Simple slow song with just me an my guitar
Acoustic Folk from Portland, OR
Story behind the song
It was strange. I picked up the guitar and started stumming something...it sounded alright. And then I started singing. That was cool too. So I got out my trusty "notebook" and started to write down the words as they came out. Most of the lyrics are basically unchanged. I rearranged the order somewhat but its mostly still intact. Then once I had it, I did one take with the mic and listend to it. Changed a few things and then took the second take. That is the one that I kept. I think if I mess around with it anymore, it won't be as special. But yeah that was basically how it came about. Now...what river? The song is called "Along the River" and it is sadly once again one of those sad sorta songs. But mixed in with sadness and confusion is the idea of hope. Basically, its all about light as a metaphor for difficulty. It blinds you sometimes. You can't "see" what you're doing sometimes. Like people that you like, you just don't to do about it. I was quiet that whole day before writing the song. Ask my friends...I wasn't in the mood for tag and apparntly I am still "it." But I was quiet casue I felt left out. I was confused. I wasn't really sure what I wanted. And thats where the words came from. The idea is that I'm somehow hoping that the person will help me out and realize what I need for me. I know it is so difficult to explain how you feel to someone so I guess I just wrote the song about that idea. And the river...obviously a metaphor for life. See you can;t doubt the things that you have behind you. You know where you have come from. There's no need for reassurance of the facts. So I guess thats what the whole thing means. Hope you like the song. Talk with you later.
Lyrics
Along the River
One day begins again
In the scarlet sky
I try to make sense of
Sunbeams in my eyes
The face I’ve come to smile upon
Has been dear in my heart
But I’m waiting for eternity
To build courage enough to start
Blinding me forward
Holding me back
Drift along the river
And never once look back
Drift along the river
And never once look back
The evening shines discreetly
It makes the surface blind
A rhyme that tumbles earthward
But nowhere can I find
A perfect new arrangement
In the tremors of my mind
Come feed these new sensations
Embrace a moment of our time
Blinding me forward
Holding me back
Drift along the river
And never once look back
Drift along the river
And never once look back
