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Light Don't Know the Difference

from Now Entering Liberty Heights by Alice Bierhorst

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Light Don't Know the Difference
©2000 Alice Bierhorst/BMI

We begin
At the dimming of the day
The lights down on the corner
You don't see which way they change

And the hand across the table
Abruptly pulls away
And the voices that surround you
You don't hear what they say

And the LIGHT DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE
And the LIGHT DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE
And the LIGHT DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE

And in the morning
Before break of day
You're stranded at the edge
Of the bed you share, awake

And the hand across the blanket
Abruptly pulls away
And the voices that surround you
You don't heed what they say

And the LIGHT DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE
And the LIGHT DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE
And the LIGHT DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE

The sun shines, the rain falls
And no one hears your distress
People pass, stare straight ahead
And no one sees what's in your head

And when it's over
You pull slowly away
Crying to the corner
Coz you won't be back this way

And the hand in the mirror
Grows smaller and disappears
And the lights down at the corner
They change between your tears

And the LIGHT DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE
And the LIGHT DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE
And the LIGHT DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE

The sun shines, the rain falls
And no one hears your distress
People pass, stare straight ahead
And no one sees what's in your head

The rain falls, just like before
But now you're closing, closing the door
The sun shines like yesterday
But this time it fades away

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from Now Entering Liberty Heights, released January 1, 2000

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Alice Bierhorst New York, New York

Alice Bierhorst is a visionary singer and songmaker. Ethereal and earthy, tender and tough, her music draws upon classical music, 60's and 70's pop, roots rock, Tin Pan Alley, and dreamy indie folk. Debussy, Kate Bush, Burt Bacharach, Carole King, Nick Drake, Brian Wilson, Judee Sill in the mix. A voice clear and plaintive, airy and grounded, full of wonder, tenderness and love. ... more

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