“Rest On Me” and “Won’t You Stay” by River Meets Sea – Song Features

     Folk-tinged Ambient Indie Rock – who’d know? Well, “London’s River Meets Sea for one. We had “Won’t You Stay” on the list of songs to feature, but we delayed for no good reason. Then, “Rest On Me” was released and procrastination turned into impatience. The second release from River Meets Sea is even better than the first.

     The band members are Joe Osborne (vocals, guitar), Liam Lovegrove (guitar, keys, vocals), Jamie Howard (drums), and Luke Remon (bass, vocals). Quoting their Facebook page:

  “River Meets Sea maintains a spectral intimacy in both their live performances and studio recordings. Through the campaign of their last EP The Republic under their former name of Joe Osborne & The Winter Moon, they have gained support from multiple online publications…” 

     “Rest On Me" by River Meets Sea 

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Lyrics of “Rest On Me” by River Meets Sea

Though the wars are raging on

Never forget where you've come from

I know I cannot say I'll always understand

I'll always be there to hold you hand

Though I don't know where you've been

Nor the horrors you have seen

I would not count the cost to help you bear your loss

I'll always comfort you when you are lost

So, rest on me, rest on me

And I will hold you up

So, rest on me, rest on me

I'll cast away your yesterdays

I'll peel away all of the masks you made

When the world seems oh so loud

And all you see is rain and cloud

I'll try to help you find a little piece of mind

I'll walk alongside you through and through

Over the bridge and over the water

Through every storm I will lead you to shelter

So, rest on me, rest on me

And I will hold you up

So, rest on me, rest on me

I'll cast away your yesterdays

I'll wash away all of the masks you made

So, rest on me, rest on me

And I will hold you up

Rest on me, rest on me

I'll cast away your yesterdays

I'll peel away all of the masks you made

Lyrics of “Won’t You Stay” by River Meets Sea

Lurking around the corner

A million miles away

Is a sense of the forbidden

That will not go away

The town below is sleeping

With the windows open wide

The people live in silence

Without no melody, no melody

I walk around just searching

And taking photographs

But when I go to print them

It seems that no one laughs

The scarlet night is angry

And howls in harmony

The wolves are ever prowling

Round their own mortality, mortality

No melody

Won't you stay for, just a little while more?

On no

Though I'm leaving, leaving out your back door

So take me home

Cold wind blows

And I am not afraid to be on my own

The last lamppost is flashing

In the dead end silent night

The rain below is beating

And glowing in the light

The people run in circles

Chasing their own tails

Trapped inside a prison

Of their own normality, normality

There's no melody

Won't you stay for, just a little while more?

Oh no

Though I'm leaving, leaving out your back door

Oh no

Won't you stay for, just a little while more?

Oh no

Though I'm leaving, leaving out your back door

So take me home

Won't you stay for, just a little while more?

[Repeated 5x]