Sky Ocean by In These Trees and Tartie
A kind of last attempt to connect with the lost love. A fantasy of meeting, but “all of the others would find us.” The writer is trying to come to terms with the origin of the “troubles between you and me” and begins to move away from being stuck in the past, ultimately realizing there are “pleasures away from the harbor” (an homage reference to Phil Ochs’ album and song “Pleasures from the Harbor”).
Tracklist
| 1. | In These Trees and Tartie - Sky Ocean | 2:55 |
Lyrics
SKY, OCEAN
Lyrics by Binnie Klein, Music by Binnie Klein and Tartie
(You made a deal with the sky
I made a deal with the ocean)
You made a deal with the sky
I made a deal with the ocean
You knew that you had to fly
I was down deep thinking of her….
The girl that I used to be
Tried to hang on to your feathers
We couldn’t meet in between
And you enjoyed more present treasures
oh oh oh oh
The troubles between you and me
Were born in a cradle of sorrows
Lift me up out of the sea
And just one more time I could hold you
You made a deal with the sky
I made a deal with the ocean
You made a deal with the sky
I made a deal with the ocean
I could fly up
You’d dive down
But all of the others would find us
So wave to me from your cloud
I’m making a home in the ocean
The troubles between you and me
Were born in a cradle of sorrows
I’ll lift myself out of the sea
And just one more time I could feel you
You made a deal with the sky
I made a deal with the ocean
You made a deal with the sky
I made a deal with the ocean
You made a deal with the sky
I made a deal with the ocean
I’ll turn my sail to the wind
And set a new course on these waters
There’s a new breeze coming in
And pleasures away from the harbor
Credits
License
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In These Trees is an alternative indie music project led by Binnie Klein. Klein's lyrical stories are suffused with human longing and memory, and pair gracefully with soulful melodies from the artists who perform her work. With her extensive background in music as a radio DJ and a career in writing, Klein seeks to elevate her words through collaboration with rising artists.