David Sylvian

I Wish I Wrote That #2 – “Wave” By David Sylvian

Seeing that it’s Valentines Day today I wanted to share with you a song that I think should be the benchmark of all love songs. The song is called “Wave” and the songwriter is David Sylvian, ex frontman for the early 80′s new-wave-avant-guard-pop band “Japan” and a collaborator of artists such as Robert Fripp (King Crimson) and Holger Czukay (Can).

I wish I wrote this because the song goes way deeper into the emotions of love than I could ever begin to imagine. It’s truly a beautiful piece of music matched with a highly emotive and deeply spiritual document of one persons love for another.

For me, this song is one of those rare gems that never fails to move me emotionally and every time I hear it, a shiver races up my spine.

David Sylvian released this song in 1986 on his second solo album “Gone To Earth” and it’s nine minutes and eleven seconds of sublime aural perfection. The video below is taken from a performance in Tokyo in 1993.

Enjoy…

Wave – David Sylvian

It seems that I remember
I dreamed a thousand dreams
We’d face the days together
No matter what they’d bring
A strength inside like I’d never known
Opened the door to life and let it go

This sun may shine forever
Upon the back of love
A kingdom raised from ashes
And held within your arms
And should the rain break through the trees
We’ll find a shelter there and never leave

I’ll run to you, nothing stands between us now
Nothing I can lose
This light inside can never die
Another world just made for two
I’ll swim the seas inside with you
And like the waves, without a sound
I’ll never let you down

Upon a wave of summer
A hilltop paved with gold
We shut our eyes and make
The promises we hold
A will to guide and see us through
I’d do it all again because of you

I’d tear my very soul to make you mine

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Until next time, happy writing,

Corey Stewart
Singer/Songwriter/Musician

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