Rock Pool was written after Vale found a crab living in a discarded tin. She kept the tin on the piano while writing the bridge.
Song story
Rock Pool
Small worlds left behind by the tide.
At a glance
- Release date
- May 17, 2024
- Album
- Coastal Light
- Genre
- Indie Folk
- Language
- English
- Duration
- 2:58
- Artist
- Mira Vale
The story
About this song
Interpretation
What the song is about
On small ecosystems and the things we leave behind.
Close listen
Craft and analysis
Time signature shifts from 4/4 to 3/4 in the final verse.
Licensed lyrics
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Rock pool, tin can, crab
The tide went out and left you small
I left the tin on the windowsill
Where the morning light could fall
[Chorus]
Small ecosystems
Tiny worlds behind glass
The tide takes what it takes
And leaves what will pass
[Verse 2]
You were living in discarded metal
A home not of your choosing
I kept the tin on the piano
While writing what I was losing
[Chorus]
Small ecosystems
Tiny worlds behind glass
The tide takes what it takes
And leaves what will pass
[Bridge]
Time signature shifts
From four to three
Like the water retreating
Like the crab and me
[Chorus]
Small ecosystems
Tiny worlds behind glass
The tide takes what it takes
And leaves what will pass
[Outro]
I left the tin
On the windowsill
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