The Lights Went Out - New release!

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This is a healing song for my elementary school friends who still carry the weight of those days.

Fredrick Brooks - Vocals / Acoustic Guitar 
Joy Brooks - Harmonies 
Katherine Brooks - Harmonies 
Chris Pezzarello - Drums 
Robbie Grunwald - Wurlitzer Electric Piano, Hammond organ 
Written and recorded by Fredrick Brooks 
Mixed by Robbie Grunwald 
Mastered by Justin Gray 
Cover photo by Jean Pretty (1960) from Archives at Whitby Public Library

The Lights Went Out 

We were brothers back then 
In the fields of pretend 
Before the school yard wars 
Before the leather on skin 

And we were taught to believe 
Like so many before 
That who we were 
Could be no more 

And the lights went out 
In my little town 
Something deep inside 
Turned dark as night 

So we hide away 
Through the times of change 
With their voice in our heads 
That forever remains 

And the lights went out 
In my little town 
Something deep inside 
Turned dark as night 

So here we are 
Just a voice in the crowd 
So near yet so far away 

And the lights went out 
In my little town 
Something deep inside 
Turned dark as night 

©Fredrick Brooks

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