This song was inspired by a line from an Emily Dickinson poem and thoughts about my parents whose ashes we had scattered in the sea a few years apart and is an imagined conversation between them once they were reunited.
Lyrics
When things are looking bleak, you’re feeling all is lost
Friends say carry on, but you worry about the cost
Tried to fly above the clouds, but you fell into the sea
Can you hear a swallow singing, somewhere inside of me?
I will be your mainstay, you can rely on me
To keep you afloat, on any stormy sea
Keep heading for the lighthouse, hold tightly to this rope
Listen to the birdsong, it’s there to give you hope
Listen to the birdsong, it’s there to give you hope
Listen to the birdsong…
So cold, it’s worse than winter, but spring is on the way
Your home’s off in the distance, but you’ll get back one day
When pain is too much to bear, grief’s swallowed you up whole
Listen to the swallow singing deep inside your soul
I will be your mainstay, you can rely on me
To keep you afloat, on any stormy sea
Keep heading for the lighthouse, hold tightly to this rope
Listen to the birdsong, it’s there to give you hope
Listen to the birdsong, it’s there to give you hope
Listen to the birdsong…
Keep heading for the lighthouse, hold tightly to this rope
Listen to the birdsong, it’s there to give you hope
Listen to the birdsong…
Listen to the birdsong…
Released May 28, 2021
Written, arranged, performed, recorded and mixed by Steve McGrady
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