Name: 'Where'/Douglas Murphy
Duration: 3 min 9 s
Channel: Lyrics by Douglas Murphy, Music by Nadia Cripps
Description: "'Where'/Douglas Murphy" is a song by Nadia Cripps. Where Copyright© 2009 by Douglas Murphy (lyrics) and Nadia Cripps (music). Gemma Louise Edwards (voice), Nadia Cripps (piano). Photo by Ben Cripps.

'Where'/Douglas Murphy

Nadia Cripps

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Nadia Cripps

Hello. My name is Nadia. I compose songs and instrumentals. I play the piano/keyboard. Some of my music is available for purchase via Soundclick and Bandcamp.

Hello. Thank you very much for visiting my site. My name is Nadia Cripps. I'm a piano teacher, a composer and a songwriter. I compose songs and instrumentals. Some of the songs are co-written with other songwriters who write lyrics. Many songs reached semi-finals, runner ups, honorable mention in UK Songwriting Contest and Song Of The Year Songwriting Contest. Four compositions ("Gone With The Wave", "The Swan", "Kindness I Mainly Recall" and "Dancing Snow") reached the Finals in UK Songwriting Contest (in 2008, 2009 and 2010) and Song Of The Year Songwriting Contest (April 2006).

Song Info

Genre

Acoustic • Acoustic Folk

Charts

#1,795 in subgenre Peak #18

Charts

Peak #135

Author

Lyrics by Douglas Murphy, Music by Nadia Cripps

Rights

Douglas Murphy/Nadia Cripps 2009

Uploaded

April 08, 2009

Track Files

MP3

MP3 2.9 MB • 128 kbps • 3:09

Story behind the song

Douglas: 'Came to me when my second son, very inquisitive, asked the first question posed in the lyric, 'Where is the river running too?' Douglas composed his song in 2000 - lyrics and music and he was interested in a different version of music for his lyrics. I liked the lyrics and we decided to collaborate on this song.

Lyrics

Where
Copyright© 2009 by Douglas Murphy (lyrics) and Nadia Cripps (music)
Gemma Louise Edwards (voice), Nadia Cripps (piano)

(A)
Where is the river running to?
Will it ever reach the sea?
Where is the river running to?
My young one once asked me.
It's running towards the ocean so green.
Its mother's waiting breast.
And only when it reaches her side 
Is when it'll stop and rest.

(A)
Where is the ocean rolling to?
Will it reach the distant shore?
Where is the ocean rolling to?
My young one, wanting more.
It's rolling in all directions so far, 
Will touch many a land.
As it has for millions of years 
Since the earth began.

(A)
Where is the earth headed to?
Will pollution be its demise?
Where is the earth headed to?
Said my young one, concern in his eyes.
The earth's future is bleak at times 
With an uncertain end.
But I believe she will survive 
Having you as a friend.

(A)
Where will I be going to?
When I am older and on my own?
Where will I be going to?
Will I be left all alone?
Your life will run like the river so swift, 
And roll like the oceans of old.
Your future will be hidden in mystery.
You must wait and watch it unfold.

(Break)

(Tag)
Your life will run like the river so swift, 
And roll like the oceans of old.
Your future will be hidden in mystery.
You must wait and watch it unfold.

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