SATURNALIA - Wait By The Water

Video Director: Bronwen Hughes.
Video Producer: Pam Lewis.

Written by Jamie Browning, Mark Northey, Chris Green, Chris Bryen © SOCAN.

Recorded at Wellesley Sound by Saturnalia.
Produced by Tom Paterson.

*Featured over the opening credits of the apparently impossible to find 1996 film "Rescuing Desire", as well as on the 1991 CFNY 102.1 New Music Search compilation cd "Modern Music".

*We are somewhat mortified that thousands of people have heard only the warbly-dubbed-from-VHS version of the song that is on the YouTube upload of the film...

WAIT BY THE WATER

My true love is seldom by my side
He's drifting, somewhere pulled by the tide, tonight
I'm waiting, like I wait every night and day
For something to take the pain the away

He did not heed the warning, he set sail in the morning
I wait by the water, I wait for you

My true love was swallowed by the sea
I'm praying she'll wash him back to shore to me
I'm waiting, like I wait every night and day
For something to take the pain the away

He did not heed the warning, he set sail in the morning
I wait by the window, I walk like a widow
I hide in the shadow, I pray to a statue
And I light another candle
I wait by the water
I wait for you
I wait for you

Oh, he did not heed the warning, he set sail in the morning
I wait by the window, I walk like a widow
I hide in the shadow, I erect a statue, and I get a little colder
I wait by the water
I wait for you

Category:

Music

Tags:

• 90s
• unsigned
• indie
• alternative
• rock
• pop
• band
• toronto
• canada
• live
• music
• Rescuing
• Desire
• CFNY

[nightowl8936]

Wow, I remember this track from the 1991 CFNY Ontario Talent CD, which I still have buried somewhere. This was one of my favorite songs from it. Very beautiful voice and thoughtful lyrics.

Its amazing that just on a whim, I Google for this song and up comes the video.

Thanks very much for posting!

[clemahali]

@nightowl8936 - You are most welcome :)

[SodapopSays]

Haven't heard the song for quite a while-where are Chris and Chris' credits?

Sue Bryen

[clemahali]

@SodapopSays - Hello, and OOPS! brain fart! Thanks for noticing.

[TheLordPakal]

can anybody write down the lyrics? please, Tks¡

[clemahali]

@TheLordPakal - thanks for asking - see the "info" section

[mervynhenchy]

Love it too, very ambient, great vocals by Jamie, lovely dream-like quality

[fastfletch1]

love this video very 80's

[diamonddust22]

So beautifully Dreamscape. This song is so surreal, ambient, and gorgeous.