{"id":473476,"date":"2025-03-21T12:27:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T16:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/sunsets-on-empire-fish\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T12:27:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T16:27:18","slug":"sunsets-on-empire-fish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/sunsets-on-empire-fish\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunsets on Empire &#8211; Fish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Sunsets on Empire &#8211; Fish<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/people\/susenko\/\">Oksana Susenko<\/a> posted a photo:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/susenko\/54400935493\/\" title=\"Sunsets on Empire - Fish\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54400935493_fb7761e13c_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"135\" alt=\"Sunsets on Empire - Fish\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/music.youtube.com\/watch?v=nk9Ia8A7UzM&amp;si=kOoGT20YUG5nC_MD\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow\">Sunsets on Empire<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And then it was over and we took our applause<br \/>\nWe passed the peace pipe and thought no more<br \/>\nAbout the scenes that were missing, about the lines we had crossed<br \/>\nAnd we smiled at each other and knew that the moment was lost<\/p>\n<p>I let you snuff out the candles, I let you blow out the flame<br \/>\nAnd I knew that this time it would never be the same<br \/>\nThe smiles you had wavered, tears welled in your eyes<br \/>\nAnd I looked and I knew that this magic it was only a sign<br \/>\nFor Sunsets on Empire it was only a dream<br \/>\nI knew that it was broken when I heard you scream<br \/>\nI know you can&#8217;t believe it. 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A one off just for sure<br \/>\nYou never really thought it out but I hoped that one time<br \/>\nThat you&#8217;d come back for more<\/p>\n<p>Sunsets on Empire that&#8217;s where I am<br \/>\nSunsets on Empire that&#8217;s all we have<br \/>\nTo face a new beginning when you&#8217;re so close to the end<br \/>\nAnd you looked at me gently and smiled<br \/>\nWould you still be my friend?<\/p>\n<p>You started to smile<br \/>\nIs this really the end?<br \/>\nIs this really the end?<br \/>\nSunsets on Empire<br \/>\nThe sun sets on Empire<\/p>\n<p>Producer: Steven Wilson<br \/>\nWriters: Fish (Rock) &amp; Steven Wilson<br \/>\nReleased on: May 19, 1997<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/susenko\/54400935493\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54400935493_fb7761e13c_n.jpg\" alt=\"Sunsets on Empire - Fish\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunsets on Empire &#8211; 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