"Night" genre: Alternative General
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	Acoustic guitar and percussion
	Credits: John D. Tipton
	Story Behind the Song I wrote the song after reading an article about Van Gogh. I imagined a man falling in love with one of his paintings or photos, and going mad. I wrote the song one night in 1992, on a four-track, in two takes. The drums were a real-time recording from an Ensoniq EPS. Lyrics A little after midnight, along the water's edge I thought I saw you standing there, but it must have been my head In a lonely picture room, the glossy and the matte A figure reaches out, reaches for my hand Hand... Umbrellas in the sun, shelter milky white A waterfall beneath your halo, like a diamond in the night I'll find the man and the soul machine, that steals your saddened smile I'll hold the secret still, and hide you in the night Night... A little after midnight, along the water's edge I thought I saw you standing there, but it must have been my head You say to me with unmoving lips, "It's all in my mind." If I tear the canvas done, you'd say I was unkind Unkind... The Night...

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