Let the Darkness Out

from Hiding in This House of Glass by Bruce Donnola

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Let the Darkness Out

Open the window, open the door
Let the breeze blow the dust off the floor,
Throw back the curtains
Throw back the shroud
Sing your song out loud
And let the darkness out.

Let the tree limbs carry the tune
Let the birds steal it and give it flight
Let the children down the block sing and play all the day
Let the wind, let the light,
Let the darkness out.
Let the darkness out.

(Ecce gratum
et optatum
Ver reducit gaudia,
purpuratum
floret pratum,
Sol serenat omnia.)

Footprints worn into the floorboards, footprints in the floorboards,
Walking the floors all night long, all night long,
Humming a Hank Williams tune, humming and humming and thrumming,
Straight on through dawn.
Now Let the darkness out
Let the darkness out


As I went out one morning in May,
As I went out one morning,
As I went out one morn,
And there begins our story.
Let the darkness out.
Let the darkness out.
Breath in and Let the darkness out.

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from Hiding in This House of Glass, released March 25, 2020
Ecce gratum
et optatum
Ver reducit gaudia,
purpuratum
floret pratum,
Sol serenat omnia.

Behold, the pleasant
and longed-for
spring brings back joyfulness,
violet flowers
fill the meadows,
the sun brightens everything.
- Carmina Burana

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Bruce Donnola New Jersey

Writing/performing since the '70s (Folk City, etc) and just never stopped writing. Songs recorded/performed by many, including Jono Manson, John Popper, Shawn Colvin. Albums include A Rumor of Peace, Eidolons, Vaudeville , The Peaches of August, Hiding in This House of Glass. Several unreleased & out of print albums. Performing occasionally now but always writing, writing, writing... ... more

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