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Out of the Light into the Night

by Arno Carstens

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1.
About a Girl 03:09
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I met a girl called Pleasant, number on serviette Sweet lemon gin, cold chilli sweat She said I remind her of a boy, long time ago Skinny bag of bones and a crime to uphold But he was sweet, like a wooden leg I said I knew a girl that was so incomplete One twitching eye and a mouth from the ditch But she was sweet, and I wouldn’t care So rest in the shadows of the shady leaves we bring Roll down the window and let it all in You’re the plague that I will never regret So rest under shadows of the billowing smoke I will steal every moment, as you let me in Me in awe of your displeasure in me I knew a girl called Pleasant, who used to call me rat In the figment of our imagination, we were better than that Complete, no defeat She said one day you will grow up to be the tallest skeleton And the whole block will stop, and the penny will drop That we’re just different tides on the beach So rest under shadows of the shady leaves we bring I will roll down the window and let it all in You’re the plague that I will never regret So, rest in the shadows of the billowing smoke I will steal every moment for the warmth you export I guess we were always meant to be
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Go Easy Love 03:52
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You’re like a techno song with no words A call-collect with no voice Magical magician with no tricks up his sleeve I’m emotionless in your bliss There’s just no easy words And there’s just no easy way There’s just no easy love I’m in a high-tech war for your soul You are the crux to the sentence of my hurt If I could openly display, I’d run away It’s how I feel about the dawning of another day There’s just no easy words And there’s just no easy way There’s just no easy love Go easy love There’s just no easy love Go easy love I’m emotionless in your twist You turned a flowing river into a dusty pit If that’s a wishing well, no-one can tell Yeah, strewn by the coins of a living hell There’s just no easy words There’s just no easy way There’s just no easy love Go easy love There’s just no easy love Go easy love Well, you can light it up in broad daylight Bright neon lights ain’t gonna save this ship You’re in the groove, in a groove, impossible to move Yet it fills me with a hunger of sweet rebirth There’s just no easy, no easy There’s just no easy love, go easy love This ain’t no easy love, go easy love Oh, how it feels, how it feels to be by your side There’s just no easy love, go easy love There’s just no easy love, go easy love There’s just no easy love, go easy love There’s just no easy love, go easy love There’s just no easy love, go easy love There’s just no easy love, go easy love
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Raid 03:49
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Woke up with my face stuck to the pavement of my soul I guess I lost control Pure stupidity confined in me I am your home You said take a break, I was on the loose She was on a street corner saying I can take away the blues Insurmountable to hide, you know you can’t fall and fake Incriminating element in the room on display Too late, too late Oh, it’s a raid Too late, too late Has it all become part of the trash we rehash? I say I feel the same, while I’m crying in the rain Award-winning stupid things that men do Best I clear the fog, hit the road like a dog Buckle up, wheels up, we just fly in vain Too late, too late Mmm it all used to be so great Too late, too late With your spitfire tongue and your devil’s gaze Too late, too late Oh, it’s a raid Too late, too late Has it all become part of the trash we rehash? Too late, too late Oh, I wish that all these old memories could fade.
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Empire of the Night 03:37
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Meet me at six in the morning We need to talk about something Now here it is, ah And people are quick on the trigger They’re getting sicker and sicker And time partakes in all our subtleties I’m on the edge of becoming a criminal And all your friends are assholes guaranteed At the edge of becoming a criminal Time waits for no-one Time waits for no-one Time waits for no-one Out of the light, into the night, into the unknown we run The Empire of the Night When love treats us right The Empire of the Night And out of the light, into the night, into the unknown we run Read on the walls, walk on the mines, is it the free will or blind Out of the cold, do we uphold, everything we’ve been told Try to survive, all of the breath, shall we concur, and redress I’m on the move, can I give up Bring on your loving my baby, don't stop Bring on your loving my baby, don't stop I’m on the edge of becoming a criminal And all your friends are assholes, can’t you see At the edge of becoming a criminal Time waits for no-one Time waits for no-one Time waits for no-one And out of the light, into the night, into the unknown we run Sugar, believe me, out of the cold, sweet justice don’t go I’m in the showers and the flowers May the night be so bold Out of the light, into the night, into the unknown we run Out of the light, into the night, into the unknown we run Sugar, my baby man and my beau, shock treat me let’s go I’m in the showers and the flowers May the night be so bold Out of the light, into the night, into the unknown we run Time waits for no-one Time waits for no-one Time waits for no-one The Empire of the Night, The Empire of the Night Oh, when love, when love, treats us right The Empire of the Night Oh, when love treats us right Out of the light, into the night, into the unknown we run Sugar, my baby man and my beau Shock-treat me, let’s go I’m the showers and the flowers May the night be so bold Out of the light, into the night, into the unknown we run.
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Strengthen Your Soul 03:15
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There’s no other way to say it Oh, this feeling, overcome I play it I gotta get better, get better, get Lordy up! There’s no way down, nowhere to go Just strengthen your soul And abandon the hole You got to strengthen it all And get over the wall Strengthen your soul All good in the comfort zone Abandon your hole I only wanna hear the thrills Like a whirlwind through the other side Over mountains in the valleys wide We hide, behind we hide She said she’s sick of bad news The endless charades The gargled mindless shit that people talk around the box It gives me fever lately Hype revenge Exploding success At least it’s progress Congratulations only Celebrations only Don’t need anything The less I know the better The better, the better, the better, the better, the better, the better, the better The better, the better, the better, the better, the better, the better, the better The better, the better, the better, the better, the better, the better, the better The better, the better, the better, the better Strengthen your soul Abandon your whole I only wanna hear the thrills You wipe clear to revive Seek to resist, all good in the comfort Refuse to fulfil, sick of the drill I only wanna hear the thrill All good in the hood, the house and the kids Just ignore the violent fits Bear with me man, bear with me girl Nothing’s gonna ease this hill Hunkering down, all over town I am gonna make us proud Give it to me more, give me more, give me more Give it to me more, give me more, give me more
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Reason 03:16
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Stare at the ceiling It's the mark of the crash Wish it’s all over Let’s just go to bed I’ll talk without reason It’s everything now All the time that I hold you I never let go of And when I said that I love you It doesn’t end when the sound drops Oh, it blows in the wind It resides in the comfort of us knowing We talk with no reason No motive to mend Well at least not one I see That warrants that outburst again It turns out the season Sometimes we just all need to walk Shed some old skin in the shadows of war For us to hold on to To repeat without reason To understand all the protocols of breathing I guess we’re still learning Carpet-burn glowing This is no time for break When we both know that things can turn We talk with no reason No motive to mend Well at least not one I see That warrants that outburst again It turns out the season Sometimes we just all need to walk Shed some old skin in the shadow of war And I see no reason, it's unnecessary. And without a question We are the answers No crude combinations Just bad conversations We are the reason, it is bliss It’s just stuck in our fist Shed some old skin in the shadow of war Love you, love you, sound drops
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Broken 04:10
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Me oh me oh my baby Me oh me oh my baby These people seem to all go These robots don't know why the heart grows But it will all be fine There will be peace of mind It'll all be fine Oh, the peace of mind I got no business with you It's something I wanna do I found a suitor for you It's almost so brand new He lived just down the road A little brother to you He's always second to you He's always second to you He grew up mighty fine He's got a calling for you He wants to give it to you He wants to give it to you Here we are, the broken Only unspoken once Heavy as awoken I'll only be unspoken once Here we are the broken, broken, broken, broken, broken ones Here we are the broken, broken, broken, broken ones These people seem to all know These robots don't know why the heart grows But it will all be fine There will be peace of mind It'll all be fine Oh, the peace of mind Here we are, the broken Only unspoken once Heavy as awoken I'll only be unspoken once Here we are the broken, broken, broken, broken, broken ones Here we are the broken, broken, broken, broken ones Here we are the broken Only unspoken once Heavy as awoken I'll only be unspoken once Here we are the broken, broken, broken, broken, broken ones Here we are the broken, broken, ooh broken, broken ones. Me oh me oh my baby Me oh me oh my baby
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Out of the Blue 03:37
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Sweet sounds, the melodies of dawn Sung by the bird of suffering Wings are clipped, broken just to fit But he travels wide through melody And out of the blue, an asteroid destroyed And out of the blue, there’s nothing you can do And out of the blue, so unexpectedly And out of the blue, with you As the man in a glass cage weeps For what he lost cut too deep The world brings sorrows to the bone And never prepared for the unknown And out of the blue, an asteroid destroyed And out of the blue, there’s nothing you can do And out of the blue, so unexpectedly And out of the blue, with you She kept the room the way it used to be She kept it fresh for his return He locked the door, threw away the key Only to converse with a memory And out of the blue, an asteroid destroyed And out of the blue, there’s nothing you can do And out of the blue, so unexpectedly And out of the blue, with you Well, well, yeah, we’ll be sticking to the pain The only thing we got left of desire Oh, the bubble broke, and the world choked I grew cold, something unforetold And out of the blue, an asteroid destroyed And out of the blue, there’s nothing you can do And out of the blue, though unexpectedly And out of the blue, without you.
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Harmony 02:48
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Hey, hey, hey, hey I like a delicate touch To unnecessary catch and release You could’ve let it down gently But instead, you made us feel the heat Stamp feet, lose it That’s why I only live for harmony I only live for harmony Oh I acknowledge and copy that Find a little sign of life And then that piques my interest, company at late nights It weighs heavy on the speech It’s just always out of reach That’s why I only live for harmony Only live for harmony That’s why we only live for harmony Only live for harmony You looking for a favour Everything that might excite It’s what feeds in the shadow A breath of depth in sight It weighs heavy on the speech It’s just always out of reach That’s why I only live for harmony Oh, I only live for harmony Oh, you might think it is a vacancy Oh, an invitation, but you’ve mistaken me You see I only live for harmony I only live for harmony. Hey, hey, hey, hey
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Trinity of 9 to 5 03:37
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It’s a lonely sport And it's only getting lonelier And there’s a knocking at the door And it's only getting louder Us and the river and the open skies Bound by birth we got nothing to hide Me and the ghost and the Trinity of 9 to 5 And you swoon when you speak Like an enemy of the elite And the scent I received To be outside of my league So I retreat to the hole and the shadows where I thrive I get more and more used to the dullness inside Visiting time is over And no one’s gonna rule the road So you reach out and touch And you feel through the blindfold It’s a lonely sport And it's only getting lonelier And it’s a rush and a get out the door Get out the door, get out the door Us and the river and the open skies Bound by birth we got nothing to hide Me, and the ghost, and the Trinity of 9 to 5 And you swoon, and you speak Like an enemy of the elite And the scent I received To be outside of my league So, I retreat to the hole and the shadows where I thrive I get more and more used to the dullness on the inside Visiting time is over And no one’s gonna rule the road So you reach out and touch And you feel through the blindfold Try to breath, try to run Melt in the presence of the one I’m getting more and more used to the brightness of the sun Visiting time reinstated If you can make it You can watch the apocalypse wave From every dining room table in the corner of your enclave Visiting time reinstated And you can watch me and wave Before I get too used to the dullness on the inside Me, and the ghost, and the Trinity of 9 to 5 I’m getting more and more used to the clock ticking on and on
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Don't Let it Be 04:30
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This one and this one and that one Destroying all that’s won A few amongst the many And many amongst the few Some say all’s well in Jerusalem Some say we fell off the road again Gentle world lost to the pendulum Swing high, swing low, let the gentle touch return The same song but redone In the junkyards and the slum Feed the thirst that’s overwhelming And maybe, most definitely The changeling’s being born As we speak it’s being torn From the sins of our fathers Some say Heaven is in air that we breath We contain the spark of the divine when we weep For our brothers And break me or move me Oh, but for God’s sake, just allude to a slither of hope And rise, just take us, from these prison walls that broke us It’s the end of the road Or the beginning of something new Some say there’s hope amongst the worst of us But I must be blind, my ears hurt from the endless repeats From the dimming sun to the warring winds Search endlessly, and be free Don’t let it be Don’t, don’t, don’t let it be Don’t, don’t, don’t let it be Cos it’s this one and this one and that one Grow slowly, you will see Change amongst the many The same song but redone Familiar as it is Don’t let it be Some say hell is just a symbol of despair In the junkyard and slums It’s the weakest that needs care Don’t let it be Don’t, don’t, don’t let it be Don’t let it be Don’t, don’t, don’t let it be Don’t let it be
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Midnight Screams 03:53
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Midnight screams of delight My obsession with the party is in full swing You see I think the world’s alright My obsession with you angel, is overflowing Overflow, overflowing She said moving me closer to the light, is closer to perfection And talk is cheap but youth is rich, and therefore she kissed him As you break the stage with your dance moves Yeah, you shake like the king, but that’s all you bring, oh yeah Overflowing, overflow Yes, this empty vessel is destined for a fill Overflowing, overgrown Where emptiness presides, the spirit fills Spirit fill, spirit fill, spirit fill Midnight screams of delight My obsession with the party is in full swing You see I think this world’s alright My obsession with you angel, is overflowing Overflow, overgrown Masterminding, record breaking, life’s corrections We’re just smooching it up for the main entree And exaggerating wildly and over played Till the lights go on, let’s keep it real Till the lights go on, let’s not stand still Till the lights go off, let’s keep it real Till the lights go off, let’s set sail Boogie man bender, amazing Ah, this pure splendour is amazing.

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It’s a creative piece of work, in a moment of time where boundaries were questioned but bravery pushed us all through.” Arno Carstens, Out of the Light into the Night, 2021

“Out of the Light into the Night” is Arno’s first English solo album since 2014’s Lightning Prevails and includes the singles “Go Easy Love”, “Empire of the Night”, “Out of the Blue” and his latest offering, “Reason”

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released November 25, 2021

1 ABOUT A GIRL
Produced by Charlie Hamilton

2 GO EASY LOVE
Produced by Fred den Hartog and Dane Taylor

3 RAID
Produced by Ross McDonald

4 EMPIRE OF THE NIGHT
Produced by Fred den Hartog and Dane Taylor

5 STRENGTHEN YOUR SOUL
Produced by Robyn Auld

6 REASON
Produced by Ross McDonald

7 BROKEN
Produced by Ross McDonald

8 OUT OF THE BLUE
Produced by Fred den Hartog and Dane Taylor

9 HARMONY
Produced by Charlie Hamilton

10 TRINITY OF 9 TO 5
Produced by Charlie Hamilton

11 DON’T LET IT BE
Produced by Charlie Hamilton

12 MIDNIGHT SCREAMS
Produced by Charlie Hamilton

ALL TRACKS WRITTEN, RECORDED AND CO-PRODUCED BY ARNO CARSTENS
MASTERED AT TIM LENGFELD MASTERING
PRESSED BY BURNING GROVE
PUBLISHED BY SONY/ATV
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ONE SMALL CHANGE
DESIGN BY ARNO CARSTENS, MELANIE CARSTENS & EMERGE DIGITAL
MANAGEMENT MELANIE CARSTENS
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE CARSTENS FAMILY, LIONEL SMIT, ALL OF THE MUSICIANS THAT I WORK WITH AND THOSE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES WHO TOGETHER HAVE MADE ALL OF THIS POSSIBLE.

ARNO CARSTENS OUT OF THE LIGHT INTO THE NIGHT (P) © 2021 ARNO CARSTENS ALL RIGHTS ARE RESERVED. UNAUTHORISED COPYING, PUBLIC PERFORMANCE, BROADCASTING, HIRING OR RENTAL OF THIS RECORDING IS PROHIBITED. MARKETED AND DISTRIBUTED BY WWW.THEARNOCARSTENSSTORE.COM

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Genre-bending, platinum selling, alternative singer songwriter, Arno Carstens, has released multiple albums with a string of successful singles and awards including Best Rock Album, Best Alternative Album & Song of the Year. He’s been called “The godfather of South African Rock” by Mail & Guardian & Sunday Times have hailed him as “One of the most prolific songwriters and performers of our time” ... more

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