Fault Line Songtext
von Gary Schutt

Part I

A cold wind blows off the sea
Through the trees and into the L.A. skyline
A fault line prances
The darkness dances and disturbs my dream

This night falls far too short and now I can't sleep
This night is far from over and I don't want to sleep

I lie and embrace the dark
I'm finding it hard to await the morning sunrise and face the day
Adifferent way
And I don't want to stay

This night will last forever in the back of my mind
This night compels my spirit to face the light

Part II

Sunshine breaks through my window
On my pillow
I can see the far side of my room
A picture or two of what used to be you
In a thousand pieces


Last night seemed like forever only longer
Last night now seems like a dream only stronger

Sometimes I fear the nighttime
I try to fight it
I'd be fine if you were here with me
To put me to sleep
And to keep me at peace with my inner self

Last night, for thirty seconds I prepared to die
Last night is far from over
Can I put my life back again? ...back again? ...back again?

Part III

In the nighttime I'm awakened frightened that another may come
Sometimes I'm surprised I sleep at all
Shaken by anything that moves or even makes a sound
Paranoia soon to be my one true friend
Searching for tranquility, insistently, I find an answer in the kitchen under all the broken glass
That damn fault line has taken everyone and everything I own
Before I had nothing now I have even less

Part IV


Damn that fault line
Damn that fault line
Damn that fault line
Damn that fault line