Crooked Branches
Jesse Marchant Lyrics


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In the afternoon of a summer day
I saw you walking in the lake
Yellow dress soaked up to your waist
Into the sun he led you by the hand
Smoothing for you out the sand
Nearly dying from the love he felt
But he smiled to be alive
And to know you're nearly dying
From it too

In your life gone ablaze
He held you high out of the flames
Heaven knows you've seen
The worst of things
But in his eyes the calm awakes
In you the child who lost it's way
To sail you from your
Growing up sea of pain
And I swear it when you smile
That you still look like a child to me





No matter if the rain falls on you

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or if the sun breaks through
And if you're lost, or if you're found
I'll always think of you
In the crooked branches of this life we're in
I still see you there, and I'll always be your friend


The lyrics of Jesse Marchant's "Crooked Branches" are about the beauty and emotional depth of a love that saves a person from their own pain and gives them hope. In the first verse, the singer describes watching a girl walking in the lake wearing a yellow dress, while the man she loves holds her hand and protects her from drowning. The man's love for the girl is overwhelming but leaves him smiling and grateful for the intensity of his own emotions, as he realizes that she too is deeply in love with him.


The second verse speaks about the girl's life before she met the man, and how she has gone through difficult times and seen the worst of things. But in the man's eyes, she finds solace and begins to feel like a child again, free from the sea of pain that her life had become. The chorus then affirms that no matter what happens in life, whether it's rain or sunshine, the singer will always think of the girl and be her friend, an ever-present presence in the crooked branches of life.


Overall, the song is a powerful testament to the transformative power of love and how it can lift people out of difficult circumstances and give them hope for the future.




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Great interpretation of a deeply emotional and introspective song!

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