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lyrics

Quietly beneath me
In this cold and empty lot
There's a mighty wind that some would say is giving all its got
So are we like that one lamp post
There amidst the black when I
Think of how our lives once was
When logic we had lacked

Suddenly below
In the hazing and the glow
Of that one lamp post there shined a ghost of a man I used to know
Please believe me and hear my words
I swear I tell no lies when I say
He looked upon my balcony and straight into my eyes
Looked upon my balcony and straight into my eyes

Why does he keep running
Why does he just steal away
No one gave him good loving
Or locked him in their shining rays
That's why he keeps running
That's while he just steal away
Can't you see now he has won
He's just a night soul in the sun now
He's just a night soul in the sun
He's just a night soul in the sun now
He's just a night soul in the sun

What seemed to last an hour
The clock moved just one tick
Then that ghost took flight into the night
And the flame died with one last lick
With his best friend around his shoulder
And a pencil in his hand
I wondered if I see this ghost in my lifetime again

Night can be a harsh beast
So dark and unreserved
Oh but so can be a young man's soul
Where anger is preserved
Cause in the dark the shapes can harm you
And shadows spin their webs
Like the thoughts that live inside our minds
Doubts within our heads
Thoughts that live inside our minds
Doubts within our heads

Why does he keep running
Why does he just steal away
No one gave him good loving
Or locked him in their shining rays
That's why he keeps running
That's while he just steal away
Can't you see now he has won
He's just a night soul in the sun now
He's just a night soul in the sun
He's just a night soul in the sun now
He's just a night soul in the sun

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from The Painter and the Actor, released May 1, 2021

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Alexander Gallows Washington, D.C.

Alexander Gallows is a singer songwriter from Washington D.C. Wielding both acoustic and electric guitars while weaving thought-provoking lyrics, Gallows blends the many genres he finds inspiration in, creating his unique sound.

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