“For this dark and lonely room
Projects a shadow cast in gloom.
And my eyes are mirrors
Of the world outside.
Thinking of the way
That the wind can turn the tide.
And these shadows turn
From purple into grey.”

—  Elton John

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Song lyrics, Empty Sky (1969)

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English rock singer-songwriter, composer and pianist 1947

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