When the Lights Go Down ft. Cobey Rokes

by Jonathan Hadley

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When the Lights Go Down was written shortly after my sister passed away from cancer. She suffered through for two years beyond her life expectancy timeframe, during which she never seemed to focus much on herself, or her condition, but worried far more about what her eventual passing would change in the lives of those she left behind. It caused me to think about the same scenario for those I would leave behind and changed forever the way I think about death, and departure.

Later, I lost another family member, also to cancer, and again saw that concern not for what is happening to them, but what will happen to those they were leaving behind.

Production:

When the Lights Go Down features excellent orchestral composition and musical performances from @cbx33 Cobey Rokes. Cobey, is an amazing person who helped me bring this song to it's potential, expanding on the original music and adding a beautiful orchestral arrangement to accompany the re-recorded vocals.

This production is an update that pays homage to the original song, but goes much farther toward capturing the emotional topic of the song.

lyrics

Something bout the way that time keeps moving on

Something bout the way that sadness creeps

Into the song

Never given that much thought

To growing old

But it's time

When the lights go down

You're the one I want to hold

When the lights go down

Am I still the one you're holding on to

When the lights go down

That day is coming

Pull with all my might the second hand

Just keeps holding on tight

When the lights go down

That day is coming

That day is coming

Something bout the way

That time keeps moving on

Never given that much thought

To growing old no

But everybody's going to answer

To the minute hand

So its time

That day is coming

When the lights go down

That day is coming

Try as I might the second hand

Just keeps moving on

And the minute hand is lying in wait

To claim us all

When the lights go down

Never gave much though to growing old

When the lights go down

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released February 2, 2024
Music & Lyrics: Jonathan Hadley
Music: Cobey Rokes

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Jonathan Hadley Little Rock, Arkansas

Independent artist of varying genres. I'm a little bit of a jack of all trades. Singer, Songwriter, composer, arranger, producer. I have a very non-standard style you see demonstrated in my released work.

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