Story Behind The Song
written in one spill, in upstate NY, in the light reflected off snow which illuminates corners of the psyche like nothing else...
Song Description
road song of someone with a new focus: I had to get away, I've found out some things about myself that I don't entirely understand but I'm ready to come back to you
| Song Length |
4:41 |
Genre |
Folk - Alternative, Country - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Restless, Exultant |
Subject |
Highway, Street, Road, Relationship |
| Similar Artists |
Tracy Chapman, Bob Dylan |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
BACK TO YOU
words and music by Cynthia Carle
HEART DRUMMING, ENGINE HUMMING, BACK ROAD OUT OF TOWN,
ANOTHER HUNDRED CUBIC MILES OF AIR FOR MEASURE--
I CAN BREATHE, I CAN BREATHE, I WAS DROWNING IN YOUR DREAMS,
SWEET AND HEAVY LAY YOUR LOVE UPON THE WATER
AND I FLEW
BUT I KNEW
I WAS ALWAYS COMING BACK TO YOU
SUN BAKING, DUST CAKING, SHIMMER ON THE ROAD,
HIGH NOON AND NOT A SHADOW IN THE DESERT--
I CAN SEE, I CAN SEE, THERE'S NO HIDING PLACE FOR ME,
NO MIDNIGHT DIVE INTO THE HOLLOW OF YOUR SHOULDER
AND IT'S TRUE
IT'S WHAT I DO
I WAS ALWAYS COMING BACK TO YOU
BACK TO YOU, BACK TO YOU,
I WAS ALWAYS COMING BACK TO YOU
KNOW I'M OUT HERE SOMEWHERE IN THIS SEA OF SAND
SUN WRINKLED, SMILING, SCORPION IN HAND
MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE, WRITTEN IN MY BLOOD
IN A LANGUAGE I CAN'T READ BUT IT FEELS GOOD
HEART STEADY, FEET NOT READY, SWEATING OUT THE FEAR,
I SIT BESIDE THE SNAKE WHO HOLDS THE DIAMONDS--
I'M ALIVE, I'M ALIVE, I HAVE LOVED YOU AND SURVIVED
AND I'LL TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME AROUND THE MOUNTAINS
ALWAYS TRUE
ALWAYS KNEW
I WAS ALWAYS COMING BACK TO YOU
BACK TO YOU
BACK TO YOU
I WAS ALWAYS COMING BACK TO YOU