Running Downhill - Single

by David Stone

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1.	Running Downhill 03:44	lyrics	buy track
We moved like shadows under streetlights on a summer night. Breaking off into the hedgerows and vanishing from sight. I’ve lived here all my life. I’ve lived here all my life. We’d run like thieves beyond the whistling hydro-lines. White water biting at our ankles at the riverside. I’ve lived here all my life. I’ve lived here all my life. When I close my eyes. We’re still running downhill, and gathering speed, and for a moment there it felt like we could fly, then we tumbled down head over feet. And when I close my eyes, you’re still looking back at me. This city feels like a bustling tomb sometimes, corridors of empty storefront window lights. I’ve lived here all my life. I’ve lived here all my life. When I close my eyes. We’re still running downhill, and gathering speed, and for a moment there it felt like we could fly, then we tumbled down head over feet. We’re still running downhill, and gathering speed, and for a moment there it felt like we could fly, then we tumbled down head over feet. And when I close my eyes, you’re still looking back at me. And this furlough from love, was all just a terrible dream. And when I close my eyes. We’re still running downhill, and gathering speed, and for a moment there it felt like we could fly, then we tumbled down head over feet. And when open my eyes, you’ll be looking back at me.
2.	Running Downhill (Live) 03:54	lyrics	buy track
We moved like shadows under streetlights on a summer night. Breaking off into the hedgerows and vanishing from sight. I’ve lived here all my life. I’ve lived here all my life. We’d run like thieves beyond the whistling hydro-lines. White water biting at our ankles at the riverside. I’ve lived here all my life. I’ve lived here all my life. When I close my eyes. We’re still running downhill, and gathering speed, and for a moment there it felt like we could fly, then we tumbled down head over feet. And when I close my eyes, you’re still looking back at me. This city feels like a bustling tomb sometimes, corridors of empty storefront window lights. I’ve lived here all my life. I’ve lived here all my life. When I close my eyes. We’re still running downhill, and gathering speed, and for a moment there it felt like we could fly, then we tumbled down head over feet. We’re still running downhill, and gathering speed, and for a moment there it felt like we could fly, then we tumbled down head over feet. And when I close my eyes, you’re still looking back at me. And this furlough from love, was all just a terrible dream. And when I close my eyes. We’re still running downhill, and gathering speed, and for a moment there it felt like we could fly, then we tumbled down head over feet. And when open my eyes, you’ll be looking back at me.

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"Running Downhill" is a song about looking back on the freedom of youth with a sort of heavy-hearted fondness. The opening imagery is of my Grandparents street, leading up to their house. It's a house that was a third home to my sister and I growing up. A couple years back my Grandfather passed away, and it's just my Grandmother living there now. I visit as often as I can, to help out with things, and give her some company. There's talk of her selling the place now, with the work load of her 40+ year home becoming more than she can handle.

I've written a lot from the perspective of an adult revisiting important places from childhood, and that's basically what this songs about. It's about figuratively and literally standing in the place I stood as a kid and taking comfort in remembering the happiness I found there.

I think everyone has those places, even if they're only memories. When we close our eyes, we can visit those people, places and feelings we've kept safely tucked away in some part of ourselves, and that's what the songs basically about. I hope you find some comfort in it, and enjoy "Running Downhill".

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released August 20, 2020

David Stone

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David Stone Barrie, Ontario

Singer/songwriter and musician based in Ontario, Canada.

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