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When the Lights Go Out

by VAVÁ

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"When the Lights Go Out' was written on my birthday in 2018 during a particular difficult few months in which I battled insomnia. No sooner would I close my eyes, would I then begin to hear the voices of doubt and fear created by my subconscious. Oddly, once I finished the song, I went to bed and of course the voices began to rattle around until I asked my self, "What can I even attempt to accomplish at 2AM?" Well, not a single thing, so I shut my eyes and gave up a little control, and finally slept through the night.

lyrics

LYRICS

Make the deal
Make the steal
Take the wheel
Let’s have no surprise

Do you feel
Or ignore what’s real
We all avert our eyes

'til we see out time here as a limit
And though we’re always getting wiser
Worry’s never far behind

Ooh when the lights go out
Are you ever really by yourself
Do the voices in your head just shout
Ohh when the lights go out

When the lights go out
Is it getting harder to believe
You will ever learn to find relief
When the lights go out

All i need
is a moment of peace
though troublesome to find
Now, I get free at the bottom of a drink
It’s getting harder now to hide

How I see my time just as a limit
And though I’m always getting wiser
Worry’s always hard to fight

[CHORUS]

You’re calling with your bedroom eyes
But i’m here with my mind laid up
I’m reaching for the dragon
Cause now one is never enough
I’m counting from one to ten
Over and over again
Is it that I want too much
Is it ever enough

[CHORUS]

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released September 25, 2020
Songwriting/Vocals/Guitar: Vanessa Wheeler
Production and bass: Francisco Ojeda
Mix: Mike Watts
Mastering: David Greenbaum

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VAVÁ Los Angeles, California

VAVÁ is LA musician Vanessa Wheeler. After releasing. VAVÁ has been described as “genre-smashing”, “jaw-dropping” (Buzzbands LA), “virtuosic” (Billboard), and “the offspring of musical genes taken from Sia, Florence, & St. Vincent” (Blurred Culture). New music in 2022. ... more

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