Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Ric Ocasek
Canonical path: /ocasek-ric/hello-darkness
Related lyric paths: 6
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Hello Darkness
Read Hello Darkness lyrics by Ric Ocasek on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Hello Darkness
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The perfect picture, paper doll dream
Hazel windows in velveteen Cadillac soul
In the city heat, jazzy silence at your feet
Hello darkness, goodbye sun, you're my only one
Holy clouds, playful light, so reluctant in silent flight
Fragile skin, stroking hands left in doubt with no demands
Hello darkness, you are my friend, hold me till the end
Devil cats, so black and sleek, walking down the alleyway
So hard to meet, sweet sensation, paradoxical dream
Curious creatures in between
Hello darkness, my last hotel
Sometimes it gets so hard to tell
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Who performs "Hello Darkness"?
Ric Ocasek performs "Hello Darkness", and this lyric page sits inside the Ric Ocasek catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to Around The World and Breakin' Hearts with a short reason for opening each page next.
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