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In the Dark

from Stripped to the Bone by Ian Rooke

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Written during a power cut. It was originally about writer's block a bit like Ted Hughes's Thought Fox but of course nowhere near as good. It quickly metamorphosed into a song about loss. Some people seem to bring a light into the world and when they're gone that light goes out.

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I'm just sitting in the dark
Waiting for the words to form
The tune it lingers there
Trying not to be ignored
And I will write this song
Before the light of dawn

There was something in your eyes
It told me that you wouldn't stay here
The things I'm longing for
Always slip away
I will write this song
In the hope you'll come again

Since you've gone it seems
We've lost more than we've gained
All our friends walk by
I guess they feel the same
And in darkness we must lie
The light no longer remains
I guess it's always going to be the same.

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from Stripped to the Bone, released April 28, 2015
© Ian Rooke 2014
℗ Ian Rooke Das Bunker 2014

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Ian Rooke Birmingham, UK

“Ian Rooke writes lyrics with bite, tunes with hooks, songs that make their point and make it well.” Folk Words Magazine 2014.

Singer songwriter from Birmingham. Has appeared at a number of folk festivals including Perthshire Amber, Harborough and Isle of Arran. Reached semi finals of UK Songwriters Competition 2012.
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