Story Behind The Song
Written on piano on the day after the songwriter's guitar was destroyed in a car accident.
Song Description
An anecdote of the holding on to love when it's already slipped away, and an analogy of the ephemerality of the things we cling to in an ever-changing universe.
| Song Length |
4:14 |
Genre |
Folk - Alternative, Rock - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Duet Male/Female |
| Mood |
Peaceful, Poignant |
Subject |
Universe, Home |
| Similar Artists |
Adam Ant, The Beach Boys |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
We could go to California stretch our legs out in the ocean
lose our bodies in the currents that we ride
I would take what's in my pockets I know you could use a change
and you might see a different side of me for a few days
And all I want is a love that rolls like the waves that call me home
But all I have is an empty throne and a memory fading slow
I once had so many questions The answers still seem so elusive
You spoke so softly in a whisper when I asked
You left your letters in our garden and you left shadows in the brush
so that I would raise a forest from your touch
And all I want is a love that rolls like the waves that call me home
But all I have is an empty throne and a memory fading slow
And every day is the flickering light of a candle blowing out
And all I want is to feel the warmth of a love that's in my mind
and in your eyes and in my mind
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