Falling

The night was falling, it’s falling, it’s over.

The way you looked at me was magical, I felt it strong.
You wrapped me up inside your gentle hands and held me close.
And now I can’t describe the loss I feel.
And now my palm is cold where yours lay there.

I think back to the time when summer came and on the beach,
I watched the fireworks heat up your face and light your skin.
And in the quiet light of midnight air,
my inhibition tired and I lay bare.

The night was falling, it’s falling, it’s over.
The light was falling, it’s falling, it’s over.

And now I pass you, and you’re lost to me, the light is gone.
The dream fog of that night has cleared, and all the softness lost.
But I’ll remember how you caught my eye,
and where I saw the chance of real life.

The night was falling, it’s falling, it’s over.
Your light was falling, it’s falling, it’s over.

The night was falling, it’s falling, it’s over.
My dream is falling, it’s falling, it’s over.

  • Melanie Gretchen
    Author
  • Melanie Gretchen
    Name of Band or Artist
  • Kristofer Allis
    Audio Engineer/Music Producer
  • Project Type:
    Song
  • Genres:
    Pop, Singer Songwriter
  • Length:
    2 minutes 28 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 27, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Tokyo Film Awards
    Tokyo
    January 5, 2023
    Official Selection, Best Music Composer
  • New York International Film Awards - NYIFA
    New York
    November 6, 2022
    Official Selection, Nominee
  • New Creators Film Awards
    Paris
    October 30, 2022
    Official Selection, Honorable Mention
  • Digital Griffix Film Awards
    Montreal
    January 17, 2023
    Official Selection, Nominee
  • Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
    Athens, Greece
    January 19, 2023
    Special Mention
  • Crown Point International Film Festival
    Chicago
    December 2, 2022
    Official Selection
Artist Biography

Melanie Gretchen, based in New York, is executive producer, writer, and principal actor of the award-winning short film "Like a PowerPoint." Originally from the Bay Area, she grew up in the Philippines, Malta and Switzerland. In college, she studied journalism, theater and playwriting at the University of Denver.

Since arriving in New York, Melanie has appeared with Lincoln Center in the world premiere of "the public domain" and in the horror film "Tinted View." She is a Founding Supporter of the Tennessee Williams Rectory Museum, located in Clarksdale, Mississippi, where Tennessee Williams grew up.

In addition, she plays and coaches softball around New York City.

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