
and launch your attack
then you’ve got to crawl back
in the corners of the room
where it’s really black
the circle of light
avoiding the pool cues
watching the game, waiting for you
hanging in the doorway like smoke
like mistletoe
this is where i’ll be
whenever you come or go
i’m gonna roll you over
gonna peel you back
expose your tender center
watch the juices flow from the cracks
gonna peel you out
of your protective shell
or i might just have to
break right in there
and raise some hell
i don’t have no grand plan
for you and me
just, nothing is impossible
nothing is unlikely
i’m just riding the tide nothing more
and it’s bound to take me out some
before it brings me back to shore
when you look in the mirror
do you see visions of your past
i ain’t got time for halfway
i ain’t got time for half assed
when i look in the mirror
i see the days to come
and my face is just a trace
of where i’m coming from
just outside the circle of light
is where you’ve been living
your whole life
you’ve got to jump back into the center
and launch your attack
then you’ve got to crawl back
in the corners of the room
where it’s really black
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from Imperfectly,
released June 19, 1992
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Ani DiFranco New Orleans, Louisiana
Grammy winner and feminist icon Ani DiFranco began her career as a proponent of the artist-run label, creating her own Righteous Babe Records in 1990. Since then she has released over twenty studio albums and supported a broad range of social causes including racial justice, reproductive rights, gender equality, environmental issues and prison reform. ... more
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