Where's the Magic Gone?

by The Midnight Detective Club

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From the forthcoming game, The Midnight Detective Club. A supernatural tale of a vanished 1980s synthpop band, a gang of teen detectives in their 40s, and an obsessed fan.

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The Midnight Detective Club music re-interpreted by Ash Green. Lyrics & vocals by Ellen Louise.

The Midnight Detective Club are a fictional band. Band member photos are artistic re-interpretations.

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Have I been chasing playground dreams of staying young forever?
These lines on my face speak a thousand words. They’re getting louder.

Where’s the magic gone?
They went and turned the lights on.
Nowhere else to hide.
I’m stepping out. Coming outside.

My mother told me not to shy away from things that scared me.
But I can’t shake this feeling. I’m growing old. No longer carefree.

Where’s the magic gone?
They went and turned the lights on.
Nowhere else to hide.
I’m stepping out. Coming outside.

All these memories floating around. But I’m down on the ground.
Was I just naïve? So many dreams in the lost and found.
All these memories floating around. But I’m down on the ground.
All these memories.

I used to climb trees and be so unafraid of falling down.
These days I’m not so brave. All I think about is hitting the ground.

Where’s the magic gone?
They went and turned the lights on.
Nowhere else to hide.
I’m stepping out. Coming outside.

All these memories floating around. But I’m down on the ground.
Was I just naïve? So many dreams in the lost and found.
All these memories floating around. But I’m down on the ground.
All these memories.

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released August 11, 2020
Ash Green (music, synths, drum machines)
Ellen Louise (lyrics & vocals)

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The Midnight Detective Club England, UK

In an alternative fictional history of the world, The Midnight Detective Club were an enigma. Fronted by Selina Lenat and Videl Renahda, this UK synthpop group's dream-filled vocals and keyboards cast a neon haze over pop music for a couple of years during the early 1980's... and then they were gone. No-one knew where - just vanished. Some conspiracy theories suggest dark forces were at work. ... more

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