Land of Canaan
Indigo Girls * Track #8 On Indigo Girls
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“Land Of Canaan” is the only song from the Indigo Girls' first release – a 6-track EP from 1985 – to be included on their debut album Strange Fire.
The original recording of the song consists of simply guitars and vocals, but later it was re-recorded with a full band for the group’s eponymous sopho...
Land of Canaan Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You can go to the east
To find your, your inner hemisphere
You say we're under the same sky
Baby, you're bound to realize
Honey, it's not that clear
I'm not your promised land (Ah, oh no)
I'm not your promised one
I'm not the land of Canaan, oh, sweetheart
Waiting for you under the sun
[Chorus]
I'm lonely tonight, I'm missing you now
Wanting your love and you're giving it out
I'm lonely tonight
I'm lonely tonight
I'm lonely tonight (Ooh yeah)
[Verse 2]
Well, the meaning's changed
For what it's worth, it's just a senseless game, ah
Well I should think of a love
But it's fear every time I hear
Honey your heartbeat strain
It's not the fallen man, honey, ah
It's not the call of time
It's just the London skyline (Oh sweetheart)
Telling me you're not mine
[Chorus]
I'm lonely tonight, I'm missing you now
Wanting your love and you're giving it out
I'm lonely tonight
I'm lonely tonight
I'm lonely tonight (Ooh yeah)
[Verse 3]
My blood is running dry, my skin is
My skin is growing thin (Skin is growin' thin), oh yeah
For every time you find yourself
You lose a little bit of me (You lose a little bit)
Honey, from within (You lose a little bit)
It's just a raging cycle (It's just a raging, raging cycle)
Why can't we bring it all to the end of the line? (Oh, baby)
(I'd like to bring it to the end of the line)
From inside this existence, oh sweetheart
Time is not on my side
[Chorus]
I'm lonely tonight, I'm missing you now
I'm wanting your love and you're giving it out
I'm lonely tonight
I'm lonely tonight
I'm lonely tonight (Ooh yeah)
[Outro]
I'm not your promised land (I'm lonely tonight)
I'm not your promised one (Honey I'm trying)
I'm not your promised land (To tell you that I'm lonely tonight)
I'm not your promised one
I'm not the land of Canaan (I'm lonely tonight), sweetheart
I'm not your land of Canaan (I'm lonely tonight), oh, oh baby
I'm not the land of Canaan, sweetheart
Waiting for you under the sun
I'm lonely tonight
Land of Canaan Q&A
Who wrote Land of Canaan's ?
Land of Canaan was written by Amy Ray.
What did Indigo Girls say about "Land of Canaan"?
Amy Ray revealed the inspiration behind “Land Of Canaan” in 1999:
That was just the basic unrequited love song. Someone was cheating on me.
Emily Sailers shared in 1994:
I love (Amy’s) old standby upbeat songs like ‘Land Of Canaan.’ I’ll never get tired of playing that song, even though she does.