Bridget Kearney - "Roman Sunset"

"Roman Sunset" by Bridget Kearney
Off the new album Comeback Kid, out now.
Order and listen here: lnk.to/bk-come...
A song about the death of empires, and the parallels when you zoom out on these huge historical story arcs and when you zoom in on your own individual stories. The rise and fall of a romance can feel very similar to the rise and fall of an empire, and you can certainly see when the demise is on the horizon. You resist it, you fight back but at some point you must accept it. One of my favorite lines from the record is in this song “You sink or swim or you learn to fly.”
Bridget Kearney: vocals, bass, keyboards, guitars
Dan Molad: drums, percussion, keyboards, guitars
Zach Tenorio: additional keyboards
Produced by Dan Molad
Mixed by Dan Molad
Mastered by Emily Lazar at The Lodge Mastering
Engineered by Jon Joseph at Squid Rag Dry Fly in San Pedro, CA
Video footage from Macb3t on pixabay.com
Lyrics:
The sky is changing
The air is new
I feel a strangeness
Coming over you
It’s the old arrangement
Stand two by two
Wait for the warship
To come in on a cruise
Will the sun go down on Rome again?
Will the sun go down on Rome again?
Barbaric heathens
What have we learned?
From all our believing
And crosses burned
Sanctimonious leaving
No stone unturned
But a battle won is
A battle earned
Will the sun go down on Rome again?
Will the sun go down on Rome again?
If God is angry
Well, who am I
To try to change it
Let live let die
Take it or leave it
Stand down, stand by
You sink or swim or
You learn to fly
And let the sun go down on Rome again
Let the sun go down on Rome again

[@jimmeek7849]

Just can't comment.speechless

[@drewannis6739]

There’s so much emotional / philosophical density in a few words in these lyrics. Presenting this as a lyric video helps illustrate that. It’s not always comfortable to ponder the transitory/ephemeral status we humans always find ourselves in, (in this case, watching an empire careen towards its coda), this song does it as well or better than a Keats Poem. I hadn’t been doing my requisite 35 minutes daily thinking about the Roman Empire but this makes me want to get back on track with that:)

[@bbyllma]

Another beautiful song! We all knew already that Bridget Kearney is one of the best writers around. This is more proof! Is this whole album out? Is that a rubber bridge acoustic guitar on the track?

[@HopalongAndrew]

Heartbreakingly timely song. Absolutely beautiful and deep. Really great lyrics.

[@bernardbigorgne2535]

Enjoyed your magnificent sharing dear Bridget...Bernard ❤

[@v.w.2701Timber]

Hello Bridget, great song, your voice rings out and the world stops for a few minutes and you feel like you're going on a journey with you on a cloud. Thank you for this song and thanks to Dan, great mix! 👏🏻❤