Yesterday's News

from Mountain, River, Road by Ryan Harley

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this song was started on the 11th of january 2016, the day after david bowie died. it was only finished in november of that year after leonard cohen died. these two very similar events galvanised me into writing the start and end of this song on two days almost a year apart, and the lyrical content shows the frame of mind i was in when i was writing it. the death of leonard cohen, who was a personal hero of mine for a number of years, brought a lot of grief with it. this song is a sort of a direct manifestation of that grief i guess.

this song was written about something very specific, but i’ve come to realise that it’s applicable in many different situations that i never really thought i’d have to deal with.

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oh i feel the darkness come
i can feel it growing inside my lungs
oh i feel it grow under my skin
just be forward, where do i begin

oh i feel the rocks begin to break
smash the silence with our mistakes
oh i feel the burden on my shoulders
is it my fault? is it my time yet?

and though i stand so tall, i’m broken down
a sullen wind has swept across the town
i’m by your side, another’s on my mind
does it matter? nothing matters anymore

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from Mountain, River, Road, released April 20, 2018

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