Falling

from Sailing by Iain Clarke

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This was one of those late night writes, sat at the piano, letting the chords bleed into each other under the lamplight and bathing in the mood. The ghost of David Gray I think can be felt here, both in the chord structure but also in the way I'm rhyming.

It's a hopeful song. From the darkest of nights there is always a dawn.

lyrics

From the moment you awake,
It's a feeling you just can't shake.
Its echo is calling;
Falling.

As the wood obscures the trees
And the guiding hand behind sets you free.
You stumble; stalling;
Falling.

Like a leaf on the wind,
Unsure what the journey brings;
Free falling, blown free
Find a way to me.

Stood fast against the tide
Of the bitterness and rage that burns inside.
Learning, reforming;
Falling.

And when the blackness runs to hide
And you find yourself bathed within the light;
Reminded; recalling;
Not falling.

Hope restoring,
Not
Falling.

credits

from Sailing, track released March 21, 2024
Written and performed by Iain Clarke
Produced and mixed by Tom Mitchell

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Iain Clarke Wakefield, UK

Hailing from Leeds, West Yorkshire, and now residing in Wakefield, a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist in his own right, Iain has played with well received Yorkshire bands including Hobson, Ringo and the Wolf, Late Arrivals Club, Crossland Fold and Nine Violets as well as releasing an album with respected New York artist Marc Teamaker and songs alongside Craig Buchannan as 2018 BC. ... more

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Sailing

Mar 2024
Another Life

Dec 2018
Back To Life

Jan 2018
Begin Again

Dec 2016
Uneven Slices Of Sky

Dec 2015

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