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Rose and Carol were both hits of the show, and their fans were very vocal, but this song gets a more muted response. This is because the lyrics are very intense and personal, and beautifully crafted. Many hearing it recognised their own situation, forced to conduct relationships in secrecy.
Piano provided by Mark Bunyan: another piece of mucking in on a very communal and familial occasion.

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I seem to be at the beck and call of one and all
There’s never time for
I simply wait as I always do for a rendezvous, held in secret and held late

CHORUS:
I’m kept in the dark never asking questions
I don’t complain when she summons me
In seconds, I’ll be here
Have no fear

I tell myself that I’ll give her up, no ifs or buts
But — then I see her face.
I know that I’ll never call my bluff, say ‘that’s enough’
It’s hidden in a smile

CHORUS:
We sit in the dark, kept apart in daylight
I can’t complain too much when we touch
In the night, always knowing, she’ll soon be going.

She leaves me in the dark, I never ask her, ‘When?’
I don’t complain as she quietly goes — and then I’m alone
Well — mustn’t moan

I’ll just wait in the dark.

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from Coming Out - Ready or Not [an LGBTQ+ Charity release], released January 1, 1983
Words and Music - Rose Collis
Vocals and guitat - Rose Collis
Piano - Mark Bunyan

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Homo Promos London, UK

The excitement generated by the audience at the largest gay benefit concert ever staged in this country is very apparent on this album. On December 8th 1982 the Albany Empire was filled to capacity with gay women and men eager to support this Lesbian Line / Gay Switchboard benefit, Though most of the performers will be new to you, at that time they represented over 50 years of LGBT music making. ... more

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