In The Falling Dark

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[Verse 1]
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And the lights lie tumbled out like gems
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The moon is nothing but a toothless grin
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Floating out on the evening wind
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The smell of sweat and lube oil pervades the night
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And the rush of life in flight at the speed of light


[Verse 2]
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A million footsteps whispering
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A guitar sounds—some voices sing
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Smoke on the breeze—eyes that sting
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And far in the east a yellow cloud bank climbs
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Stretching away to be part of tomorrow's time


[Verse 3]
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Earthbound while everything expands
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So many grains of sand
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Slipping from hand to hand
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Catching the light and falling into dark
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The world fades out like an overheard remark
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In the falling dark


[Verse 4]
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Light pours from a million radiant lives
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Off of kids and dogs and the hard-shelled husbands and wives
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All of that glory shining around and we're all caught taking a dive
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And all the beasts of the hills around shout "Such a waste!
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Don't you know that from the first to the last
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We're all one in the gift of grace!"