Despite the dreamy and atmospheric production that’s carried by Raveena’s delicate vocals, “Salt Water” prevails as one of the most haunting and poignant tracks off Lucid.
The song touches on the depressing emotions and hardships that Raveena faced following her sexual assault, as well as the subse...
[Chorus]
My tears kept falling
No words were coming (Oh)
Salt water running (Down, down, down)
New river flowing
[Verse 1]
A year lost in an hour
I cry into my limbs (Ah-ah, ah-ah)
I froze in a hot shower (I froze, I froze, I froze)
I scrub away his sins
No lavender, no rose
No crystals and no hope
Right when I started to lighten up
He took my bliss
I think my body’s had enough
Going through this
I hope you know
[Chorus]
My tears kept falling
No words were coming (No words)
Salt water running (Down, down, down)
New river flowing
[Verse 2]
Ooh, I want a sister or my mother
But, ooh, the silence makes sure that I suffer
I wouldn’t wish someone this pain, no
I pray that night would fade away, oh
[Chorus]
My tears were falling (My tears kept falling)
No words were coming (No words were coming)
Salt water running (Down, down, down)
New river flowing (New river flowing)
Salt Water was written by Everett Orr & Raveena.
Salt Water was produced by Everett Orr.
Raveena released Salt Water on Fri May 31 2019.
I’ve always wanted to write a song about being physically traumatized or in an abusive relationship. The feeling of the day after when you’re sitting there and feeling so raw and taken back and traumatized. I thought it was important to have a moment on the album about that because it’s a very hard...