“Stay”, Remind Me Tomorrow’s closing track, is a poignant tribute to Sharon Van Etten’s child, who was born in the years since her previous album.
The song’s title (and closing line) expresses how, unlike the possibly ephemerous love found in romantic relationships, the love between mother and chil...
[Verse 1]
Have you all of my lifetime
Kinda hard to make light
Imagining when you were inside
When you made those kicks at night
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Don't wanna hurt you
Don't wanna run away from myself
Want your whole star to shine on in
One star, one light
The meaning of life
[Chorus]
You won't let me go astray
You will let me find my way
[Verse 2]
Find a way to stand
And a time to walk away
Letting go to let you lead
I don't know how it ends
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Comes a time when you answer
Do it with heart
Want you to express yourself
Not let it get to your head
[Chorus]
You won't let me go astray
You will let me find my way
You, you love me either way
You stay
Stay was written by Sharon Van Etten.
Stay was produced by John Congleton.
Sharon Van Etten released Stay on Fri Jan 18 2019.
I started writing this song before I had a kid. It’s one of the few songs I wrote on guitar. I found myself staring at my kid, who was napping. The only word I had written in the chorus was ‘stay’. I found myself crying because I was looking at him. I just kept thinking: ‘I just want you to be okay,...