Takes

Lyrics

[verse]

I watch the evening lose its golden light

I watch the little ones out on the lawn

The color of the afternoon turns bright

Then fades to something soft, and then it's gone

It seems the world has softened into gray

The laughter of the young ones fills the air

But something in my chest has drained away

A kind of empty that I cannot share

[chorus]

So I just linger while the twilight slips,

While the evening quietly goes by,

I hold a shadow of a love that couldn't last,

While the evening quietly goes by

[verse]

I've seen the seasons turning one by one

I've watched the flowers open then decline

I've felt the warmth of every fading sun

Yet nothing warms this quiet heart of mine

The games they play are echoes in the yard

The voices calling out don't call for me

I sit alone, my only friend the dark

And watch the hours drifting like the sea

[chorus]

So I just linger while the twilight slips,

While the evening quietly goes by,

I hold a shadow of a love that couldn't last,

While the evening quietly goes by

[bridge]

The afternoon is turning into night

I watch it softly slip from view

No use pretending it's alright

When all I hold is fading blue

Model notes (creation log)

## Metadata
**Caption:** baroque pop ballad, string orchestra, tender, wistful vocal, 65 bpm, female vocal
**BPM:** 30
**Duration:** 150.0s
**Key:** D major
**Time Signature:** 4

## Lyrics
[verse]
I watch the evening lose its golden light
I watch the little ones out on the lawn
The color of the afternoon turns bright
Then fades to something soft, and then it's gone
It seems the world has softened into gray
The laughter of the young ones fills the air
But something in my chest has drained away
A kind of empty that I cannot share

[chorus]
So I just linger while the twilight slips,
While the evening quietly goes by,
I hold a shadow of a love that couldn't last,
While the evening quietly goes by

[verse]
I've seen the seasons turning one by one
I've watched the flowers open then decline
I've felt the warmth of every fading sun
Yet nothing warms this quiet heart of mine
The games they play are echoes in the yard
The voices calling out don't call for me
I sit alone, my only friend the dark
And watch the hours drifting like the sea

[chorus]
So I just linger while the twilight slips,
While the evening quietly goes by,
I hold a shadow of a love that couldn't last,
While the evening quietly goes by

[bridge]
The afternoon is turning into night
I watch it softly slip from view
No use pretending it's alright
When all I hold is fading blue