David Kilpatrick - Over Edinburgh
Edinburgh (Scotland!) is a wonderful city in summer and if you've been there, the chances are you have ended your night out as the sun rose again. As much a cameo of the festival city, as a love song...
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Story behind the song
From some unusual chord changes on the guitar, the song grew over a short period. It is a strange kind of song since rhymes, and the pattern of the words, don't really matter much. I think my writing here was influenced most by the songs of the late Isaac Guillory, who came here often. The lyrics are quite changeable when sung, since the song was written originally 'in my head' and not on paper. This represents a reasonable set! Played on my new Lowden O-12 guitar, drop D tuning.
Lyrics
Over Edinburgh
© David Kilpatrick 2002
I remember one night you were mine
I looked into your eyes
And time
Stood still
We talked, we talked, we talked, we talked, we talked
Till the sun came up over Edinburgh
Candelight and roses and red wine
Lamplight shines
On the wet streets
Where the rain has fallen all night long
And we walked, we walked, we walked we walked back home
As the sun came up over Edinburgh
Music from an open doorway
Fills the night
Someone drops a bottle on the stone
Mutters curses softly underneath his breath
As the last taxi
Makes its way back home
And the sun comes up over Edinburgh
Monday morning, back to work again
But I can't concentrate
I dream of you and think of when
I'll see you soon as daylight ends and we'll watch
The sun go down over Edinburgh
(repeat verse 2, and instrumental to end)
