The Little Matchstick Girl-Stephin Merritt

[ti:The Little Matchstick Girl] [ar:Stephin Merritt] [al:My Life As A Fairy Tale] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Little Matchstick Girl - Stephin Merritt [00:45.84]So she lights another match [00:51.36] [00:52.34]But soon the spark is gone [00:57.31] [00:58.10]So she lights another match and lives on [01:07.76] [01:09.87]And she sees a stove of brass [01:15.30] [01:16.29]How warm it's fire burns [01:21.85]But the match goes out [01:25.03]Alas cold returns [01:31.76] [01:33.74]So she lights another flame [01:39.27] [01:39.92]And sees a table strewn with dried fruit [01:48.21]And meat and game bright as noon [01:55.98] [01:57.19]Then more splendid to behold [02:02.20] [02:03.23]The goose hops from the plate and walks forth [02:10.94]And then it's cold dark and late [02:18.02] [02:20.69]And another tiny light [02:26.07] [02:26.80]She sees a Christmas tree all lit up [02:34.61]With colors bright and pretty [02:40.55] [02:43.86]Then the Christmas lights rise higher [02:49.61]"A falling star " she sighs [02:54.71] [02:55.25]Then there is no other fire and she dies