Now That She is Gone
The Firegod
Release Date: 03/03/2009
Fresh off of his successful debut on JJAHBG’s 2008 album We are Legend, the Firegod immediately set to work recording for his own solo release. Now That She is Gone, the first solo album by The Firegod, immediately established him as a singer/songwriter on the rise. Drawing fuel from a lifetime of love and regret, The Firegod turned that pain into 9 heartfelt songs that still stand the test of time.
Tracklist
Now That She is Gone
The Waiting
Empty Heart
Another Casualty of Love
No Never
My Baby’s Lullaby
No Ordinary High
Someday Soon
You Left Me Lonesome
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Lyrics
Now That She Is Gone
In the middle of the night I wake up smiling
Now that she is gone
The good dreams I'm having make up for what went wrong
Now that she is gone
Now that she is gone
Don't think that life has left me here in ruins
My sunrise never sets on what I like doing
I found my hidden joy behind a broken wall
Now that she is gone
Now that she is gone
Now that she is gone
Now that she is gone
Now that she is gone
Now that she is gone
That frown that's upside down can't hide just how I'm feeling
Now that she is gone
Now that she is gone
The pain has been turned away giving love a brand new meaning
Now that she is gone
Now that she is gone
Don't think that life has left me here in ruins
My sunrise never sets on what i like doing
The wind gave me a shove and brought me back to life
Now that she is gone
Now that she is gone
Now that she is gone
Now that she is gone
Now that she is gone
Now that she is gone
Now that she is gone
Now that she is gone
The winter is not as cold and summers never end
Now that she is gone
The loneliness is new but I will never bend
Now that she is gone
Now that she is gone
Now that she is gone
Now that she is gone
Now that she is gone
Now that she is gone
Now that she is gone
Now that she is gone
The Waiting
They say august is the hottest month
Well, I don't believe it’s true
I'm stuck inside October's heat
Can’t wait for it to cool
The only rain that’s falling looks like ashes from the sky
The birds fly south to get away from the smoke that’s in their eyes
Like a bitter woman's smile
This world frowns down on me
While I'm in repair I'll wait until a new becomes of me
Try watching ripples loose their patter before they flow back out to sea
Sometimes its easier to take a fall then to rise up from the heap
If every time I dropped a penny a wish of mine would come true
I'd be the lucky one you read about sipping wine straight from a boot
Like a bitter woman's smile
This world frowns down on me
While I'm in repair I'll wait until a new becomes of me
I'm just waiting
I'm just waiting for a chance to be with you
I'm waiting
Girl, I’m waiting
I'm just waiting for a girl like you
Got this sandy disposition
Watch it scatter in the wind
If it takes two bucks to buy a drink
I'll break the bank to taste that sin
Tonight this fool is halfway home
Can’t turn this heart to stone
Because of you I'm in repair
Girl you gave this dog a bone
Like a bitter woman's smile
This world frowns down on me
While I'm in repair I'll wait until a new becomes of me
I'm just waiting
I'm just waiting for a chance to be with you
I'm waiting
Girl, I’m waiting
I'm just waiting for a girl like you
Empty Heart
I never knew how it felt to be alone
I never knew that my life would turn to stone
Too weak to try and make a change
Too dumb to think I was to blame
I never knew
I never knew
This empty heart needs to believe that I can love again
This empty smile needs to believe that I can smile once again
Why should I try and make believe that I can overcome this empty love
Once again
Once again
I never knew just how fragile I've become
I never knew that hate feeds the loaded gun
I've tried to turn the sun away
To live in darkness everyday
I never knew
I never knew
This empty heart needs to believe that I can love again
This empty smile needs to believe that I can smile once again
Why should I try and make believe that I can overcome this empty love
Once again
Once again
These dark and lonely streets
A gateway to my empty memories, memories
At first light I'm the first to leave
Afraid to see what I (what I) can feel (can feel)
This empty heart needs to believe that I can love again
This empty smile needs to believe that I can smile once again
Why should I try and make believe that I can overcome this empty love
Once again
This empty heart needs to believe that I can love again
Once again
This empty smile needs to believe that I can smile once again
Why should I try and make believe that I can overcome this empty love
Once again
Once again
Another Casualty of Love
She's my casualty of love
Never understood what went wrong
One day she's beside me rearranging my belongings
Now she's gone
Oh, it's the end of my world
Stop the earth's rotation
Drop me off at a new location
Oh, it all happened so fast
It took a day to knock me down
It'll take years to bring me back
Another casualty of love
Another casualty of love
Every time I go away I leave the light on just in case she returns
But the only thing awaits me is emptiness
It’s so depressing
I never learn
Oh, it's the end of my world
Stop the earth's rotation
Drop me off at a new location
Oh, it all happened so fast
It took a day to knock me down
It'll take years to bring me back
Oh, another casualty of love
Just a casualty of love
Another casualty of love
Just a casualty of love
Now my days are spent regressing
And my nights aren't interesting anymore
She was my casual conversation
Now my hopeless situation
Why say more
Oh, its the end of my world
How I need a warm vacation
Maybe a tropical destination
Oh, it all happened so fast
It didn't take much to knock me down
It'll take forever to bring me back
Oh, another casualty of love
Just a casualty of love
She was my casual conversation
Now my hopeless situation
Now my days are spent regressing
And my nights aren't interesting
Just a casualty of love
Just a casualty of love
No Never
No, I'm never going to wait for you to make up your mind
No never
You'll never see me sitting here holding my breath
No never
Whatever brings you to my door
That heartache ain't worth waiting for
Don't think those pretty legs will have me looking your way
No never
I've seen a thousand times when people seem satisfied with whatever
To lay awake at night thinking what have i done?
No never
I'll catch a glimpse of what's really in store
Take a peek through the crack in the door
Better run and hide before you start living a lie with whomever
No never
Sometimes I get this crazy feeling that maybe I'll give this love a try
But then i wake up feeling I'm better off living this single life
Oh, I'm never going to give into your come hither looks
No never
This oak is planted sound in a foundation of stone forever
But then you start to whisper my name
Then those whispers start to sound like an oncoming train
Don't think I'll never break because I make these mistakes
No never
My Baby’s Lullaby
She wants me home tonight
Wants me holding her tight
There is no substitute when the night brings her fearful fright
I keep myself awake so I can hear her cry
The moments never lost with my baby's lullaby
As darkness makes a stand and scares the light away
The flowers close their eyes
Another ending to my busy day
And somewhere in between the fire and the ice
In the safety of my arms I'll sing my baby's lullaby
She takes it hard when she wakes and I'm not there
I quickly rush to her
Calm her fears and stroke her hair
I remind her that the angels hold her near
Then wipe the tears from her eyes and sing my baby's lullaby
No Ordinary High
She's got a way of making easy
Everything that I make hard
She's got a mindset that's appealing
That sets her apart
The way her eyes light up the night
She's no ordinary high
There's no taking life so serious
She's as carefree as a child
The sky can cry deliriously
She shrugs if off with her smile
There's no hiding my desire
She's no ordinary high
To think the words to help explain the mood she puts me in
I'm drunk in my desire for her
So where do I begin?
She's got me dancing in her moonlight
Exchanging diamonds in for stars
Brings manna down from heaven to feed this hungry heart
She keeps my candle lit at night
She's no ordinary high
Oh, to think the words to help explain the mood she puts me in
I'm drunk in my desire for her
So where do I begin?
She's got a way of making easy
Everything that I make heard
I'm filling out this thank you card and mailing it straight to God
The only answer to my why
She's no ordinary high
Someday Soon
She frames my starry gaze
And I can't keep from wondering
If love will ever show its face again
These days seem like a blur as I stumble through the light
That shines a path that I must take
Someday soon I'll understand
Why love can't be this simple act
Like holding someone's hand
Someday soon I hope to find
The colors that will paint my world
And hides my black and whites in shades that come alive
My father lies awake but he's really dreaming
I'm reassured that he'll be OK
It’s this stirring in my soul that keeps me praying
When the time arrives he'll know God's saving grace
Someday soon I'll understand
How sometimes life can end before you play your winning hand
Someday soon I hope to find
The answers to the questions that keep burning in my mind
In my mind
I've made mistakes
But hopefully I won't make those same mistakes again
Its hard, I know
But I need to fall before I learn to grow
Someday soon I'll understand
Why love can't be this simple act
Like holding someone's hand
Someday soon I hope to find
The colors that will paint my world
And hides my black and whites in shades that come alive
You Left Me Lonesome
I held onto you like you were the last girl alive
I wrestled those memories that came crashing at night
Now my heart is so vacant
It’s hard to hang on
Because you left me lonesome
You left me down
There’s a chill in the air that's freezing my lungs
Any sliver of hope would taste so sweet on my tongue
But these walls that surround me
They’re nailed to the ground
Because you left me lonesome
You left me down
There’s a sound my heart makes when it’s lonely
The same sound it made when you weren't around
The melody cries and the rhythm slows down
Because you left me lonesome
You left me down
The silence controls every space in my room
I stand lost at the alter like a brideless groom
These streets lay abandoned with not a soul to be found
Because you left me lonesome
You left me down
There’s a sound my heart makes when it’s lonely
The same sound it made when you couldn’t be found
The melody cries and the rhythm slows down
Because you left me lonesome
You left me down
Because you left me lonesome
You left me down