From the recording River of Light
Credits:
Kristina Stykos: vocal, acoustic guitar, mandolin, Yamaha S90 (piano), bass
Val McCallum: electric guitar
Jeff Berlin: drums
Patrick Ross: fiddle, cello
Produced, recorded and mixed by Kristina Stykos at Pepperbox Studio, Chelsea VT.
Lyrics
Caught by the Heart
(c) 2018 Kristina Stykos
Rome was filled with alleyways & flower boxes
I never will forget
behind the nested doors, a trist
of laughter & her winged lover
I remember waiting for your step
saturated with confusion
and wanting what was leaving us
and yet disbelieving our division
How I cried then and again
begging to be understood
taught to see myself as nothing but a thing
To disregard and push below the surface
Of the rain , the path of dirt
That led me home
To mount the aching crest of pasture
washed in light
Comfort the children, for they can’t run
Bless the cold firelight they sleep in
Pray for deliverance from what’s been done
Guard what’s left of their future
And don’t hit me
Don’t hit me again
Don’t lay down your light
This is crazy
Inside ecstasy, the seeds of hatred
Inside tenderness, a desperation
Hiding rage and violence
Our infatuation and some kind of love
Now embracing annihilation
And in its place a total stranger bent on self-destruction
Caught by the heart of cupid’s dart
You turned away
But still you felt you owned me
Turned away
But let no other fire warm me
Held me not – apathetic, pathetic
This sliding, sleeping, walking into murky
No man’s land, going deeper
Waiting for your touch to make peace with you
Comfort the children, for they can’t run
Bless the cold firelight they sleep in
Pray for deliverance from what’s been done
Guard what’s left of their innocence
And don’t hit me
Don’t hit me again
Don’t lay down your light