Song story

Evening Ferry

The longest song on Coastal Light.

Indie Folk English

At a glance

Release date
May 17, 2024
Label
Tide Line
Genre
Indie Folk
Language
English
Duration
4:33
Artist
Mira Vale

The story

About this song

Evening Ferry was written on the boat back from the islands. Vale recorded the ferry horn and used it as the song’s downbeat.

Interpretation

What the song is about

On journeys that feel longer coming back.

Close listen

Craft and analysis

The ferry horn is pitched down and looped beneath the final verse.

Licensed lyrics

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Evening ferry, island light
The horn sounded and we began
The water carried us back
Written on the boat from the islands

[Chorus]
On journeys that feel longer coming back
The ferry horn pitched down below
Looping beneath the final verse
Where the island light won't go

[Verse 2]
Vale recorded the horn as the downbeat
The longest song on the album
Four minutes thirty-three of water
And the evening ferry column

[Chorus]
On journeys that feel longer coming back
The ferry horn pitched down below
Looping beneath the final verse
Where the island light won't go

[Bridge]
The island light fades in the wake
The horn sounds and we begin
Coming back always takes longer
Than going out from where we've been

[Chorus]
On journeys that feel longer coming back
The ferry horn pitched down below
Looping beneath the final verse
Where the island light won't go

[Outro]
Evening ferry
Island light

Credits

Who made this record

Label
Tide Line

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Lyrics are public domain

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