I'll Name You a River (Remix of Yoruno Tortuga)

Elisa Walker

Elisa

Elisa Walker

indie, dark art-pop

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[Style: Indie dark art-pop, 78 BPM, tape hiss, lo-fi sampler grain, sparse minor piano, detuned synth drones]

[Intro: Tape hiss, sparse warm piano notes, detuned analog synth drone, slow brittle drum machine pulse]

[Chorus: Female raspy contralto, raw emotional delivery, long sustaining notes, sparse piano, detuned drones, restrained sub-bass]
I'll give you the name of a river,
and pour my whole self in that name.
You're the milky way through mist and years,
through the night I carry with me.
You're the water that remembers the vaults,
and the sky that strokes the dawn.
I'll give you the name of a river,
and with it — round the bend I'll go.

[Verse 1: Intimate raspy contralto, close-mic vocal, lo-fi sampler grain, minimal piano arpeggio]
A small flame glows past the evening pane,
and someone dear is warming their hands.
And all of this life — this light, this home —
is warmer than all the far-off lands.
I ran so long past some grand divide,
past what the distance dimmed into grey —
but all I was chasing, past all that haze,
was quietly shining an arm away.

[Pre-Chorus: Granular guitar noise swell, brittle drum machine pulse, restrained sub-bass, swelling acoustic warmth]
And here in the hush where the days interlace,
where we pardon again and share out the light,
in this vast world we're not alone at all,
as long as we know how to offer an answer.

[Chorus: Raspy contralto, rich chest voice, long sustaining notes, full dark art-pop texture]
I'll give you the name of a river,
and pour my whole self in that name.
You're the milky way through mist and years,
through the night I carry with me.
You're the water that remembers the vaults,
and the sky that strokes the dawn.
I'll give you the name of a river,
and with it — round the bend I'll go.

[Verse 2: Soft breathy contralto, warm Rhodes, subtle vinyl crackle]
For every open and trusting gaze,
for the hands of kin and a smile that stays,
for those beside us through half our days,
who lend a shoulder when we're afraid.
For light that holds in the hearts laid bare,
kindling with kindness the vaults above —
we carry these embers across the years,
and warm the cold of the world with love.

[Bridge: Granular guitar noise, detuned analog drones, sparse piano, breathy raspy vocal]
Through mist and years…
through the night…
this gentle force is flowing…
round the bend…

[Chorus: MAXIMUM EMOTIONAL CLIMAX — Soaring raspy belt contralto, powerful chest voice, full dark art-pop texture, deep sub-bass]
I'll give you the name of a river,
and pour my whole self in that name.
You're the milky way through mist and years,
through the night I carry with me.
You're the water that remembers the vaults,
and the sky that strokes the dawn.
I'll give you the name of a river,
and with it — round the bend I'll go.

[Outro: Brittle drum machine fading out, tape hiss, lone piano note, fading sub-bass drone]
Round the bend…
into light.
into love.
[Tape stop effect]
[End]

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[Style: Indie dark art-pop, 78 BPM, tape hiss, lo-fi sampler grain, sparse minor piano, detuned synth drones] [Intro: Tape hiss, sparse warm piano notes, detuned analog synth drone, slow brittle drum machine pulse] [Chorus: Female raspy contralto, raw emotional delivery, long sustaining notes, sparse piano, detuned drones, restrained sub-bass] I'll give you the name of a river, and pour my whole self in that name. You're the milky way through mist and years, through the night I carry with me. You're the water that remembers the vaults, and the sky that strokes the dawn. I'll give you the name of a river, and with it — round the bend I'll go. [Verse 1: Intimate raspy contralto, close-mic vocal, lo-fi sampler grain, minimal piano arpeggio] A small flame glows past the evening pane, and someone dear is warming their hands. And all of this life — this light, this home — is warmer than all the far-off lands. I ran so long past some grand divide, past what the distance dimmed into grey — but all I was chasing, past all that haze, was quietly shining an arm away. [Pre-Chorus: Granular guitar noise swell, brittle drum machine pulse, restrained sub-bass, swelling acoustic warmth] And here in the hush where the days interlace, where we pardon again and share out the light, in this vast world we're not alone at all, as long as we know how to offer an answer. [Chorus: Raspy contralto, rich chest voice, long sustaining notes, full dark art-pop texture] I'll give you the name of a river, and pour my whole self in that name. You're the milky way through mist and years, through the night I carry with me. You're the water that remembers the vaults, and the sky that strokes the dawn. I'll give you the name of a river, and with it — round the bend I'll go. [Verse 2: Soft breathy contralto, warm Rhodes, subtle vinyl crackle] For every open and trusting gaze, for the hands of kin and a smile that stays, for those beside us through half our days, who lend a shoulder when we're afraid. For light that holds in the hearts laid bare, kindling with kindness the vaults above — we carry these embers across the years, and warm the cold of the world with love. [Bridge: Granular guitar noise, detuned analog drones, sparse piano, breathy raspy vocal] Through mist and years… through the night… this gentle force is flowing… round the bend… [Chorus: MAXIMUM EMOTIONAL CLIMAX — Soaring raspy belt contralto, powerful chest voice, full dark art-pop texture, deep sub-bass] I'll give you the name of a river, and pour my whole self in that name. You're the milky way through mist and years, through the night I carry with me. You're the water that remembers the vaults, and the sky that strokes the dawn. I'll give you the name of a river, and with it — round the bend I'll go. [Outro: Brittle drum machine fading out, tape hiss, lone piano note, fading sub-bass drone] Round the bend… into light. into love. [Tape stop effect] [End]

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