“In the quiet silent seconds I turned off the light switch
And I came down to meet you in the half light the moon left.
While a cluster of night jars sang some songs out of tune,
A mantle of bright light shone down from a room.”

— Elton John

Come Down in Time
Song lyrics, Tumbleweed Connection (1970)

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English rock singer-songwriter, composer and pianist 1947

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