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Lights of the Party

by Stephen & the Strangers

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Recorded in Los Angeles, CA

I've written plenty of songs that are totally gay either by implication ("curtain's falling, I'm still out though / let me act in perfect shadow . . . kiss me on the cheek in shadows") or nonbinary by construction and totally gay in my head ("your voice reminds of my own / makes me nervous / stronger than I would have known").

But this one . . .

This tune is an out-and-out bisexual garage rock anthem. And it all started when I woke up in the middle of the night with a single lyric echoing in my head: "there's a girl that he came to see / he said he wouldn't kiss her but he would kiss me."

When I sing this song I think about what it's felt like having a crush on a guy and at the same time being jealous that he's so out and happy. The lyrics describe him: "he was so self-assured / pride like I couldn't afford." But I think I'm finally at a place in my life where I can afford to have that kind of pride. ❤️💜💙

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There's a party tonight
There's a party tonight
I'm not feeling alright
There's something off on my mind
Maybe my clothes are too tight
Maybe my voice is too high
But there's a boy by my side
Telling me that I'm fine
I'm all alone in my mind
But there's a party tonight

He said,
"Come with me I don't mind
I don't think I would lie
And I know what you like
I think I know what you like"
He danced like he hadn't before
Shared glances like he had more
But he was so self assured
Pride like I couldn't afford

There's a girl that he came to see
He said he wouldn't kiss her but he would kiss me

I could die
I would die
Lights of the party, from the street and into the night

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released September 24, 2021
music and lyrics by Stephen Jones

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Stephen & the Strangers Los Angeles, California

Stephen and the Strangers is the solo project of bass player and songwriter Stephen Jones, recording his music in Los Angeles, CA. Jones grew up playing punk and alternative music with his brothers in Oceanside, CA.

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