Bob
Dylan, The Beatles, and Say Anise have written songs in which the lyrics include
at least two points of view and at least one claim of being blameless. Dylan wrote
“Who Killed Davey Moore,” a 1963 song that centered upon a boxing death of the
same year. In each verse, a different party steps forward and explains why he is free of culpability. In “She’s Leaving Home,” The Beatles (1967) wrote lines
about actions of the daughter running away and other lines from the perspective
of the mother. The mother doesn’t understand – “We gave her everything money
could buy.” This
year, Say Anise released “The Sea.” She explains: “’The
Sea’ is a song about the European refugee crisis, written from two different
points of view. The verses are written from the perspective of a mother and
child who have lost their home, and the chorus is from the point of view of the
western observer, portraying their conflicting feelings of guilt, powerlessness
and apathy. Cheery, I know.”
As
in the songs by Dylan and The Beatles, there is an assertion of blamelessness.
The western observer says, “Blame it on the sea, Blame it on the crowd, You
were not around, So don’t blame it on me.” Say Anise
is the performance name of Emily Barnett, who is based in London. She is the vocalist
and the acoustic guitarist on “The Sea.” Other contributions came from Melisande
Yavuz (violin) and Adrien Latgé (backing vocals). Emily said about the writing
of “The Sea:” “I
did a little digging because I couldn't remember when I actually wrote it, and
I think it was late 2016 or very early 2017. So it's been around a long time! I
have tried to record it a couple of times before, but it never quite felt
right, until I found my magical producer Joey Walker who seemed to know exactly
what to do with it.”
“The
Sea” by Say Anise
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sayanise/ Website: https://sayanise.com/ Lyrics of “The Sea” by Say Anise This is not our home anymore It lives across the sea Somewhere out there It waits for you and me Do not be afraid of the waves They break but they can heal The rise and fall Is all part of the deal I try but I can’t seem to understand it I try, I try I try but I can’t seem to understand at all Blame it on the sea Blame it on the crowd You were not around So don’t blame it on me It won’t be too long little one Til we are free There’s so many more They won’t just leave us here I try but I can’t wrap my head around it I try, I try I try but I can’t make any sense of this Blame it on the sea Blame it on the crowd You were nowhere to be found So don’t blame it on me Don’t you blame it on me
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