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The Actor Leaves the Stage

from Starlightnight by Cloudland Blue Quartet

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THE ACTOR LEAVES THE STAGE (12/3/12)
Now the play is over and the actor leaves the stage
Catches his face in the mirror and now he looks his age
He wipes away the make up and he walks out the door
He knows inside he’s finished he can’t take anymore
The audience has disappeared and he’s all on his own
Not a single message or missed call on his phone
He used to wake up in the morning so glad to be alive
Jump into his very nice car and take it for a drive
Somehow now the thrill has gone and he’s hurting inside
Put out the light and put out the light there’s nowhere to hide

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from Starlightnight, released August 1, 2012

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Cloudland Blue Quartet Edinburgh, UK

A quartet in name only, initially influenced by Fripp & Eno's "No Pussyfooting" and The Velvet Underground's debut, songwriter & soundscaper David Reilly started musicking in 1977 by creating drones using sellotape on the keys of his dad's Bontempi Organ. The subsequent junk shop purchases of an electric guitar & fuzzbox and the acquisition of an old Beatles songbook, led him into songwriting... ... more

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