Day 450 - Day 085
“It's a song that you danced to in high school, It's a moon you tried to bring down , On a four-in-the-morning drive through the streets of town”
Come On, Come On: Mary Chapin Carpenter, Come On, Come On
This quiet ballad of Mary Chapin Carpenter’s is the title track to her break out album- and closes up the CD… it also blew me away the first time I sat down to listen to it. Mary Chapin is one of the few “country” artists that I listen to, and I consider her more folk than anything. And I listen to her because she writes her own music, and she always presents an emotional side of music- she’s always managing to tap into things on deeper levels.
In this song she’s speaking of the nostalgic memories that we have from our youth- the search to tap into those and re-live those. I find that as my daughter is nearing her high school graduation, I am really getting to be a bit more nostalgic. I remember the last few weeks of school (under ten weeks now!!), and I remember the excitement surrounding it all.
This haunting ballad always calls out to me; the use of the choir in the back ground- the dissonant acoustic guitar and piano, dancing back and forth really call the listener into the song. I am forever in love with Mary Chapin for creating this song!
*** Artist Notes ***
Capturing the feeling of driving around at four o’clock in the morning.
Lyrics:
Some people remember the first time
Some can't forget the last
Some just select what they want to from the past
It's a song that you danced to in high school
It's a moon you tried to bring down
On a four-in-the-morning drive through the streets of town
Come on come on, it's getting late now
Come on come on, take my hand
Come on come on, you just have to whisper
Come on come on, I will understand
It's a photograph taken in Paris, at the end of the honeymoon
In 1948, late in the month of June
Your parents smile for the camera in sienna shades of light
Now you're older than they were then that summer night
Come on come on, it's getting late now
Come on come on, take my hand
Come on come on, you just have to whisper
Come on come on, I will understand
It's a need you never get used to, so fierce and so confused
It's a loss you never get over the first time you lose
And tonight I am thinking of someone, seventeen years ago
We rode in his daddy's car down the river road
Come on come on, it's getting late now
Come on come on, take my hand
Come on come on, you just have to whisper
Come on come on, I will understand
Come on come on, it's getting late now
Come on come on, take my hand
Come on come on, you just have to whisper
Come on come on, I will understand
Come on come on
Day 450 - Day 085
“It's a song that you danced to in high school, It's a moon you tried to bring down , On a four-in-the-morning drive through the streets of town”
Come On, Come On: Mary Chapin Carpenter, Come On, Come On
This quiet ballad of Mary Chapin Carpenter’s is the title track to her break out album- and closes up the CD… it also blew me away the first time I sat down to listen to it. Mary Chapin is one of the few “country” artists that I listen to, and I consider her more folk than anything. And I listen to her because she writes her own music, and she always presents an emotional side of music- she’s always managing to tap into things on deeper levels.
In this song she’s speaking of the nostalgic memories that we have from our youth- the search to tap into those and re-live those. I find that as my daughter is nearing her high school graduation, I am really getting to be a bit more nostalgic. I remember the last few weeks of school (under ten weeks now!!), and I remember the excitement surrounding it all.
This haunting ballad always calls out to me; the use of the choir in the back ground- the dissonant acoustic guitar and piano, dancing back and forth really call the listener into the song. I am forever in love with Mary Chapin for creating this song!
*** Artist Notes ***
Capturing the feeling of driving around at four o’clock in the morning.
Lyrics:
Some people remember the first time
Some can't forget the last
Some just select what they want to from the past
It's a song that you danced to in high school
It's a moon you tried to bring down
On a four-in-the-morning drive through the streets of town
Come on come on, it's getting late now
Come on come on, take my hand
Come on come on, you just have to whisper
Come on come on, I will understand
It's a photograph taken in Paris, at the end of the honeymoon
In 1948, late in the month of June
Your parents smile for the camera in sienna shades of light
Now you're older than they were then that summer night
Come on come on, it's getting late now
Come on come on, take my hand
Come on come on, you just have to whisper
Come on come on, I will understand
It's a need you never get used to, so fierce and so confused
It's a loss you never get over the first time you lose
And tonight I am thinking of someone, seventeen years ago
We rode in his daddy's car down the river road
Come on come on, it's getting late now
Come on come on, take my hand
Come on come on, you just have to whisper
Come on come on, I will understand
Come on come on, it's getting late now
Come on come on, take my hand
Come on come on, you just have to whisper
Come on come on, I will understand
Come on come on