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Like a ghost, is the curtain
In the white light of the morning
Dancing in the morning
Are you there, are you there?
And a shadow, like a sadness
Falling all across the garden
Dancing in the garden
Are you there, are you there?
Shine on, friend. Goodnight
Why then then darkening of the light
And the leaves at my feet
Whisper sounds so familiar
Are you there? Are you there?
Where the clouds pull apart
And the moon changes faces
In the quiet secret places
Are you there? Are you there?
In the white light of the morning
Dancing in the morning
Are you there, are you there?
And a shadow, like a sadness
Falling all across the garden
Dancing in the garden
Are you there, are you there?
Shine on, friend. Goodnight
Why then then darkening of the light
And the leaves at my feet
Whisper sounds so familiar
Are you there? Are you there?
Where the clouds pull apart
And the moon changes faces
In the quiet secret places
Are you there? Are you there?
Lyrics submitted by la blue kitty
Darkening of the Light Lyrics as written by Johnette Lin Napolitano
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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The mandolin player on this song is Pete Buck of R.E.M. fame. Johnette said she always wanted to do a song with him in it, and Pete agreed to it. IIRC he said he liked working with her.