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Kiraly ([personal profile] kiraly) wrote in [community profile] jukebox_fest 2023-02-16 02:50 am (UTC)

Song or music video: Riverside - James Spaite

Listen/watch link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUL9MpY9wl4

Lyrics: https://genius.com/James-spaite-riverside-lyrics
The water's cold and it’s dangerous
But it brings me to life
So we stand to read tongues of green and white

I’m sure that the water won’t mind if we
Rest here for the night and leave before sunrise
I’m sure that the current won’t mind if we
Rest our bodies for the night and leave before sunrise


Additional prompt: I find the specificity of this very intriguing - the water won't mind if we leave before sunrise. What happens if they don't? The repetitive nature of the song almost feels like a charm against danger, and in fact the lyrics do call the water dangerous several times. There's a subtle undercurrent of magic or mystery going on here, with the riverside being a place to rest but maybe not easily.

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