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Artist: Al Stewart
Canonical path: /al-stewart/in-the-dark
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In the dark
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In the dark
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They said "God Bless the Prince of Wales
Let let us hope that he prevails."
The souvenirs provide details
Of distant monarchy
Moving through the human tide
With the Princess at his side
Tribesmen cheer and gaze wide-eyed
At such celebrity
The Royal smile from magazines
Waving hands from limousines
The crowd holds pictures of the Queen
The magic entity
These images are beamed to me
Ten thousand miles across the sea
Lately I don't seem to be
Concerned with what they mean
In the dark, in the dark
Oh I never saw the danger or the spark
In the dark, in the dark
I was feeling like a stranger
'Cause I never saw the changes in your heart
Those angry words you soon regret
Are gone but not forgotten yet
She may forgive, she won't forget
Each individual scar
You make it up and say no more
And go on living like before
But every wave erodes the shore
And tarnishes the star
You sow each seed of discontent
Wonder where the loving went
Every night that's heaven sent
The dawn can sweep away
And in the background all the time
Like some ironic church bell chime
You watch the Royal couple climb
Towards their destiny
In the dark, in the dark
Oh I never saw the danger or the spark
In the dark, in the dark
I was feeling like a stranger
I never saw the changes in your heart
So yes, let's bless the Prince of Wales
Cheer for him and if all fails
Wrap him in Valkyries' sails
The golden vanity
I am free to choose my part
But still can't find the place to start
To find my way back to your heart
That place of mystery
In Africa the anchor slips
They bid farewell to the Royal ship
The newly painted fences chip
Life falls into routine
We go on from day to day
Living in the usual way
I don't know, and you won't say
What happened in between
In the dark, in the dark
Oh I never saw the danger or the spark
In the dark, in the dark
I was feeling like a stranger
'Cause I never saw the changes
In the dark, in the dark
Oh I never saw the danger or the spark
In the dark, in the dark
I was feeling like a stranger
I never saw the changes in your heart
Oh, I never saw the changes in your heart
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