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This song explores the story of Dave. He served on Althorpe Island with my parents. Some years after his time on Althorpe he was washed off the rocks whilst fishing at Neptune Island light-station. His body was never found. As a child I used to sit under the table at the end of family parties when the whisky and lighthouse stories would come out. I always had a horrified fascination with this story. When I came to writing this song, after many attempts I realised that it wasn't a ghost story but instead it was a sad tale. He was someone's someone and then he was gone. So I wrote the song from Dave's perspective. Him in the act of going from us.

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Falling away, letting go,
Silence in the deep, my wayward soul to keep,
Gazing up toward the dying light,
Colours dart and wheel, hands caress my hair,
Enfolded in her soft embrace,

Careful as you go, tread lightly,
Danger lurks in harmless places,
Toss a line in from the rocks and never turn your back upon the sea,

Drifting weightless between two realms,
Flotsam in the swell,
No pain and no regrets,
In the time it took to look away I was swallowed by a wave,
Smashed against the rocks,
Tell the folks I won't be home,

Careful as you go, tread lightly,
Danger lurks in harmless places,
Toss a line in from the rocks and never turn your back upon the sea,

No more breathing in the Autumn air,
All my debts are paid, there's no place and there's no time,
Now I lay me down up on the bed,
Rest my weary head,
It's so quiet in the deep,
My wayward soul to keep,
All is still and now to sleep.

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from In The Lighter Dark, released March 31, 2021
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Steve Lennox Adelaide, Australia

Steve Lennox's evocative storytelling is infused with prose,hooky rhythms and striking melodies. His influences are vast and drive his songwriting with an energy that appears in his charismatically joyous live performances.
He has worked with the Slingsby Theatre Company and has been a pivotal member of the Americana outfit,The Heggarties. ... more

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