#Duncan Sheik - In The Absence of Sun

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Duncan Sheik - In The Absence Of Sun

In the Absence of Sun What Is It? The song In The Absence Of Sun by the American musician Duncan Sheik from his 1996 music album Duncan Sheik: In the Absence of Sun Description: Provided to YouTube by Rhino Atlantic In the Absence of Sun · Duncan Sheik Duncan Sheik ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United…

[ashintheairlikesnow]

Associations for Rafael?

A slim black turtleneck with a camel-colored coat. Sparkling black stone under a harsh white light. Hand sliding up a spine until the recipient of the touch shivers. The feeling when you smile at the edge of a circle of people but feel like no one would notice if you never said a word. Blood-red fingernails scratching through skin. Teeth biting into an earlobe.

A kiss that hurts.

A touch that terrifies.

A house knocked down by a tornado but the front door is still standing.

In the Absence of Sun - Duncan Sheik

[grokthecasbah]

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I’ve gotten behind on these, but no one is reading them, so it’s totally fine. Duncan Sheik’s debut album was one of the first “modern” CDs I remember buying when I was in high school. I was raised on my mom and dad’s oldies, and, other than a brief flirtation with alternative music in 1994, I had kept to my Motown and British invasion bands and easy listening ballads. Like so many of the albums that are going to end up on this list, this one is mainly known for one huge hit: “Barely Breathing”. That song is fantastic, and I still love it, but I was a lovestruck high school kid, and it was the more romantic, more morose tracks that really spoke to me. I pined hard for two women in my life, and the tracks on this album made me think of each of them during those different periods in my life. “In the Absence of Sun”, “Reasons for Living”, and “Days Go By” are some of the standouts for me, but it’s the final track, “Little Hands”, that is the clincher. Duncan Sheik was the first man I can remember singing about heartbreak from a male perspective; up until that point I had mainly gravitated towards female singers for the emotional stuff. 

“Little Hands” tells the story of a guy who has been friends with a woman for a long time and finally has a chance to go out with her. Things don’t go well, and the ending is both very real and very poignant. 

One last conversation at the crowded bar

and even though the music is louder by far

I hear every word she says

She says:

Don’t take it bad; don’t worry about it

You’re a friend of mine, and there’s no way around it

Sometimes you get there early; sometimes you get there late

But even if you had a chance, you never, never knew the game

Favorite track: “Little Hands”