The River Spoke of You Tonight

Dearest Abi Daily fam

After posting my song Turn the Lights Back On, a few people asked about other songs I wrote way back in the mists of time.

This is a very rough demo for a song I wrote around 2003. Me and my friend Duncan recorded it very late one night, after I’d hurriedly scribbled the lyrics down in my trusty notebook.

From memory, my initial inspiration grew out of Ophelia’s death in Hamlet, but reading the lyrics back, I realise that there’s a mysticism that goes much deeper.

My favourite line is:

Show me beauty earth can’t bear, and the prizes heaven takes.

It ties in with much of my belief that out of grief and sorrow we are led to great revelation about ourselves and the meaning of our time on this earth.

We did it in one take.

I hope you enjoy listening.

Be seeing you.

Abs X

The River Spoke of You Tonight

He sang into my heart

He saw you dance into the light

He knew you from the start

Wind lilies in her hair for memory sake

Show me beauty earth can’t bear 

And the prizes heaven takes

Listen to the river speak tonight

Can you hear the river speak tonight?

The River Spoke of You Tonight

He wrapped me in his arms

The sky above me clear and bright

Like a melody of psalms

Wind lilies in her hair for memory sake

Show me beauty earth can’t bear

And the prizes heaven takes.

Listen to the river speak tonight

Can you hear the river speak tonight?

The River Spoke of You Tonight

He sighed into my ear

Never had he seen a soul so bright 

Or wounded love so dear

Wind lilies in her hair for memory sake

Show me beauty earth can’t bear

And the prizes heaven takes

Listen to the river speak tonight

Can you hear the river speak tonight?

Listen to the river speak tonight

Can you hear the river speak tonight?