“Letter by the Water”, the third track from The Japanese House’s debut EP Clean, was released in October 2015. Like “Cool Blue” and “Clean”, “Letter by the Water” incorporates themes of water and melancholia into lush, multilayered harmonies.
[Verse 1]
Back down to the water front
Sunlit hue to keep my body warm
I guess you love this man, I couldn't tell
It's the cold wet hand against my mother's spell
[Chorus]
Water bring my body in
I know she loves me through thick and thin
[Verse 2]
Slip into the water front
With your heart in your bag and your shoes taken off
I was so unsure you ever had the gall
Don't you understand I didn't need it at all
[Chorus]
Water bring my body in
I know she loves me through thick and thin
Current come pull me down
I won't take a breath, I wanna drown
[Bridge]
And I call on the water to clean
The remains of the dirt that it leaves
To be brave and alert and pristine
There's a stain in the heart of me
[Chorus]
Water bring my body in
I know she loves me through thick and thin
Current come pull me down
I won't take a breath, I wanna drown
Letter by the Water was written by The Japanese House.
Letter by the Water was produced by George Daniel & Matty Healy & The Japanese House.
The Japanese House released Letter by the Water on Fri Nov 06 2015.
In a 2016 interview with Coup de Main Magazine:
“Letter by the Water”, I feel like, as a song it’s a good song and I really like the production in it. That’s one of the songs that stayed really close to the demo [version], there’s only a couple of changes. I think that’s because I was really overpr...