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hey, pop kick open the door, nothing is different, weve been here before …
All rise.
Did I wait too long to turn the lights back on?
Joel sings from his stool to his fans.
Im late but Im here right now, and Im trying to find the magic that we lost somehow.
In 2018, Joel told Vulture his logic for the song drought.
When I stopped writing songs it was time.
I couldnt be as good as I wanted and that was driving me crazy.
I was driving my loved ones crazy.
I thought,this is ridiculous, heexplained.
I couldnt be as good as I wanted to be.
Because of that I knew I was going to beat myself up for not being better.
The release of Turn the Lights Back On ushers in a changing 2024 for Joel.
