The Sea

by Red Sea

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about

The cycles and tides of the sea are driven by the Sun, Moon and Earth’s rotations and so mark time and season. The sea is connected to deep time, having marked these cycles for millions of years. The birthplace of life on earth, where much of evolution has happened, the sea can also be seen as the universal mother or womb. This song explores these themes in relation to the brevity of human life and the depth of that experience.

lyrics

1.
Each ripple an hour
Each wave like a day
Each tide like a season
Push pulling away
Each hour like a ripple
Each day like a wave
Each season a tide
Returning again

Ch
And the sea breathes in & out
And the sea breathes in & out

2.
The lows & the highs
The highs and the lows
The laughter & sighs
The kisses and blows
The highs & the lows
The lows and the highs
The thorn & the rose
The truth & the lies

3.
Searching for treasure
Down in the mud,
Facing the fear
The sweat and the blood,
Finding the empty
The bitter and sweet
The broken and hollow
The whole and complete

credits

released August 2, 2021
Bex Derry - vocals
Rob Coates - guitar
Rachael Johnson - piano
Andy Tytherleigh - double bass
Andrew Wood - Drums
James Tohurst - guitar & trumpet

Written & composed by James Tolhurst

Recorded at Kinema Audio
Mixed by Matt Cotterill
Mastered by Formation Audio

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Red Sea Nottingham, UK

Red Sea’s music is deeply relaxing, environmentally conscious, desert jazz that soothes the soul. Think Billie Holiday meets Nora Jones in a Bedouin tent on the shores of the Red Sea.
Featured three times on BBC Introducing in the lat eighteen months, Red Sea play extremely chilled, self-penned jazz, originally inspired by the intense stillness and beauty of the Sinai Desert and the Red Sea. ... more