East of June - 'Return to the Water' | Tiny Desk Contest
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- Опубліковано 9 бер 2023
- 'Return to the Water' one of our new unreleased songs. It's about the moments in life when we start to lose ourselves and sink into depression, lose hope or get distracted from the things that bring us joy and purpose. In the song, ‘returning to the water’ is a metaphor for returning to a place of reflection and deeper connection to ourselves so that we can come back to who we are and who we’re meant to be. It’s having a talk with yourself and knowing that it’s time to really ‘see yourself in the water,’ a mirror to the soul.
East of June is Emily Rath, Kyle Mortensen & Dirk Lance.
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Lyrics written by Emily Rath / music and composition written by Emily Rath, Kyle Mortensen & Dirk Lance.
LYRICS:
It’s summer time now and your heart’s dried out like the riverbed
Something don’t feel right knowing you ain’t alive, but you ain’t dead yet
Yeah you’re lost in your life, making friends with the night
Knowing you’ve been better
But just like the river water moving, there ain’t nothing that lasts forever
You gotta go back, you gotta go back, see yourself in the river and you’ll know
I’ll see you there, when you return to the water
It’s freer there when you return to the water
You gotta go back, you gotta go back
I'll see you there, when you return to the water
No you don’t like the things you’ve been feeling when you look at yourself in the mirror
All the things that you’ve done that you wish you didn’t do, well they all seem clearer
And reflections don’t lie, don’t let you get by and escape yourself
So don’t be afraid, don’t, don’t be afraid to get back to the river
You gotta go back, you gotta go back, see yourself in the river and you’ll know
You gotta go back, you gotta go back, see yourself in the river and you’ll know
I’ll see you there, when you return to the water
It’s freer there when you return to the water
You gotta go back, you gotta go back
I'll see you there, when you return to the water
I know it’s not so easy
To look at yourself and see
All the mistakes and lessons
And all of the in between
Cuz there is something greater underneath
You can be assured that you are everything you need
I’ll see you there, when you return to the water
It’s freer there when you return to the water
You gotta go back, you gotta go back
I'll see you there, when you return to the water
I'll see you there, when you return to the water
I'll see you there, when you return to the water
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Dirk! killing it as always
Absolutely love this band!!!
Fantastic lyrics, they really resonated with me & the music/tempo highlighted them well. I'm always impressed with your vocals, Emily, but this really showcased your range & ability to emote.
Very cool song guys !!! It's so nice to see Emily playing keyboards 😎🤟🎹🎼🎶
Get it girl...when you guys coming to Florida...? Hope one day..
My favorite so far. You're really showing your vocal range here!
Nice tune all around.
Where is Jake? You could just put him on display if his talent is not required, but I've got a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell.
You do sound Great, Lady! You do a lot of covers so I hope you'll be complimented when I say you sound like Stevie Nicks at times. Nicely done.
Awesome music
Good song
🤘🏼
Found this from a bit ago. Is there another produced version? Will you post it to UA-cam?