Kerri Powers: sound clips
Fireworks and Cheap Repairs
(Kerri Powers)
kerripowerssongs, BMI, crittunes, ASCAP
Room 510, 1 a.m.
Say goodnight and chain the door
Red wine left behind
Dixie cups, brown apple core
Where I fell, Jezebell
Hollow, cold and feeling-proof
I fix these sheets, tangled sheets
I clench my fists to fight the truth
*Fireworks and cheap repairs
Burn me out, break me down
Leave me lost - I've got to swear off
Fireworks and cheap repairs
Freckled skin, undressed again
Covered shame in towel white
Mirror smear, mascara tear
Maudlin face, steamy light
I feel a mess of emptiness
Pack my lipstick and purple comb
Fading gray, sun's first ray
Lonely as the dialtone
*Chorus
I should have known betterI couldn't hide from myselfIn a sixty-eight dollar room
*Chorus/End