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Took a boat Sunday, down by the sea
It just felt so nice, you and me
We didn't have a problem or a care
And all around was silence, everywhere
You are the reason I was born
Be with you through all seasons
I'll always hear you when you call
We'll keep the love light shining
Through each night and day
A lonely life behind me
Oh what a change you've made
So down here on the ocean we will stay
Went through a lot of changes
Turned a lot of pages
When I took a boat Sunday
To know you as I know you now
That is all I need
And we will get along somehow
If we both believe
So down here on the ocean we will stay
Went through a lot of changes
Turned a lot of pages
When I took a boat Sunday
It just felt so nice, you and me
We didn't have a problem or a care
And all around was silence, everywhere
Be with you through all seasons
I'll always hear you when you call
We'll keep the love light shining
Through each night and day
A lonely life behind me
Oh what a change you've made
Went through a lot of changes
Turned a lot of pages
When I took a boat Sunday
That is all I need
And we will get along somehow
If we both believe
Went through a lot of changes
Turned a lot of pages
When I took a boat Sunday
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This a beautiful song. I can go around singing it all day long if I hear it =)
It's a great love song. It celebrates a relationship that either will go or has gone the distance. I did an arrangement of it for a recital at college.
I have always loved this song. The piano and voice are so haunting and yet amazing. I first heard this song a long time ago and always thought some day I would sing it to the love of my life. Then one day while listening to the albumn my fiance said "we should dance to this song" I know it sounds gay but I was the happiest person on Earth. This song sums up all my feelings for her, so what if no one at the wedding knew what we were dancing to.
Can't deny the beauty of this song and how it fits the idea of a human relationship. But here's another thought: This song follows Even In The Quietest Moments on the album, which, to me, is about a crisis of faith. As I hear it, Downstream can be taken as a reprise to EITQM, where the writer made peace with his faith and is singing about the breakthrough he had during a solitude boat ride. The thing that stands out is he says twice "when I took a boat Sunday" -- not "we took." But at the same time, he talks about the time he spent on that ride with a companion -- did he finally go through the door that's always open from EITQM? All the lyrics from downstream fit this theme. Who knows if this was the intent, but it's another way of looking at the song.
@meyerchr And this is why Roger and Rick worked - even when they weren't directly working together. Roger was off in the spirit world, questioning, and Rick brought us back down to earth - the real world.
@meyerchr And this is why Roger and Rick worked - even when they weren't directly working together. Roger was off in the spirit world, questioning, and Rick brought us back down to earth - the real world.
These albums, when taken as a whole (not on some Spotify playlist!), actually meant something in context to each other. They didn't have to tell a complete story, but the back and forth kept things from getting monotonus in style and substance.
These albums, when taken as a whole (not on some Spotify playlist!), actually meant something in context to each other. They didn't have to tell a complete story, but the back and forth kept things from getting monotonus in style and substance.
When they DID work together, watch out! You ended up with 'Crime of the Century' or songs like 'Just A Normal...
When they DID work together, watch out! You ended up with 'Crime of the Century' or songs like 'Just A Normal Day' - also one of my favorites.