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"I'll Be The Sun", is a thick slice of vintage southern rock, full of rich atmosphere and the melancholy of late-night drives in the country. The song builds from a quiet opening verse to soaring vocal harmonies and screaming organ, culminating in a searing guitar solo that seals the fate of the song's tragic narrator- always to follow the light, but never to reach it.
lyrics
Where have you been?
I can see the sunlight, it’s creeping in,
And I don’t know why the days seem so much longer
Than they did back then.
So I’ll move along,
Just like I have done countless times before.
But it’s all the same, oh we rise and we fall
There just isn’t much more.
Oh no there’s not much more than faces in the dream,
And I see the truth.
I can see the secrets that are killing you.
So I will fight off all of your demons,
What else is a boy to do?
A boy, a boy who’s grown up to be a man,
And all along all he’s ever wanted
Was someone to hold his hand.
Oh what a holy mess has this made of me?
All my friends are gone,
They’ve found a love, yeah, and they’ve moved on.
Oh, but I’m still standing here, no reason to move.
It’s like you’re the moon, oh, and I’m the sun,
And I know you can’t be the only one, who can
Make me feel the way that you do.
No, it can’t be you, the sun never catches moon.
So I’ll be the sun,
Setting on this war that just can’t be won.
There’s nothing now that can turn back the tide
Of what we’ve already begun.
Away from here it’s cold,
But I know that there’s a place out there for me.
I think back to the words that my mother whispered,
“Child, when it’s said and done,
Oh, remember it’s the moon that just couldn’t catch the sun.”
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