Day / Night

by The Lights Up

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Day / Night 03:44
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Is this a dream or memory? A golden haze - I breathe in warm sunshine Drifting out to a sky-blue world Salt burns my eyes - I’m leaving this earth behind I don’t know why it’s taken so much time I look back at you through the blue-green waves You hear the sunset - you’re so glad to be alive You sing your dreams like falling seeds You catch them all - you know they will survive And deeper we will dive . . . And when the lights go down you cast stars across the sky I’m lost in you. I can just smile and wave hi The clouds in your eyes when I realize I want to breathe you in and never say goodbye Whose face is this I’m wearing now? It’s hard to believe it’s my eyes that now shine You’re right here though you’re miles away I hear your voice between the blue and brine I don’t know why it’s taken so much time And when the lights go down you cast stars across the sky I’m lost in you. I see our whole lives flash by The clouds in your eyes when I realize I want to breathe you in and never say goodbye
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Love Stay 04:37
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Sometimes I want to sketch a map of your heart But you’re like clouds Here comes the sting: I want permanence from a dream And all the love you bring Am I holding on to thin air? I feel you slipping from me As your colors fade from the sky, I’m still longing to see It feels like we built a castle out of sand And the waves just washed it out I try again to take dirt in my hands But you have your doubts I’m standing at the shore, praying for mercy’s bend But if all my hopes fail and drown, I can only try again, because... There is no way to make love stay It will always come and go You’re damp on my skin - at dawn, you’ll smell like rain. And you’ll let go I take a breath - I know, everything will change What will we have to show? Am I holding on to thin air? I feel you slipping from me As your colors fade from the sky, I’m still longing to see There is no way that you make love stay It will always come and go There is no way I can make you stay You will always come and go
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To the Wind 04:04
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Were you really in my car that night? My memory was hazy and I can’t get things quite right. You always sang along to my stereo As we drove up and down those lonely country roads You know it burns. You burn through my soul like a cigarette. And I’m still here. I have to live with these memories I can’t forget. Last night I dreamed that you had just been away Life had been hard, but now everything’s OK I woke up years later in an empty bed I stared lost at the ceiling with aching in my head You know it burns. You burn through my soul like a cigarette. And I’m still here. I have to live with these memories I can’t forget. Tear your letters up, throw them to the wind But some of the pieces blow back at me again Spilling our souls after dark The bitter shiver of E and J in the park Your heart tick-ticked like a timebomb. Still, I can never be sure if you’re here or really gone Tear your letters up, watch them dance in the wind But some of the pieces blow back at me again
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Until Sunday Comes 03:59
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I wandered in on half a dream just to see that the sun was calling Your voice blew in like autumn breeze and I knew you were a leaf falling Fluttering my heart danced. Me and my hope, yeah, we’re all we’ve got Please forgive me in advance – I’m so tired of being what I am not. I think I could adore you You could be my best friend Or it could all just fall through When Sunday comes again The sun sings dazzlingly, but I love the darkness in your eyes Life will never be the same - changes come before you realize You told me, “Hey, c’mon, let’s go!” and you took 2 steps into the water I kicked off my shoes and jumped in - then you went out even farther I think I could adore you You could be my best friend But it could all just fall through When Sunday comes again Is it safe for us to dream? I’m so happy I could scream I think I could adore you You could be my best friend But it could all just fall through When Sunday comes again
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Shell 03:44
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It’s a strange thing Your pictures on the wall I’ve seen them all my life 3,000 miles away It's where you belong Is this where I belong? Where continents and oceans are just make-believe It’s a strange thing These empty walls Only I can see your books and photos that once filled this space But if you can make believe at all You can tear down the space between reality and dreams If home is a feeling If home not where you are Then you’re not really leaving You’ll never be so far Close your eyes, you’re here with me I’m right next to you You want to go your own way As you leave me behind take me with you too If home is a feeling If home’s not where you are Then you’re not really leaving You’ll never be so far

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released November 13, 2020

Written by Daniel Ward
Engineered, produced, and mixed by Maryam Qudus
Mastered by Jacob Winik
Guitars and vocals by Daniel Ward
Synths, drum programming, and backing vocals by Maryam Qudus
Additional percussion by Cody Rhodes

Album art by Stephanie Kuse

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Shoegaze and dream pop from San Francisco, California

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