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When The Lights Go Down

by Danny Downing

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1.
Change Today 03:47
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In the news today We have traded love and peace for hate In the modern age History has found a place to breath It seems words aren't enough When the world is lost Our actions turn the page Take another look Honesty is still under attack Many silhouettes Standing far behind the words they speak Without a face to a name Their anonymous to resistance off the page We can hope for a brighter future Or we can change today
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Angels in Our Atmosphere 04:54
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Once again we have lost our innocence Watching as the world gets torn apart We see the ashes fall like rain It’s getting hard to breath From sights we can’t unsee How do we believe This life was meant to be How do we stay sane through our insanity How do we focus on finding clarity Angels in our atmosphere With hearts of love Replaced by fear Look for light Through crimson skies We all are born With wings inside When did love start to live in poverty Starving from the hate we can’t escape We see the violence falls like rain How can we be free From sights we can’t unsee How do we believe This life was meant to be How do we stay sane through our insanity How do we focus on finding clarity Angels in our atmosphere With hearts of love Replaced by fear Look for light Through crimson skies We all are born With wings inside
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Ignoring the Beast 04:29
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Speaking with guns Violence in words Innocent souls lost Ripped from the earth Nothing has changed Yet everything has We need to face this Can't hide the facts Losing our minds here No sign of peace Treating the symptom Ignoring the beast Watching the chaos Hearing the screams Tending the wound while Ignoring the beast Living a nightmare Without any sleep We were abandoned By those who should lead No we are faced with Lies and deceit We need to face this It can not repeat Losing our minds here No sign of peace Treating the symptom Ignoring the beast Watching the chaos Hearing the screams Tending the wound while Ignoring the beast Losing our minds here No sign of peace Treating the symptom Ignoring the beast Watching the chaos Hearing the screams Tending the wound while Ignoring the beast
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When the Lights Go Down 03:47
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All this time Not gonna stand in line Leading the search party Answers are all we seek No more skies Gotta keep our eyes on the interstate Stay out the exit lanes Never go against the grain Stagnant days Blending together like subtleties A minimum way of life Forced to replace our dreams You can come for us You can break us down We are one When the lights go down We will grow in sound You can come for us You can break us down We are one When the lights go down We will grow in sound
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Change is Possible 03:48
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Have we been blinded Have we lost innocence Can we awake to find we've been asleep Can we discover New life around us A glimpse of hope we once knew Change is possible Unpredictable A chance is better than where we are Change is possible Unconditional When we believe it's where we belong Are we persuaded By every failure Will we let doubt Paint pictures of ourselves Could every brush stroke Become a stepping stone A glimpse of hope we once knew Change is possible Unpredictable A chance is better than where we are Change is possible Unconditional When we believe it's where we belong Change is possible Unpredictable A chance is better than where we are Change is possible Unconditional When we believe it's where we belong
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Headlines to the Grave 04:54
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It must be changed It can't exist All of this we must resist Talk is getting cheaper As the days begin to blend Stories told Are always sold The truth is never paid in full Reality is written In a script to please the crowd Condolences to the victims blur As watchers reach for opinions Comments questions humanity No sympathy for the system Stand for everything This is who we are Eyes of innocence Mouths of ignorance We were never there We support the cause Blindly following Headlines to the grave Stand for everything This is who we are Eyes of innocence Mouths of ignorance We were never there We support the cause Blindly following Headlines to the grave
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Memories Survive 04:27
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An old farm house With broken bones Struggling to stand A lifetime of weather played its hand A rotten frame with no windows A dried out wooden shell A thousand paychecks couldn't help This is the way it goes Working to build a home Only the memories survive All these materials Break down and decompose Only the memories survive A neighbourhood of vacancy Cracked up old concrete A ghost town once a great city Chasing gold, prosperity The promise wouldn't keep Love was our only currency This is the way it goes Working to build a home Only the memories survive All these materials Breakdown and decompose Only the memories survive This is the way it goes Working to build a home Only the memories survive All these materials Breakdown and decompose Only the memories survive
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Need of Miracles 03:40
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Mars is on the horizon We're moving forward Travelling beyond the naked eye So far we've come With so far to go We found a life In need of miracles So far we've come With so far to go We found a life In need of miracles Space was our destination Decades flowed like the tides Many are ready for futures So far we've come With so far to go We found a life In need of miracles So far we've come With so far to go We found a life In need of miracles So far we've come With so far to go We found a life In need of miracles So far we've come With so far to go We found a life In need of miracles
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Put the Metaphors Aside 04:01
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Cue the curtains stage is set We're not ready for this yet Story told as old as time Rewritten by the next in line Enough composing Put the metaphors aside Say it clearly In a tone we can't mistake Save your wordplay Put the metaphors aside You are clearly Not what you describe A big reaction to the choice As if we even had a voice Words we speak are never heard Characters remain unturned Enough composing Put the metaphors aside Say it clearly In a tone we can't mistake Save your wordplay Put the metaphors aside You are clearly Not what you describe
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Midnight Walking 03:32
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We were midnight walking When the lights went out Night cast a shadow Stars behind the clouds It felt like the end of something Our apocalypse Kinda felt like the mafia Had sent the kiss of death We were tight rope walking When the cable broke We had been decending When we lost all hope It felt like the end of something Our apocalypse Kinda felt like the mafia Had sent the kiss of death We were midnight walking When the lights went out We had been decending When we lost all hope It felt like the end of something Our apocalypse Kinda felt like the mafia Had sent the kiss of death

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released June 28, 2018

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Danny Downing Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist from Saskatoon Canada. Grew up listening to everything from Nirvana to the Beatles while reading the poetry of Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, and Robert Finch. Starting early on writing poety which later turned into songs. He has been refining his songwriting craft for over a decade. His lyrics although poetic always carry a clear message and feeling. ... more

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