We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Columbia, Stay

by Siena Christie

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $2 USD  or more

     

1.
I will sit by you, Columbia, As long as you don’t mind me It’s getting cold and I don’t have a coat But there’s a deeper cold inside of me There’s a sign that says ‘for sale’ now On the field of flowers across my street So I’ve come to sit in silence And watch your waters raging I’ve walked some woods that since have burned I’ve crossed some creeks that since have dried And loved ones come and go, I’ve learned But oh, Columbia, stay, stay clear and wild When I look at you, Columbia, You show me what I long to see See the porches hanging over The water’s edge at evening See the fishers reel their tugging lines As their dogs all wet run down the beach We depend on you, Columbia, To commit ourselves to memory [chorus] [countermelody: Roll on, Columbia] I am terrified, Columbia, To see my own face changing I am sick inside, Columbia, With the need to leave a legacy Butt when my pen runs out of ink Still you'll be flowing mightily My head is full of things unsaid And you leave them unsaid for me [chorus and countermelody]
2.
I will sit by you, Columbia, As long as you don’t mind me It’s getting cold and I don’t have a coat But there’s a deeper cold inside of me There’s a sign that says ‘for sale’ now On the field of flowers across my street So I’ve come to sit in silence And watch your waters raging I’ve walked some woods that since have burned I’ve crossed some creeks that since have dried And loved ones come and go, I’ve learned But oh, Columbia, stay, stay clear and wild When I look at you, Columbia, You show me what I long to see See the porches hanging over The water’s edge at evening See the fishers reel their tugging lines As their dogs all wet run down the beach We depend on you, Columbia, To commit ourselves to memory [chorus] [countermelody: Roll on, Columbia] I am terrified, Columbia, To see my own face changing I am sick inside, Columbia, With the need to leave a legacy Butt when my pen runs out of ink Still you'll be flowing mightily My head is full of things unsaid And you leave them unsaid for me [chorus and countermelody]

about

Premiered at H is for Harvest, a virtual event hosted by Thrive Hood River. Founded in 1977, Thrive’s mission is to protect Hood River’s farms, forests, special wild places and the livability of its cities and rural communities. Check out their excellent work here: www.thrivehoodriver.org

Watch the premiere of H is for Harvest ("Columbia, Stay" is featured over the ending credits): player.vimeo.com/video/469591119

credits

released October 19, 2020

Composed, performed, and produced by Siena Christie.

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Siena Christie Asheville, North Carolina

love songs about dead things

dead songs about love things

thing songs about dead love

what

contact / help

Contact Siena Christie

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

Siena Christie recommends:

If you like Siena Christie, you may also like: