A captivating performance that confuses and muddles the boundaries between reality, fiction, and the supernatural to the world premiere of “Leave on a Light” written and composed by LyLena Estabine
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Singers: Isabella Meyer, soprano; LyLena Estabine, mezzo-soprano
Instrumentalists: Mai Nguyen, flute; LyLena Estabine, piano
Audio Editing: LyLena Estabine
Video Editing: Mai Nguyen
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Transition Composition: Mai Nguyen
Leave on a Light
Written and composed by LyLena Estabine
When the sun sets
To leave the horizon in darkness
Sometimes I still hear the voice
Of people I’ve left in the daytime
Against the deep
Midnight blue canvas of evening
You can’t see the stars in this city
So some folks will leave on a light
But the night still comes and the
Sandman
Lands on the eyelids of dreamers
Deep in the valley already
Gone from this world to another
Sure makes you wonder how
The nightlight can’t stop them from leaving
The moonshine doesn’t keep you from seeing
The things you let go
Where our thoughts go
When they turn to dreaming
Many have tried
To fight off her call in the distance
It echoes
In chambers of silence
Gone before you can reply
Look outside
Reach out your hand to the moonlight
But soon you will find that
Your body
No longer belongs to your mind
Angels
Watch over the souls of the sleeping
Lost in the shadows already
Some part of them gone for to rest
But not fully repressed if
The starlight can’t break through the ether
The streetlight can’t keep you here either
Does anyone know
Where our thoughts go when they turn to dreaming
Heavy
Eyelids are drooping to seal you
Away from the troubles in sight
Though follow you some troubles might
So leave on a light
As your mind falls into the trance of the night
Might as well give her a chance
Because nobody knows
Where our thoughts will go
When they turn to dreaming