Now Playing: Falling Through
An audiocard from the Vivid Stage.
Play this song:
Skating on thin ice. It’s a dangerous sport, especially out on the river of love. Gliding through a wintry bliss and ignoring the uneasy suspicions that all is not stable. The crack and shudder beneath your blades, ignored, explained away as perhaps just a jealous imagination.
My mother was Canadian and I grew up skating on the rivers and lakes of Central Pennsylvania, so loved this theme. I had planned to sing Falling Through on the final recording, but decided on a female interpretation, which could bring a more vulnerable energy. The amazing London jazz chanteuse Lauren Lucille was my first choice. She was already involved in our project, adding backing vocals to the gospel song Humming on Sunny Days, and her vocal range and emotional delivery was stunning. Watching an amazing talent like Lauren bring your piece to life is every songwriter’s dream.
in the middle of the winter
in the middle of the night
she skated on the river
and she lied about the ice
if she wanted reassurance
well she didn’t need the truth
lying to herself from falling through
she always found her reasons
the answers to the whys
why to go on believing
after all his lies
but she was the biggest liar
this much was true
lying to herself
from falling through
some were holy whoppers
and some were little whites
and some of those deceptions
were as light as paper kites
with gentle tales that fluttered
almost innocent and true
lying to herself
from falling through
the day she stopped believing
was the day she said goodbye
to all that self-deceiving
and the end to all the lies
but she used to burn like fire
and she missed it so was true
but lying to herself
had fallen through
so if you go a’skating
out upon that winter ice
the risk you are a’taking
the heart you’ll sacrifice
when you hear that crack and shudder
and know you’re falling through
drowning in the lies
drowning in the lies
drowning in the lies who told to you?
Words & Music by Bill Magill ©