Track 4 of the EP Wet Platforms, Warm Porches · 2024
Planetarium After the Show, Stars Fading Out
by Odalys Fern
“The crowd has gone, and the dome is soft and dark. Slow synth arpeggios turn like constellations fading.”
ambient · celestial ambient · analog arpeggio · 3:47
Lyrics
The crowd has gone, the seats are bare The dome is soft and dark A thousand painted points of light Are fading, one by one, to dark I lean back in the velvet chair And watch the last stars go The voice that named the constellations Has left and speaks no more Stars fading out, stars fading out I'll stay a while with you Stars fading out, stars fading out The dark is gentle too I used to think the sky was far And cold and made of stone Now it is a quiet ceiling And I do not feel alone The projector hums its tiredness The planets fold away And I carry every little light Into the coming day Stars fading out, stars fading out I'll stay a while with you Stars fading out, stars fading out The dark is gentle too Somebody opens a door And the night comes in from the street The real stars wait above the roof Quiet and complete Stars fading out, stars fading out I'll stay a while with you Stars fading out, stars fading out The dark is gentle too Stars fading out The dark is gentle too