A sublimely reflective and beautiful song that finds clarity and beauty beyond the foggy nebula of dark cloud cover, written and sung by John Bramwell for the 2010 album Sky At Night. The album was produced by Guy Garvey and Craig Potter of the band Elbow. Manchester's Bramwell, who started off as a solo performer, Johnny Dangerously in the late 80s, has since gone solo again, and in late 2017 released the LP Leave Alone the Empty Spaces and a live album.
Above there are no stars tonight just northern skies
Reflected light upon your face
People think stars rule our lives
Some people they think otherwise
They can be replaced
Where did you go on that big black night?
Did you take the coast road back through your life?
See the sand, the moon, the stars that shine the light
And say, well, they’ll do all right for me?
We shroud our lives in mysteries
Shooting stars and storming seas, if we have any sense
Storm clouds roll, they’re free to break
And we’re free to make the same mistakes again and again
Where shall we go on that big, black night?
Shall we take the coast road back through our lives?
See the sand, the moon, the stars that shine the light
And say, well they’ll do all right without me?
Above there are no stars tonight, just northern skies
Reflected light and fields of snow
Some people think stars rule our lives
Some people they think otherwise
What does anybody know?
Where shall I go on that big, black night?
Shall I take the coast road back through my life?
See the sand, the moon, the stars that shine the light
And say, well, they’ll do all right for me?
Where shall I go on that big, black night?
Shall I take the coast road back through my life?
See the sand, the moon, the stars that shine the light
And say, well, they’ll do all right for me?
See the stars and constellations
Sit beneath their congregation.
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