The Motherlode
The Staves * Track #3 On Dead & Born & Grown
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Album Dead & Born & Grown
- #1Wisely & Slow
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- #2Gone Tomorrow
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- #3The Motherlode
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- #4Pay Us No Mind
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- #5Facing West
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- #6In the Long Run
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- #7Dead & Born & Grown
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- #8
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- #9Tongue Behind My Teeth
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- #10Mexico
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- #11Snow
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- #12Eagle Song
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- #13Untitled Bonus Track
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The Motherlode by The Staves
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The StavesProduced by
Ethan Johns & Glyn JohnsWrited by
Camilla Staveley-Taylor & Emily Staveley-Taylor & Jessica Staveley-TaylorAbout
The sisters spoke about this song in an interview:
Jessica: On ‘The Motherlode’ there is reference to a golden river. That song is one of the only songs on the album where we very consciously wrote it about someone else. That one is about a character, though a lot of the other songs are quite intr...
The Motherlode Lyrics
Counting the winters, numb to the cold
Searching the valley for secrets untold
The mountains are children to someone so old
A king without kingdom or throne
Digging the mud and the stone
All men have left here, but you have remained
At the banks of the river, forever the same
Though no water flows here, the memory stays
As long as it stays, you are here
Heartbroken year after year
People running away
Running like strangers day after day
Leave him alone
Golden river running from her home
The sun was an altar before reaching out
And raised up the dagger that hung from his belt
He cursed his delusion and the sadness he felt
Weeping at what he'd become
Just a fool in the gold of the sun
People running away
Running like strangers day after day
Leave him alone
Golden river running from her home
Golden river running from her home
Golden river running from her home
Golden river running from her home
The Motherlode Q&A
Who wrote The Motherlode's ?
The Motherlode was written by Camilla Staveley-Taylor & Emily Staveley-Taylor & Jessica Staveley-Taylor.
Who produced The Motherlode's ?
The Motherlode was produced by Ethan Johns & Glyn Johns.
When did The Staves release The Motherlode?
The Staves released The Motherlode on Fri Nov 09 2012.