This is an ambient number, there are nice sound details… electronic chirps that are almost like birds singing, sounds which may actually be generated on a guitar. It is hard to tell. There is a gentle keyboard backdrop with a fading echo detail, that gives me the impression the music is struggling for breath.
Musically, this single is a simple statement in a way. It is not a loud brash call for attention. It is content and self contained as a piece, not crying out for an audience. It is beautiful.
Lyrically, the song is a work of mourning.
To quote, “ I had have hoped you to see, you were the fairest and dearest. While many were fair, to my heart you were nearest. The year has it’s winter, as well as it’s May. The Sweetest leavers and the fairest decay.”
The song is in a sense a prayer, needing to be said but not expecting any reply.
By Glenn Robinson
