Roy Orbison - Only The Lonely

Heard this one on American Horror Story S04E01.  Couldn't get it out of my head.  Stayed in tonight so, thought I'd give it a try.  I didn't know the song too well and was getting too incapable of playing to figure out the end.  I just kinda winged it.  More and more I consider Bowie one of the absolute best vocalists of his genres.

Life On Mars  - (David Bowie Cover) - remastered

instrumental intro ]

[Verse 1]
That song —
it wrote itself one night,
was it punk or was it light?
Rhymes just fell like meteors,
scattered stars on open doors.

[Pre-Chorus]
Under twin suns, I heard a voice,
echoes in the cosmic noise…

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[Chorus / Refrén]
🌌
Don’t go into the lighthouse,
even if the light calls out.
In the void, you’re not alone —
but the beacon’s not your home.
Don’t go into the lighthouse,
some truths you’re not meant to know…

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[Verse 2]
In a ship lost in the dark,
no one sees your fading spark.
You’re the captain of your flight,
but the stars won’t steer you right.

[Bridge]
Orbiting with silent grace,
around a ghost in outer space.
You feel the pull, the sirens cry,
but not all lights are meant to guide.

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[Chorus / Refrén – repeat]
🌌
Don’t go into the lighthouse,
even if the light calls out.
In the void, you’re not alone —
but the beacon’s not your home.
Don’t go into the lighthouse,
you’re stronger if you let it go…

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[Instrumental Intermezzo – guitar solo + bass groove]

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[Outro / Refrain – minimal, whispered or falsetto]
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Don’t go…
Don’t go…
into the lighthouse.
Don’t go…

Roy Orbison - Only The Lonely

AdamCraig

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