It seems more and more of us are caught up in the hurry of modern life, besieged by a thousand demands. Our times of peace and quite and contentment have become so rare that whole years go by without us looking up from our efforts. Many of us are harried, dancing as fast as we can, yet finding little satisfaction in all the busy-ness so that some part of us begins to ask just what the point of it all is anyway.
I wrote this song for a friend of mine going through just such a time. Her life was twelve hour days, seven days a week of work, renovations, administrivia, relationship issues, and obligations.
As someone who loves fine art, particularly classic paintings by American and European artists, I have always wondered why no one has painted that most blissful of moments: the few seconds lovers lie tangled together after lovemaking. Crisp white sheets, skintones and limbs crying out for an artist – yet though I have reviewed thousands of fine art paintings, I have never seen one that captures this tender and beautiful but fleeting moment of peace and utter contentment.
I tried to bring my sense of this moment, and a spectrum of other restful, carefree and pleasant images to this song, and arrange them as a kind of lullaby for my friend.
Listen to my voice now
Let it wrap around you warm
Let it feed the fire
Let it cover all your form
Like chocolate soft as honey
Warm cinnamon and wine
The afterglow of loving
When everything is fine
Drifting in the sunshine
Sailing on a breeze
Summer lies before you
Just doing what you please
Curl into my arms love
Let go and let it be
Melt into the quiet
Come rest here close with me
Look out of your window
Watch the clouds roll by
That isn’t rain that’s coming
It’s loving-kindness from the sky
Let go of your worries
Let them all go free
Listen to my voice now
This is all you need
Like chocolate soft as honey
Warm cinnamon and wine
The afterglow of loving
When everything is fine
