Ancient Water
Future Islands * Track #8 On The Far Field
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Ancient Water by Future Islands
Release Date
Performed by
Future IslandsProduced by
John CongletonWrited by
Gerrit Welmers & Samuel T. Herring & William CashionAbout
This is a song about putting everthing down, walking outside and just listen to the sounds
Said lyricist Sam Herring when introducing “Ancient Water” during a live performance at the Ottobar, Baltimore, in April 7, 2017.
Ancient Water Lyrics
Ancient like the water
Dissolves my selfish leanings and all the others
Guide me
You beside me
With conviction—my lost invention
My child is starving
But you keep me, you keep me
I’ve been locked and you’re the key
You keep me, you keep me
You keep me ’til I’m ready to be free
Too many wasted days and nights
Obsessed with the flickering bits of my life
Forgetting what giving and living can be—what it can mean
First forgiving myself and stepping outside of my own apathy
To see, I just want to be
Patient like the forest
Stood through thousands fallen
Watched the changing evening a million times or more
Lead me to the water
Take me to the other side
And know how much it means, to me
Cuz you keep me, you keep me
I’ve been locked and you’re the key
Too many wasted days and nights
Obsessed with the flickering bits of my life
I’ve forgotten what giving and living can be—what it can mean
First steps to being better is doing the smallest things
Cuz you keep me, you keep me
You keep me I’ve been locked and you’re the key
You keep me, you keep me
You keep me ’til I’m strong enough to see
To be free
Ancient Water Q&A
Who wrote Ancient Water's ?
Ancient Water was written by Gerrit Welmers & Samuel T. Herring & William Cashion.
Who produced Ancient Water's ?
Ancient Water was produced by John Congleton.
When did Future Islands release Ancient Water?
Future Islands released Ancient Water on Fri Apr 07 2017.
What did Future Islands say about "Ancient Water"?
In a 2017 Belgian interview, lyricist Sam Herring explains (translation from Dutch):
That song [Ancient Water] is autobiographical. At one point I found myself sitting in a bedroom, alone, scrolling through the feed on my social media. Suddenly I was overcome by a strong feeling of loneliness. And...