Following the Malibu fires of 2018, which destroyed my sister’s home, and my father’s death that same year, I needed to find a form of renewed optimism and hope. Night Falls Again is the result of this need. This song reflects upon sights and sounds I recalled from my childhood hometown and my sister’s home. Although these sights and sounds were, and still are, greatly missed, in Night Falls Again, I ultimately realize subtle things that can help restore a person’s positive outlook on life following loss and tragedy.
Sittin’ and gazin’
坐在后屋阳台
off your back deck at night
凝望着黑夜降临
Leaves sway in the breeze
树叶在凉风中轻摆
Silent in the moonlight
月色如水
Stars float above
闪烁的星光下
My guitar moans its lonesome cowboy song
我的吉他低沉地奏出孤独的牛仔之歌
Hear that train call out
远处听到
somewhere in the night
列车的鸣笛
Hear the rhythm of the wheels
车轮声有节奏地
roll past the fields
飘过原野
Stars float above
闪烁的星光下
The engine wails its mournsome driftin’ song
发动机哀伤的曲调渐渐远去
Those scenes of yesterday
昨天的景色
all long gone now
已然消失
Fall swept em’ away
随秋风而去
Black ash on the ground
空留一片灰烬
Now the leaves fall again
如今秋叶又落
Paint it red, yellow, and brown
将地面染成红、黄、棕色
She’s draggin’ him, tryin’
她拽着他
to catch that 6:23
想赶上6:23那趟车
Boy waves, she smiles
小男孩挥手道再见,她露出微笑
Suddenly I can see
突然我发现
When the night falls again,
当黑夜降临
those stars are gonna watch over me
那些星星又会在头顶注视着我
When the night falls again,
当黑夜降临
those stars are gonna watch over me
那些星星又会在头顶注视着我
credits
from Eric Allen,
released January 9, 2021
Songwriter (作词作曲) - Eric Allen
Vocals & Guitar (演唱和吉他) - Eric Allen
Backing Vocals (和声) - Prairie Boulmier
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Recording, production, mixing, and mastering: Brad M. Seippel at Brevity of Motion Sounds (Beijing, China) 2020
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