For my daughter, Evelyn.

lyrics:

You were cradled in my hands, head in the crook of my arm, you were falling asleep, to rhythm of my restless heart, and the patter of footsteps, and voices down the hall, I sigh with relief, as your heavy eyelids fall. Leaning back in my chair, with you on my chest, I keep reliving the moment I finally stopped holding my breath. When you opened your eyes, and cleared your lungs, we realized the rest of our lives had suddenly begun. Evelyn.

I’ve searched and left no stone unturned, just trying to find the perfect words, but there’s no lullaby or song I’ve heard that even comes in close. I’ve read books that broke my heart, laid my eyes on priceless works of art, no poet or philosopher ever put in down in prose. What I have come to know.

If you get my sense of humour, I hope you have her laugh, determination and grace, there’s no substitution for that. One day you’ll run, maybe one day you’ll sing, I know you’ll grow every day, it’s a bittersweet thing. So, I’ll make our time count, while there’s still time to dream, just remember one day to save a dance for me. Evelyn.

I’ve searched and left no stone unturned, just trying to find the perfect words, but there’s no lullaby or song I’ve heard that even comes in close. I’ve read books that broke my heart, laid my eyes on priceless works of art, no poet or philosopher ever put in down in prose. What I have come to know.

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"David Stone's music has been compared to Canadian Icons from the likes of The Tragically Hip to The Barenaked Ladies and even Gordon Lightfoot.

This is not to say his music sits stagnant under the umbrella of Folk or Contemporary music, but instead, it's a comparison that verifies the diverse borrowed after-glow he bestows onto his listeners through his warm textured cantor. This year, the central-Ontario based songster finds comfort over a gracious measure and a warm, earthy supporting instrumentation on his latest single, "Evelyn"—a love song that penetrates through to even the coldest, most embittered hearts.

Here, on the latest offerings of David's reputably enamoring songwriting, an acoustic guitar sets the stage and rhythm before the Canadian's voice lays into us with all its gripping tonality.

It's a type of intimate rendering that makes us feel like we're sitting in the same low-lit room as David with our eyes closed and listening intently as he enchants us with his gripping choruses. Then the band swoops in just before the downbeat, expanding the size of this seemingly candle-lit acoustic set by tenfold. The drums here punch with a gritty earthiness and drive mid-tempo, propelling forward with a succulent bass in tow. There's percussion in the form of a tambourine here—that adds to the whole acoustic aesthetic—but the more focusing part that gives our ears a pull is the atmospheric pads that swell in the backdrops of this record, giving David Stone's love ballad a divine and mystifying spark."
- BuzzMusic (www.buzz-music.com/post/david-stone-s-melodies-warm-even-the-coldest-hearts-on-latest-single-evelyn)