Salt
by Running Red Lights
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“Salt” was a song we did not see approaching. It was not the usual process of chiselling away at a block of granite with a pencil. The song fell out as fluid as a breeze through an open window. It wasn’t until afterwards that we could see a considerable contrast between the melody and the lyrics – but who were we to argue with divine will of the songwriting Gods? They intervened, as they so often do, at the most ill-timed moment...inside the basement washroom of a Toronto tavern.
The idea was drunkenly captured as an iPhone voice memo, and demoed the following day. Despite the cheery, bright production, “Salt” is actually rather melancholy – touching on subjects of depression, social isolation and detachment. “Salt” was co-written and produced by award-winning songwriter Robyn Dell Unto, and it was the winner of the 2018 Canadian Songwriting Contest.
The idea was drunkenly captured as an iPhone voice memo, and demoed the following day. Despite the cheery, bright production, “Salt” is actually rather melancholy – touching on subjects of depression, social isolation and detachment. “Salt” was co-written and produced by award-winning songwriter Robyn Dell Unto, and it was the winner of the 2018 Canadian Songwriting Contest.
lyrics
Everyone smiles when you're so low, you're so low, you're so low
You picture yourself shaking them madly
Everyone loves when you don't love, no you don't love, you're not in love And everyone’s love is shaking you madly
With your hands in your pocket
No one touching no one touching no one In the pouring rain
It feels like Salt
Salt in the wounds of your heart
Everyone lives a life that’s good
You wish they would, you wish they would
Dissolve like a star and fade like a summer
Everyone’s swept flat off their feet and all they seek and all they speak are false flatteries
The moon at their window
Everyone’s pulsing to a beat that you can't keep
No you can't keep the darkness out
The moon at your window
With your hands in your pocket
No one touching no one touching no one in the pouring rain
It feels like Salt
Salt in the wounds of your heart
It feels like salt
Everything breaks your heart
With your hands in your pocket
No one touching no one touching no one In the pouring rain
It feels like Salt
Salt in the wounds of your heart
You picture yourself shaking them madly
Everyone loves when you don't love, no you don't love, you're not in love And everyone’s love is shaking you madly
With your hands in your pocket
No one touching no one touching no one In the pouring rain
It feels like Salt
Salt in the wounds of your heart
Everyone lives a life that’s good
You wish they would, you wish they would
Dissolve like a star and fade like a summer
Everyone’s swept flat off their feet and all they seek and all they speak are false flatteries
The moon at their window
Everyone’s pulsing to a beat that you can't keep
No you can't keep the darkness out
The moon at your window
With your hands in your pocket
No one touching no one touching no one in the pouring rain
It feels like Salt
Salt in the wounds of your heart
It feels like salt
Everything breaks your heart
With your hands in your pocket
No one touching no one touching no one In the pouring rain
It feels like Salt
Salt in the wounds of your heart
credits
released August 13, 2018
Written by Kevin Howley, Scarlett Flynn and Robyn Dell Unto
Produced by Robyn Dell Unto
Performed by Running Red Lights
Mixed by Joshua Van Tassel
Mastered by Mojito Mastering
Written by Kevin Howley, Scarlett Flynn and Robyn Dell Unto
Produced by Robyn Dell Unto
Performed by Running Red Lights
Mixed by Joshua Van Tassel
Mastered by Mojito Mastering
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Running Red Lights Toronto, Ontario
Born into a space between the notes of Fleetwood Mac and the words of Sylvia Plath. We are Running Red Lights. Back in 2006 we were on our way to catch a train when we we fell into yesterday's sunset...
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