Illume (9-11) Songtext / Lyric

Illume says the candle that I burn

A reflection in the window all the way to Point Dume

Illume like it dances

I am a cliff dweller from the old school



I like the coastal cities, I like the lights

I like the way the ocean blends into the city at night

It's like living on a working river, the coastline is glittering

Like a diamond snake in a black sky



I'm alone now

With my thoughts

Of how we could make it

Of how we could get out

What we've been through

All of the trauma

The smell of Nag Champra

Shadow of a stranger






I will not take you for granted

I wouldn't trade you for jade or for diamonds

Not for one minute, not for anything

I need you to be there

Just remember when I am haunted that I was just so scared



I'm alone now

With my thoughts

Of how we could make it

Of how we could get out

What we've been through

All of the trauma

The smell of Nag Champra

Shadow of a stranger



What I saw on this journey, I saw history go down

I cannot pretend that the heartache falls away

It's just like a river, ooh, it's never ending

I cannot pretend that the heartache falls away



Because it's just like a river, it's never ending

It's just like a river, it's never ending



I'm alone now

With my thoughts

Of how we could make it

Of how we could get out

What we've been through

All of the trauma

The smell of Nag Champra

Shadow of a stranger



What I saw on this journey, I saw history go down

I cannot pretend that the heartache falls away

It's just like a river, ooh, it's never ending

I cannot pretend that the heartache falls away



I'm alone now

With my thoughts

Of how we could make it

Of how we could get out

What we've been through

All of the trauma

The smell of Nag Champra

Shadow of a stranger



What I saw on this journey is what legends are made of

I cannot pretend that the heartache falls away

It's just like a river, ooh, it's never ending

No, I cannot pretend that the heartache falls away



Because it's just like a river, it's never ending

It falls away

Like a river, it's never ending



This song is dedicated to: Rudolph Guilani, The New York City Fire

Department, the New York City Police Department, the people of New

York City, and to those who did not survive. With love.