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Light was changing on the water
Where birds above it flown
There was pain in your eyes
So you vanished in the night
Missouri River in the distance
So I lied upon the lawn
I remember walking against the darkness of the beach
Love is like a ghost in the distance, ever-reached
Travel through the night because there is no fear
Alone but right behind until I watched you disappear
I'm moving through the dark
Of a long black night
Just moving with the moon
And the light it shines
And I'm thinking of a place
And it feels so very real
Just moving through the dark
Once I had a dream I was falling from the sky
Coming down like running water
Passing by myself alight
In the morning, I would wake to the sound of summer falls
Like little whispers through the signs
I'm moving through the dark
Of a long black night
And I'm looking at the moon
And the light it shines
But I'm thinking of a place
And it feels so very real
Oh, it was so full of love!
Come and take my hand, babe
There's a turn in the road that we've been taking
But it'll set you free
Because there's a rhythm in the way that we've been moving
Yeah, there's a darkness over there, but we ain't going
See it through through my eyes
Walk me to the water
Hold my hand and something turns to me
Love me every night
Drown me in the water
Hold my hand and there's something turning me
See it through my eyes
Love me like no other
And hold my hand and something turns to me
And turns me into you
Lead me through the light
Pull me from the water
Hold my hand and something turns to me
Turns me into you
Just see it through my eyes
Love me like no there
Hold my hand and something turns to me
Turns me into you
Turn to me
Into you
As of today, this comment has almost 300 likes and 1 dislike. Remind me not to invite that guy to our party.
I, for one, love TWOD and this song. I saw them last year only a few feet from the Stone Pony Summer Stage, and they were fantastic. Highly recommend you check them out if you can.
What makes you think it is he/him/guy?
From 9 to an 8, trending down. The best songs (8, 9, 10) should be almost infinitely listenable - this one isn’t.
I tend to agree. And this song is surprisingly long.
How do we flag/report spam (like above) in the song discussions?
I always think of "Goodnight, California - Kathleen Edwards" when I hear this track. I like them both.
Huh. You might have something there. Kind of a similar plaintive vibe. I never would have thought of that connection / comparison, so thanks for pointing it out. Both are awesome songs, regardless.
I have this whole kinda ballet choreographed I'm my mind where she wouldn't even have to know any part of it but it would absolutely slay. every time this song comes on I think about how amazing it would be to have a whole troupe celebrating this couples love and future.
corny, I know but I'm in that stage of life I guess!
Rick
pure mood music
Is there any music that isn't?
It’s the reverb 😄, I love me some reverb also.
Definitely the reverb, and not many can do that quite so right and get away with it.
I have no idea why i dig this band, but i do. Their songs don't rock, nor are they terribly sing-able, but every time this band comes on RP, i take notice and say, "i totally dig this but i just don't know why." Thanks, Bill, for introducing me to them.
It’s the reverb 😄, I love me some reverb also.
I was on a lonely, dark road in central Michigan last night when this came on the RP app.
Snow swirling hypnotically around the car. Farmhouse lights in the distance. A blinking amber light above an intersection. And this playing loud.
I'm moving through the dark
Of a long black night
It was transcendent.
As of today, this comment has almost 300 likes and 1 dislike. Remind me not to invite that guy to our party.
I, for one, love TWOD and this song. I saw them last year only a few feet from the Stone Pony Summer Stage, and they were fantastic. Highly recommend you check them out if you can.
Thank you RP!
I bought the album on vinyl because of this track. So good.
Me too!!!
What is the point of the last 6, 7 minutes of this song?
for those of us who need it, to chill out and relax
Realy like this.
It's called the skip point.
or beautiful art
What is the point of the last 6, 7 minutes of this song?
It's called the skip point.
What is the point of the last 6, 7 minutes of this song?
Being. Not doing, just being.
I was on a lonely, dark road in central Michigan last night when this came on the RP app.
Snow swirling hypnotically around the car. Farmhouse lights in the distance. A blinking amber light above an intersection. And this playing loud.
I'm moving through the dark
Of a long black night
It was transcendent.
What a magic moment in life...
I was on a lonely, dark road in central Michigan last night when this came on the RP app.
Snow swirling hypnotically around the car. Farmhouse lights in the distance. A blinking amber light above an intersection. And this playing loud.
I'm moving through the dark
Of a long black night
It was transcendent.
🖼️ !
I bought the album on vinyl because of this track. So good.
Right, you're too busy rockin' out with your fave homeboy Ed Sheeran to be bothered with this "dross". Whatever turns you on, big guy.
They just did a well-reviewed tour in the UK (summer 2023) so OP looks even sillier.
while listening i changed from 5 to 6 to 7 since the song progresses unexpected - it s actually really taking you somewhere
After years of listening to this transcendent song I finally moved it from a 9 to a 10 where it belongs.
gee I'm glad this band hasn't tried to bring their dross over to England.
they'd be laughed out of town
Right, you're too busy rockin' out with your fave homeboy Ed Sheeran to be bothered with this "dross". Whatever turns you on, big guy.
Это любимая тема дня. И эта музыка во мне уже много-много лет. Желаю вам вдохновения, друзья!
Это любимая тема дня. И эта музыка во мне уже много-много лет. Желаю вам вдохновения, друзья!
I still like it!
I was on a lonely, dark road in central Michigan last night when this came on the RP app.
Snow swirling hypnotically around the car. Farmhouse lights in the distance. A blinking amber light above an intersection. And this playing loud.
I'm moving through the dark
Of a long black night
It was transcendent.
Transcendent transportation.
A magical combination of the sacred and the mundane.
LLRP!
but the best way to be doing war...
Yeah, I guess if I had to go to The War, I'd want to be on powerful drugs. That would make me a participant in The War [while] on Drugs.
As for Nixon's War on Drugs, I hope my side continues winning!
I just saw them here in Tucson. From their recorded music, I would have called them “easy listening.” But they turned these songs into loud, rockin’ music that night. It was painfully loud (yes, I’m old). You couldn’t make the lyrics. But I guess loud is a requirement on tour. Too bad. But they were great.
Thanks for the report! Yeah.... next time I go to a concert of any size, I am bringing acoustical ear plugs.
Like to pretend I can still hear a pin drop in the bush at 80 metres. Would like to keep that way.
Damn, whatever it is that I am doing when this song comes up, I know I am going to finish it 11 minutes later than planned
Dear Wonderloaf,
I was eastbound on M-57 (also known as Cleveland Road) between Carson City and U.S. 127. I had just given a presentation at the Carson City Public Library and was going home.
Why Carson City? Because I was asked to participate in a Library of Michigan program that connects notable Michigan authors with small-town libraries. (The program has also taken me to Vermontville, Cedarville, Fremont and Presque Isle, although on separate trips.)
Carson City is in Montcalm County. There are approximately 230,000 acres in agriculture in the county. Counties that have agriculture often have farmhouses.
I was driving a GMC Acadia. We specifically leased that vehicle because it could pull a sailboat and had room to move a lot of kids on school field trips and to various summer camps.
I was listening to the RP app with my iPhone plugged into the USB. The vehicle did not have Bluetooth technology.
It snows in Michigan. Even in April.
Grammarcop wrote:
I was on a lonely, dark road in central Michigan last night when this came on the RP app.
Snow swirling hypnotically around the car. Farmhouse lights in the distance. A blinking amber light above an intersection. And this playing loud.
I'm moving through the dark
Of a long black night
It was transcendent
Jealous because it has 206 thumbs up?
"The War on Drugs" - a horrible name for a mediocre band.
but the best way to be doing war...
I was on a lonely, dark road in central Michigan last night when this came on the RP app.
Snow swirling hypnotically around the car. Farmhouse lights in the distance. A blinking amber light above an intersection. And this playing loud.
I'm moving through the dark
Of a long black night
It was transcendent.
Thank goodness for them.
Reminds me of Bob Dylan at times.
Yep - that elusive quality of melodic nasal twang, but with considerably less rasp. And no Nobel Prize....
Love this band, love the imagery, the harmonics. Floating......
it's a floater for sure .. way good .:)
I was on a lonely, dark road in central Michigan last night when this came on the RP app.
Snow swirling hypnotically around the car. Farmhouse lights in the distance. A blinking amber light above an intersection. And this playing loud.
I'm moving through the dark
Of a long black night
It was transcendent.
Don't know.
This first grew on me and then it lost its magic when I heard it again and again. What's left is the impression that it is a little ... corny?
Yeah, thank god we've still got Little Mix and Olly Murs, eh?
Little Mix get Best British Band awards for a good few years in a row? What the hell??
RP keeps me sane and I, for one, would love to see TWOD live.
I agree!! Still, a good tune!
That explains a lot about the other side of the pond.
yeah we gotta sense of humour, and don't take this kind of shit
gee I'm glad this band hasn't tried to bring their dross over to England.
they'd be laughed out of town
That explains a lot about the other side of the pond.
This is no Shoegazing.....this is Stargazing. Put this on at your cottage or trailer, in the summer, on a clear night, with a glow on, float away..........
Yep - this is one of those wistful songs. Compare to Billie Eilish that came immediately before it .............!
gee I'm glad this band hasn't tried to bring their dross over to England.
they'd be laughed out of town
You'll get your opportunity to laugh in early-mid 2022 when they tour Europe and the UK. Personally, I'm jealous as they're not scheduled to play near where I live.
This is truly a very lovely song. I've had years to digest it, and even if I go months without hearing it, it still astounds me. He takes his voice through such plaintive emotion, all the while played out against a range of incredible guitar, and sometimes Dylan-esque stylings emerge that really strike me deeply. There is also such a mastery of sound engineering and sonic atmospheres at work here that I am continually amazed. It's as if it takes my mind out to a moonlit meadow, trips me out to some of my own memories and imaginings, then weaves me back into the present spell of the music again. Bravo!
The sole true classic song in recent years which will stand the test of time like few other songs did (wish you were here for example) - a perfect dramaturgy form its start, through its middle break and fading end, a perfect mood and produced and performed outrageously good
gee I'm glad this band hasn't tried to bring their dross over to England.
they'd be laughed out of town
And, I take it you are the self-designated music critic for all of England. Did Queen Elizabeth die and make you King? I must have missed that news flash.
gee I'm glad this band hasn't tried to bring their dross over to England.
they'd be laughed out of town
Maybe they're not wanted in Doucheland. That's cool.
I'm not sure that I've ever heard a song that quite so perfectly captures the essence of how nostalgia - the bittersweet, melancholic longing that sits somewhere between your stomach and your heart.
Good catch. The song tugs. In a good way.
For me, this kind of nostalgia always speaks to lives well lived. Why regret or miss a place and time in your life if it was not spiritually, psychically rewarding?
Lives well lived.
Thank you RP for introducing this amazing group back in 2014 or thereabouts. I feel so lucky to know of their fine music, and wouldn't have without RP. The best station, streaming or otherwise, ever. You have blessed my days and nights since I first discovered you and helped me through so many tough times. Thank you for being such a beautiful gift!
Very well said!
they'd be laughed out of town
Ssshhhhhh!!!
they'd be laughed out of town
Yeah, thank god we've still got Little Mix and Olly Murs, eh?