Don't Let Your Light Go Out (Radio Edit)

As the summer begins to wane, it feels like the right time to set this one free. It’s a song about holding on to the things that fire you up; that give your life meaning despite the world doing it’s best to stop you. I certainly wrote this song to my creative self. As the years fall away, I find it gets harder to give enough attention to the things that light the spark within me; somewhere quietly defiant. I have friends the same way; torn between passion and paying the bills. We must endeavour to hold on to what makes us who we are.

Don’t Let Your Light Go Out.

Releasing Tuesday, 6th September, 2022.

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SONG PERFORMED BY:
Si Clancy / Vocals, Guitars
Steve Bland / Trumpet
Jez Burns / Piano, Bass Guitar, Additional Instruments
Matthew Forbes / Cello
Nadine Haberl / Background Vocals
Spencer Hague / Trombone
Mirka Hoppari / Viola, Violin
Dan Monk / Saxophone
Adam and Paula Pickering (The Daydream Club) / Background Vocals
Josh Plotner / Flute, English Horn
Rob Rosa / Violin
Alex Thomas / Drums, Percussion
Rick Willson / Electric Guitars

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LYRICS
There’s an old fashioned way of staying strong when days are long
In your quest, your search for proof, it’ll keep you calm and safe from harm
When it seems like the whole world is doubting you;
You can barely see the light when the day is through
Don’t Let Your Light Go Out

When your quest; your search for truth
Weighs you down and claims your youth
You can’t speak; your heart is stone
Your words are weak and dry as bone
There’s a new way, honey, I can see
There’s a better life ahead for you and me
Don’t Let Your Light Go Out

I’ve always known, I’ll ride out the storm (no matter what it takes)
I’ll find my way to the light; I’ll find my way home
I’m seeing it through

I’ve always known
I’ll ride out the storm
I’m seeing it through

Don’t Let Your Light Go Out

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CREDITS
Written by Si Clancy © 2022. Produced by Jez Burns with Si Clancy. Mixed and engineered by Jez Burns. Strings, woodwind and brass arranged by Si Clancy with Jez Burns. Recorded at Yellow Bean Studios in Leicester (mostly). Mastered by Alex Wharton at Abbey Road Studios, London. Video filmed and edited by moi.

Special thanks to my Captain, Jeremy, and my great music-making compadre @nadinehaberlmusic for helping to keep the light on (a little while longer).

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HELP
If you’d like to support the ongoing existence of this music, you can pay whatever you’d like to purchase the single on my Bandcamp page (link in bio) 👀🙈🙏🏻. You can also subscribe to my YouTube channel too, if you’d like, as that helps. Any support is greatly appreciated.

Lots more new music coming soon (from somewhere quietly defiant) x

Si x