We all have those day. Or weeks. Or years. Where just nothing seems right and you get depressed and down. Down in the Lowlands.
I've always had troubled deciding which version I like better. Charlie Peacock wrote the song and this is his version:
Russ Taff covered it, and this is his version:
Down In The Lowlands - Charlie Peacock
The water is up to my neck
I'm sinking in the deep
There is no foothold to be found anywhere
I'm very worn out from calling for help
My throat is hoarse
And dry as a bone
My eyes they fail me from looking for you
Are you looking for me?
I'm down in the lowlands
Where the water is deep
Hear me cry, hear my shout
Save me, save me
Could this be it, could I be drowning?
Have I failed to be heard
By the only one who can save me?
Show me some mercy and touch me again
Please lift me up
Above where I am
My eyes they fail me from looking for you
My eyes they fail me from looking for you
Are you looking for me?
Cause I'm down in the lowlands
Where the water is deep
Hear my cry, hear my shout
Save me, save me
When you're feeling like an astronaut Stuck on a planet even time forgot, and You're a version of yourself, but you're not the same You try to keep the wound camouflaged, and The stitches heal, but the years are lost, and Another bottle on the shelf can't numb the pain
Why're you running from yourself now?
You can't run away.
'Cause your scars shine like dark stars Yeah, your wounds are where the light shines through So let's go there, to that place where We sing these broken prayers where the light shines through-- The wound is where the light shines through
Yeah, the wound is where the light shines through
Ain't we all just Abraham's son? Saint and sinner with the song and drum, and We're fallen on our knees, we all bleed the same And the only tattoos that I have are scars I got your name written on my heart And the story that brought us here ain't the thing that changed, no
I wanna see that light shining
Brighter than the pain
'Cause your scars shine like a dark star Yeah, your wounds are where the light shines through So let's go there, to that place where We sing these broken prayers where the light shines through The wound is where the light shines through
Mama, ain't the blood just proof I'm human? Mama, ain't the wound just retribution? Well Mama, ain't the scar like a vision of grace?
The wound is where the light shines through The wound is where the light finds you The wound is where the light shines through The wound is where the light finds you
Your scars shine like dark stars Yeah, the wound is where the light shines through
It's where the light shines through Yeah, yeah, it's where the light shines through
Yeah, the only time to our heart, oh oh It's where the light shines through
Where the light shines, where the light shines through Where the light shines though
