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Nick Drake

from Far Above and Far Away by After Blue

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Appreciation and empathy for artists who gain fame posthumously is expressed in this song. The folk ballad offers an apology of sorts for delayed recognition of brilliance.

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You, like Edgar Allan Poe
And alabaster snow quick melts to barren ground
You left feeling so alone
We're filled with self-reproach for how you were let down

Oh, it's too late, it's too late
Oh, it's too late, it's too late
You'll never know

I read you lived in poverty
And the fog of obscurity now burns away
We admit we're starting now to get
The beauty of your art just today

Oh, it's too late, it's too late
Oh, it's too late, it's too late
You'll never know, you'll never know, you'll never know

Life, a glimmering spark of light
Darkens quick with a slight of hand
And so soon is done
The sense of hope you must have lost
When no one listened, no one called
Now lives on in a song

Now a gray and windy day
I listen to Nick Drake and read poems once bundled down
In a room of focused solitude
Hearing echos of a tune that you passed on

Oh, it's too late, it's too late
Oh, it's too late, it's too late
You'll never know....

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from Far Above and Far Away, released November 29, 2021
Written and performed by Tom Alter and Katie Williamson

Katie Williamson - Vocals
Tom Alter - Vocals, guitar and other instruments

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After Blue Fraser, Michigan

After Blue is a collaboration of singer/keyboardist Katie Williamson and guitarist Tom Alter. Williamson and Alter craft original songs flavored with folk, jazz, r&b, and alternative influences. They are based in Detroit, MI.

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