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Roy Orbison

Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988), also known by the nickname 'The Big O', was an American singer-songwriter, best known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country and western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis. His greatest success came with Monument Records between 1960 and 1964, when 22 of his songs placed on the Billboard Top Forty, including "Only the Lonely", "Crying", and "Oh, Pretty Woman". His career stagnated through the 1970s, but several covers of his songs and the use of "In Dreams" in David Lynch's Blue Velvet revived his career in the 1980s. In 1988, he joined the supergroup Traveling… more »


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2001
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Darkness, only darkness 
Land of shadow 
That's where my heart goes 
Now I'm alone, I'm on my own 

Voices, I hear voices 
Sounds in the still night everywhere 
But you're not there 
No, you're not there 

Imagination brings you so near 
I reach for your lips, but they're not here 
All of my memories are closing in as one 
I walk a little faster, than I start to run 

Darkness, only darkness 
Land of shadow 
That's where my heart goes 
Now I'm alone, I'm on my own 

I long to hold you, thrill to your charm 
But how can I hold shadows in my arms? 
I reach to find you, stumbling through the night 
Searching in my sadness, looking for the light 

But there's darkness, only darkness 
Land of shadow 
That's where my heart goes 
Now I'm alone, I'm on my own

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Written by: Gene Pitney

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