“Whale Song' leads the record off in a most compelling fashion, a rich, modern-flavored verse giving way to a roots-tinged chorus, complete with tinkling honkytonk piano and dobro fills which take the song to an entirely unexpected place." Andrew Greenhalgh- music writer.
Features Trevor Garrod (Tea Leaf Green) and Dan Lebowitz (ALO).
lyrics
The Whale Song-lyrics
Oh how I yearn for thee,
patiently awaiting my return to thee,
for thee i will traverse anywhere.
for thee I will do anything,
because of thee my life has meaning.
a romantic notion, I would sail across the ocean,
sail across the sea...
No ocean could seperate,
no mountain that would not beckon me to climb.
no wave i would not ride, no wind i would not glide.
a poetic notion, i would sail across the ocean,
swim thru thoughts of thee,
i immerse myself in the essence of thee.
i permeate the universe,
until i find thee, and i always find thee.
yes i always find thee.
a lovely notion, sleeping in the ocean,
like a whale i safely glide,
you are the waters all around me,
i feel you touching, every part of me.
I slide into dream, a releasing notion,
i merge the ocean, merge the sea.
merge the ocean, i merge with thee.
No ocean could seperate,
no mountain that would not beckon me to climb.
no wave i would not ride, no wind i would not glide.
a poetic notion, i would sail across the ocean,
swim thru thoughts of thee, baby.
i immerse myself in the essence of thee.
i permeate the universe,
until i find thee, and i always find thee.
yes i always, always, always find, find thee.
yeah baby.
credits
from Floating,
released November 3, 2015
Featuring Trevor Garrod (Tea Leaf Green) and Dan Lebowitz (ALO).
Stephen Cogswell is a remarkable singer and songwriter with a knack for creating island beats and breezy tunes that are not
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