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Light of Day - 2025 Remix
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Ruminations on mortality and struggle -- but with a beat. From my brief channeling-Michael-McDonald period around 1990.
rock piano
Folk music for postmoderns
Note about the "2025 Remixes." Since I don't currently have the resources to book studio time or musicians, I am polishing my old demos in Suno. I'm doing my best to keep Suno from making alterations to my compositions, and succeeding about two thirds of the time, but it is an uphill battle. For the sake of transparency, I am making an effort to delineate all of the (usually very slight) alterations Suno has made to the recordings, but it will take a while. In the meantime, once you've heard a "remix" to hear how I want the song to sound, you may want to scroll down to the original demo, which, in a few cases, will be a better representation of how the song _goes_. Until I've finished those notes, I can tell you that "Loafy's Blues," "Misfit Moon," "It Does Not Mean a Thing," "Home," "Saturn Road," "The Skin of Our Teeth," "Old Friends Come Back," "Scarecrow," and all the instrumentals are pretty much perfect reproductions of my original compositions. I'll endeavor to make notes on the others, describing precisely how they were altered. And again, you can hear my original, much less slick demos of those songs further down on the page, for comparison. ====== I am what you might call a musical generalist. I listen to pretty much everything and I compose in pretty much any style, though I concentrate mainly on folk, folk-rock, rock, synth-pop, alternative, comedy, musical theatre, jazz, new-age, film music, avant-garde, and the occasional lullaby (why sing your kid to sleep with "Rock-a-bye Baby" when you can can create something personalized?). I've done most of my professional (i.e. paid) work in the theatre, where I've been musical director for dozens of productions. I was also musical director of Mental Floss, the legendary Miami improv group, for over 500 performances; I recently did a stint with Laughing Gas, which rose from the ashes of Mental Floss 11 years ago to become the longest running improv group in South Florida. As a singer-songwriter, I've concentrated most of my energy on my signature style of synth-driven folk-rock (sort of Indigo Girls meets Vangelis). I'm also something of a minor celebrity in the world of Filk (folk music for science fiction fans), where I am proud to be the object of the worlds smallest international fan base.
Song Info
Genre
Rock Rock General
Author
Darren Zieger
Rights
1989, 2025
Uploaded
December 06, 2025
Track Files
MP3
MP3 7.5 MB 177 kbps 5:55
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Vocals
Male
Character
Energy
relaxed, cool
high-energy
Positivity
dark, sad, angry
happy
Appeal
unique
radio-friendly
Story behind the song
Suno generated remix, this time with no quibbles. Suno nailed it on the first try (I'm actually a little frightened by that). For a few weeks in 1989 or 1990, I recall being stuck in Michael McDonald mode. I wrote three songs in something resembling his style. This is the best of them.
Lyrics
[verse] Oh, these dreams - I have been running without moving Through the dark, from an enemy unseen I awake, exhausted, afraid of myself And afraid of what the dream may mean [bridge] As I come to the end of my day And the sun is dying in the west Fears and doubts like children surround me Needing of attention, and robbing me of rest [pre-chorus] You take it all for granted In the warm and healing light But the casualties of love and war Wander in the night The blind will lead the blind And the weak will lose their way But I'm still headed for the light of day I'm still headed for the light of day [verse] Oh, these times - they make a strong man weak And my mind is weary from the fight I move on, keep going, it's all that I can do As I rage against the dying of the light [pre-chorus] You take it all for granted In the warm and healing light But the casualties of love and war Wander in the night The blind will lead the blind And the weak will lose their way But I'm still headed for the light of day I'm still headed for the light of day [chorus] (Light of day) No more illusions (Light of day) Out of the shadows (Light of day) I'm still headed for the light of day (Light of day) I'll be delivered (Light of day) I can see clearly (Light of day) I'm still headed for the light of day [instrumental: fretless bass solo] [pre-chorus] You take it all for granted In the warm and healing light But the casualties of love and war Wander in the night The blind will lead the blind And the weak will lose their way But I'm still headed for the light of day I'm still headed for the light of day [chorus] (Light of day) No more illusions (Light of day) Out of the shadows (Light of day) I'm still headed for the light of day (Light of day) I'll be delivered (Light of day) I can see clearly (Light of day) I'm still headed for the light of day [chorus] (Light of day) No more illusions (Light of day) Out of the shadows (Light of day) I'm still headed for the light of day (Light of day) I'll be delivered (Light of day) I can see clearly (Light of day) I'm still headed for the light of day [outro] (Light... light of day) I'm still headed for the light of day (Light... light of day) I'm still headed for the light of day (Light... light of day) I'm still headed for the light of day (Light... light of day) I'm still headed for the light of day
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