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its dark and its lonely
but im not done
Cause i can hang on to hope
ive been the fortunate one

As i look up at the towers above
i still remember the way that it was
when time stood so still
your face by the windowsill

theyre scattered and torn
the times that we wore
i still walk these streets
what do i hang around for

theres nobody else can live in this frame
so i laugh to myself this is some crazy game
i feel you right now
I know that your here somehow
To this life i adhere
long since you disappeared

oh but the night
live for the dark of the night
i love the quiet of the night
when the city sleeps with the secrets that it keeps

a sailor thats lost
adrift on the sea
search party gave up
guess they stopped looking for me

this journeys my own so i let it be
but i know that the clock is gaining on me
while im still around
And the past is gaining ground
outside the city
do you still remember me?

all the way out there
out at the limits of mind
what did you think you would find
was it a waste of time

all the way out there
out at the limits of mind
what did we think we would find
were we wasting time

I stayed until the bright lights stung
the towers were my only horizon
glass and steel like a cage
Blocking out the sun

In the night

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from Faraway Star, released May 1, 2021

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The Literal Translation Los Angeles, California

Following several years with Americana group Sim Ross and the Redemption, Jason Consolacion, and Bushwick-based Gold Stars for Everyone, Dan Powell decided to go solo as The Literal Translation, releasing his first album of original music in 2019.

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