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Leave Taking by David Gray

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David Gray

Leave Taking

Release date: 17th January 2025

From Dear Life
Track 4
6:57
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About This Track

"Leave Taking" is a track by David Gray, from the album Dear Life, released 17th January 2025. The track is 6:57 long. It's filed under Singer/Songwriter. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

David Gray

David Gray

Lyrics

Leave Taking

Black trees
Shaking together in the white breeze
Black trees
Shaking together in the white breeze

I do not know where either of us can turn
Just at first
Waking from the sleep of each other
Just at first

I do not know how we can
Any longer bear
To feast our eyes upon
The flowing river

Baby, feast your eyes
I heard what you said
So, why don't you tell it to the room?
Yeah, just tell it to the room
Just turn around and tell it to the room
Just turn around and tell it

Black trees
Shaking together in the white breeze
Like bare trees
Shaking together in the white breeze
Black trees
Shaking it together in the white breeze
Held within this kiss
Yet still alone
Within this kiss

So then in conclusion, let it be the same
Whether we turn to the dark
Or to the lips of another
Whether we turn to the dark
Let us know this for taking leave
For taking leave

And like rain scented earth
Heaped up over the heart
Is love grown perfect?
And like a translucent shell
Over the beat of life
Is it perfect to the last?

That I may not weigh heavy upon you
Though you defeat me
Like dead leaves falling down to the ground
Is it perfect to the last?
Is it not perfect?

Black trees
Shaking together in the white breeze
Black trees
Shaking together in the white breeze

And I'm holding on so tightly
I'm holding on so tight
To what was never mine
What was never mine

I'm holding on so tightly
Holding on for dear life
To what was never mine
What was never mine

I'm holding on so tight
To what was never mine
What was never mine
I'm holding on so tight
To what was never mine

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Track details

From Dear Life

6:572025
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Album
Dear Life
Dear Life
David Gray
17th January 2025
Track number
4
Release year
2025
  1. 1After The Harvest
    4:36
  2. 2Plus & Minus
    3:08
  3. 3Eyes Made Rain
    3:34
  4. 4Leave Taking
    6:57

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5I Saw Love
3:46
  • 6Fighting Talk
    3:48
  • 7Sunlight On Water
    5:25
  • 8That Day Must Surely Come
    4:58
  • 9Singing For The Pharaoh
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    4:07
  • 12The Only Ones
    4:30
  • 13The First Stone
    6:32
  • —More Than Anything
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  • —Plus & Minus
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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Ben De Vries, David Gray
    Producer
    Ben De Vries, David Gray
    Engineer
    Paul Amaral
    Bass
    Ben De Vries
    Drums
    Keith Prior
    Guitar
    Ben De Vries, David Gray
    Keyboards
    David Gray
    Vocals
    Ben De Vries, David Gray
    Assistant Producer
    Matt Watford
    Brass
    Andy Ross, Ben Castle, Claire McInerney, Dominic Glover, Fayyaz Virji, Graeme Blevins, Mike Smith, Nichol Thomson, Simon Finch, Terry Edwards
    Cello
    Caroline Dale
    Drum Programmer
    Ben De Vries, Keith Prior
    Flute
    David Gray
    Mastering Engineer
    Cicely Balston
    Mixing Engineer
    Ben De Vries
    Orchestra Arranger
    Ben De Vries, David Gray, Mike Smith
    Strings
    Alison Dods, Andy Parker, Beth Symmons, Caroline Dale, Caroline Dearnley, Cathy Thompson, David Daniels, Debbie Widdup, Edward Vanderspar, Everton Nelson, Harriet Davies, Helen Hathorn,
    Woodwind
    Anna Noakes, Anthony Pike, Eliza Marshall, Janey Miller, John Anderson (Oboe), Karen Jones, Max Welford, Sarah Burnett
    Helen Kamminga
    , Jeremy Isaac
    , John Mills
    , Jonny Byers
    , Kate Musker
    , Kate Robinson
    , Kirsty Mangan
    , Mary Scully
    , Natalia Bonner
    , Richard George
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