Thu 4 Feb 2016
Music I’m Listening To: JOHN McCUTCHEON “Half a World Away.”
Posted by Steve under Music I'm Listening To[2] Comments
From this singer-songwriter’s 1994 CD on Rounder Records, Between the Eclipse:
The river, like some silver finger, tumbles to the sea.
The pines that pierce the far horizon seem to beckon me;
They draw me to another town, another brand new day,
They draw me to my dreams of home, a half a world away.
I think back on the days before our love grew rifts and cracks,
In the heat of pride’s confusion, we turned our hearts and backs.
Lying in the still of night, without a word to say,
Two hearts beating side-by-side, a half a world away.
[bridge]
I’ve seen you in a thousand glances, I’ve heard a hundred lies;
I’ve walked the wire, proudly wearing bravery’s disguise.
But alone upon my knees tonight, for constancy I pray.
I reach out in the dark for you, a half a world away.
A full moon mounts a crystal sky, as I cross another border;
Informed, inspected, stamped, exchanged – my life in perfect order,
For I’ve mapped my course, and now I know my heart is home to stay.
I’ll hold you in my arms tonight, a half a world away.
February 4th, 2016 at 3:03 pm
McCutcheon is a favorite. Always worth a listen.
February 4th, 2016 at 5:05 pm
Here’s a bonus track from the same CD:
I’ll be playing the entire CD in my car for a while. I’m really enjoying it.