From the recording PSST
The song explores themes of attraction to something that causes pain, using the metaphor of a moth drawn to a flame. It touches on concepts like opposites attracting, the duality of blessings and curses, and the difficulty of living without someone essential, despite repeated hurt.
Lyrics
IS IT FICTION OR FACT
THAT IT’S A BALANCING ACT
WHETHER YOU ADD OR SUBTRACT
OPPOSITES ATTRACT - OPPOSITES ATTRACT
IS IT A BLESSING OR A CURSE
THAT GOING FORWARD OR REVERSE
YOU’LL LEAVE WITH A HYMN AND A HEARSE
IT’S FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE - BETTER OR FOR WORSE
I AM DRAWN TO YOU LIKE A MOTH
LIKE A MOTH TO A FLAME
LIKE A MOTH TO A FLAME
I KEEP GETTING BURNED AGAIN AND AGAIN
LIKE A MOTH
LIKE A MOTH TO A FLAME
EVERY SCAR THAT IS EARNED
IS ANOTHER LESSON LEARNED
BUT AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED
THERE ARE STONES LEFT UNTURNED, STONES LEFT UNTURNED
HOW DO YOU LIVE WITHOUT
THE ONE YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT
WHEN THERE’S A SHADOW OF A DOUBT
ARE YOU IN OR ARE YOU OUT - IN OR ARE YOU OUT?
I AM DRAWN TO YOU LIKE A MOTH
LIKE A MOTH TO A FLAME
LIKE A MOTH TO A FLAME
I KEEP GETTING BURNED AGAIN AND AGAIN
LIKE A MOTH
LIKE A MOTH TO A FLAME
WORDS AND MUSIC BY IAN ALLEN ©