Dry the River - No Rest

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Lyrics:
I used to be a king alone
Like Solomon or Rehoboam
And in the eaves, the Corvidae
Did jealous keep my picture frames
And everything did oxidate in place.
But then you came, a single cell
With astrolabe and carousel
And algebra and symmetry
And none of this was lost on me
And I could see how still I'd been before
If I don't eat, I don't sleep at all
Like limbs in procession,
Like so many birds
Stampeding like oxen,
Our hearts are a herd
I loved you in the best
I loved you in the best way possible
I loved you in the best

[@shanaarmstrong848]

Still listening in 2022. Such a powerful song, gives me chills every time

[@gemabocardo7503]

2023. Greetings from Spain.

[@Maggie12791]

Even if the band only existed for a relatively short period of time, they brought some richness to the world!

[@nicolasgrangeonhandpanandd514]

Totally

[@kursedbullet8157]

Fucking facts

[@kursedbullet8157]

Super sad they not together

[@Chapterhouse]

@@kursedbullet8157do you happen to know why they split up?

[@StrangeAttractor]

@@Chapterhouse they couldn't keep the show on the road, financially speaking - see their website. I don't think that's the whole story, though. Peter Liddle, the lead singer, was well born with great thing expected of him by his family. He's now a lawyer. Sad, but true....

[@annashen9191]

2024!! Still one of the most unique and amazing bands ever.

[@MargheritaDaisy]

I know they split up but i'm not going anywhere. they are still my favorite band, and will forever be. 2020.....anyone? 💔

[@aliceopex]

Margherita. .Daisy yes

[@edgardovalencia2177]

they got me through some of the hardest times in my life. and also the happiest. I'ts hard to forget a band that's been part of your evolution as a human being.Always come back to their music. One of my favorite bands ever!!!

[@ZamWeazle]

I concur! What amazing songs! I can't believe they split, they did what 2 albums? My sister saw them live at a festival and said that they were one of most amazingt live bands she had ever witnessed and she goes to a lot of festivals!!

[@KarmaPharmacy]

Peter still does music, and it's basically DTR lol

[@wildsoundscivilised]

This song just gets better every time I listen to it. Epic build up.

[@BrevinTube]

I come back to this song every couple of years and it holds up every time. The best kind of recurring gut punch.

[@IAmRedherrings]

I went to see Bombay Bicycle Club in October of 2011... In the queue to get in, some guy gave me a business card thing that Dry the River were giving out, I thought that was kinda weird but it was the sort of card that you felt like it would have been a waste if you threw it away (and i'm into recycling anyway so i pocketed it). They supported them and I missed their whole set but the last, as a friend of mine wanted a fucking panini. They played 'lions den' and it got very very loud and I asked a friend of mine what their set was like and they said 'yeah it was good.' This particular review was enough for me to type their name into youtube when I got home. I listened to this song and I almost wanted to dislike the band because it was so fucking good. the video was so fucking cool and the lyrics were interesting... the vocal melodies were mesmerising and everything about the band was cool - from the grungey album art to the humble english-gent characters that were behind the band. I idolised this band for 5 years straight. After i'd completely rinsed Alarms in the Heart for about a year or so, I briefly stopped listening to them (maybe 5 months) but one day thought I would see what they're up to or if there was any new music. There was. There was an EP called 'Hooves of Doubt' and it was released along with the announcement that the band was splitting. They had been broken up for 5 months and i didn't even know. I have all their records signed, I've seen them four times and it took me 5 months to find out they split. Why? Because people didn't fucking buy their records or go to their shows enough. IF YOU LIKE A BAND. FUCKING BUY THEIR SHIT AND GO TO THEIR FUCKING GIGS OR SHIT LIKE THIS HAPPENS. FUCK. THERE'S BANDS LIKE WHEATUS ARE STILL TOURING AND SHIT. HOW IS IT THAT WHEATUS IS A BAND BUT DRY THE RIVER ISNT. WHAT THE FUCK IS EARTH

[@fruitbattery]

I felt like sharing. I only first heard Dry The River in 2013, when they toured with Biffy Clyro, but I immediately fell in love with their music. I was shocked and so sad to read that they split last year, especially since I had seen them live again not too long before. I was contemplating going to that gig, went back and forth because I was cutting back on going to gigs due to being a poor student. Literally the same day I realized I couldn't not go, because their set as an opening act that time had been one of the greatest live experiences of my life, and I thankfully decided to go. I am so immensely glad I did, because I know I would be beating myself up over it if I had not gotten to see them live before the split. I talked to Matt after the gig and thanked them for coming to my city and that I enjoyed their live performances so much. He was really nice and seemed so genuinely happy to talk to a fan, and I left with the memory of a great gig with one of the most unique bands I have ever had the luck of experiencing.

[@aliceopex]

IAmRedherrings people suck and dont care about real music and stuff thats geniune its just how the world is now art has always been disrespected people dont think it matters and they dont care if you can sing or make a beautiful painting

[@xsapphi]

This is why it’s so so important to support bands. I feel that there’s not enough support for up and coming bands anymore, most times a really good support band are on, the audience are either on their phones or talking to each other. If I didn’t pay attention to support bands, I wouldn’t have found Lui Bei, Flyte, Aurora just to name a few!

[@sij6169]

Well said my friend

[@jensaulkrbentzen708]

I'll miss you, Dry the River

[@reginnelarosa8410]

I love this song in the best way possible

[@rubenpartida1513]

R.I.P. Dry the River :'( 2009-2015

[@suruocean1657]

+Ruben Partida what?

[@rubenpartida1513]

they broke up last week :'(

[@suruocean1657]

oh my god :'(

[@rubenpartida1513]

+Arroz do Joaum I know :(

[@haileywells2189]

I found out four days after, when telling my dad about the band. Devastating. 😟

I used to be a king alone Like Solomon or Rehoboam And in the eaves, the Corvidae Did jealous keep my picture frames And everything did oxidate in place. But then you came, a single cell With astrolabe and carousel And algebra and symmetry And none of this was lost on me And I could see how still I’d been before If I don’t eat, I don’t sleep at all Like limbs in procession, Like so many birds Stampeding like oxen, Our hearts are a herd I loved you in the bed I loved you in the best way possible I loved you in the bed Did you see the light in my heart? Did you see the sweat on my brow? Did you see the fear in my heart? Did you see me bleeding out? I loved you in the bed I loved you in the best way possible I loved you in the best way possible I loved you in the best way possible I loved you in the bed…

[@r.i.t95]

Thank you, dear.

[@neverending9803]

Omg for the longest time I thought it was bed instead of best *Facepalm*

[@gemabocardo7503]

I loved you in the BED I loved you in the best way possible I loved you in the BED

[@gemabocardo7503]

@@neverending9803 You are right. I loved you in the bed I loved you in the best way possible I loved you in the bed

[@nicklasandersson2593]

I can't put into words what I feel when I hear this song, or the band for that matter. What incredibly good songs they managed to create in such a short time. Incredible.

[@GinOnTheRockz]

They deserve so much more attention! Absolutely should have made it!

[@nicklasandersson2593]

@@GinOnTheRockz They made it for sure :)

[@xiPandaaaaaa]

We meet again, beautiful song lay hidden in the shadows of youtube :3

[@ullash11]

if this isnt the song to express your Love for someone to the fullest .........

[@Newtonheathdude]

+Griffin Starkk but their not yours

[@galenmartenband6083]

My favorite band of all time. I often play them for people who say they dont like Peters voice. I guess I get that. But his melodies and lyrics are incredible. The bands arrangements are next level. Peters solo albums is great. Its not Dry the river but a great collection of well written perfectly produced songs.

[@adoredpromises]

Galen Marten Band where van i find it?

[@nimish123n]

Still listening to it in 2015! :D

[@marcinek]

+Nimish Nag yeah, so true, one of the best songs of a decade still remember the first shock when i found this video when it have had 2000 views and first shock is still on, over and over again :D

[@xhawkson42x]

2019

[@PinupSarah]

2020

[@WinstonGuitar]

Like Anthony and The Johnsons, like The Antlers, and like Band Of Horses, but better! Wish they were still around!

[@miriamcastro8505]

Winston Guitar same 💔

[@ViniciusRuschel]

When I listen this song, makes me wanna cry... dont know why ;/

[@nicolasgrangeonhandpanandd514]

Me too bro... So much

[@busraylmazok5247]

Still...2019...

[@TropicXI]

These guys are going to be super popular, until they get super popular, then everyone will hate them. Bands like this are crucial, we all need to be reminded that music isn't dead.

[@EricTheExplorer]

I have noticed a few other biblical related things in their lyrics:) Can someone confirm if I`m right?

[@renkadinan9427]

Me too!!!! Ok, I'm 7 yrs late lol. I just discovered this from a friend

[@martinjoseferreyra1961]

Yeah, they are a folk-rock gospel band!

[@llion4138]

Definitely one of the best. This will never get old.

[@zombieboyx620]

I loved you in the best way possible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@reginnelarosa8410]

I just accidentally clicked this with my lazy finger... Best accident of my life ✊

[@GrungeJeff]

Poetic, Brilliant, Beautiful... 1:31

[@sij6169]

One of my favourite songs, on one of my favourite albums by one of my favourite bands. The progression of the song to the climax at the end is beautiful. The hairs still stand up on the back of my neck and my eyes still shrink wrap in tears every time I hear it. Fucking awesome, love you guys.

[@FennezMarson]

they were the noblest band ever to walk this earth. saw them live once and it's still incomprehensible how they could deliver such sophisticated songs so incredibly well without any additional musicians. thank you so much for the music; you will be forever missed.

[@hazuinf]

One of my favourites hooks ever, let alone out of Dry The River's. Such a powerful song, such a great band

[@GauravhMUSIC]

Hazuinf h very powerful

[@staceyzafiroff]

Singer's voice reminds me of Elbow. Bands dramatic melodies remind me of Explosions of the Sky. Definitely more dramatic, significant and different from M&S! Met these guys at the Troubadour last night in West Hollywood! They're performance & encore especially were phenomenal! I

[@hikevinhifi]

the best band in the last thirty years. after all their hard work. it just wasn't to be. thanks for playing

[@nickcrider88]

This video seems to me to be taken from 1st Kings chapter 18 in the bible. They prepared sacrifices for a contest between the God of Israel and Baal. The prophets of Baal danced around the sacrifices and the altar (in those days a pile of stone was most common), trying to get the attention of Baal. When nothing happened Elijah instructed that the sacrifices and the altar should be drenched in water, the his God answered by sending fire from heaven. Just a theory, pretty cool video either way!

[@nyghtowl]

Come back to us, dtr! We need you!

[@ert56562000]

I used to be a king alone Like Solomon or Rehoboam And in the eaves, the Corvidae Did jealous keep my picture frames And everything did oxidate in place. But then you came, a single cell With astrolabe and carousel And algebra and symmetry And none of this was lost on me And I could see how still I'd been before If I don't eat, I don't sleep at all Like limbs in procession, Like so many birds Stampeding like oxen, Our hearts are a herd

[@alexliam7]

Recently came across this band. Absolutely love them! Thinking about the video this may be little far-fetched but the way I interpret it is as a reversal of the 7 days of creation. Rather than ending with a day of rest, the video uses the story of genesis in reverse to signify hardships and the inability to rest. Beginning with the day of rest with the band members lying on the earth, followed by the appearance of man with the guys dancing around, reference to the appearance of other creatures such as birds, the fire signifying light/dark, the water signalling the formation of the oceans and then the ending with light. Could be the case, or complete nonsense and just the way I see it.

[@bgumg1023]

That is BRILLIANT 0.0

[@llion4138]

I love your interpretation! Never thought about it like that before, but it seems so obvious to me now. Thank you for sharing :-)

[@Liquidskwid]

Alex Heald Personally, I see 1 kings 18:16-40. Where Elijah challenged the profits of Baal to call out and to there god and set fire to an altar. After many unsuccessful attempts, Elijah poured water on his altar and prayed God would send fire. He did and the fire consumed the entire altar. (hints the light at the end of the video)

[@icaroqr]

Alex Heald Damn you're good

[@pairahul]

Holy shit you probably cracked it. I have been trying to make sense of it for long.

[@lilyroselovesu]

All the fucking feels.

[@waitingforthewinter]

Seems they foresaw the ice bucket craze!

[@emmathornhill7203]

The song and this music video have stuck with me for years. I find it on the back of my mind sometimes, like a memory that's so old you're not sure anymore if it was a dream. There's something so visceral and intimate about this, and I find myself looking for a similar feeling in other media (I don't find it often). It manages to be both masculine and vulnerable, sexual and poetic. Whatever it is that has brought you today, dear reader, I hope your heart is full and your day is beautiful.

[@rudyconnor6488]

Miss this band. If you like this song, checkout "The Runaway" by Regret the Hour!

[@rebadfaye5007]

Was just talking about men myths and birds when i stumbled across. 🦆

[@Morbad007]

I miss this band so much...Please come back.

[@elizabethjill5768]

I was searching for this band for a very long time! Discovered them back in 2014 and didn't know their name and nothing! Listend to so many playlists and spend nights online browsing, just to discover them now by accident on youtube :D Feeling lucky and blessed and thankful; I honestly thought I will never ever be able to listen to their great music again - but here it goes! :)

[@madzuki27]

Loved these guys for ages now and when I found out they were attending a local festival (Jersey Live) I was so excited!! Managed to scram my way to the front of the tent and loved every second of them. Truly talented musicians. Love you guys!!

[@trevordavies2280]

Can't wait for myself and my band The Rushmore to be supporting the guys on stage at Warwick University in a couple of weeks time!! Facebook.com/therushmore

[@insensitiveprick7680]

Been out 3 years, only 1.7 million views, just CRIMINAL!

[@markal2221]

dry the river-no rest + band of horses- no one's gonna love you = the best songs of all ages!!!

[@RedButterlfy]

Wow

[@TheDiceWoman]

Maybe I've been watching too many episodes of Avatar, but did anyone else feel the idea of elemental powers here? Earth, air, fire and water? The idea that they are all being shaken by these forces but trying to remain still yes passionate. Like I said - too many cartoons!

[@penningtonlovesyou]

You say it like it's a bad thing ;) lol but yes I felt the same connection

[@rebel32degrees]

Love the vocal harmonies. Cant wait for Shallow Bed on April 17th! These guys are awesome, so glad my buddy showed them to me.

[@halfonsoxx]

When I hear the chorus, all the memories comes to me and I only can say "I loved you in the best way possible"

[@LittleKatieBear]

THIS BAND ARE AMAZING LIVE! Saw them randomly when they were all a bit ill with colds, and guess what... best coincidence of my life. All very talented, and gets better with every listen.

[@thanszh]

This is my favorite song EVER!!!

[@u2santos]

This guys are supporting Los Campesinos! in some of their autumn shows and I'm seeing them both in Madrid on Sept. 6th. I am a fan of Los Campesinos! but I just wanted to know some Dry The RIver songs, and now I'm basically addicted to them. They're mindblowing. Well done, well done.

[@heresYoshii]

SATANIC 3

[@onlyyesterday1967]

Until the first minute I thought it was Beirut (band) !!!

[@lavandeworld]

This song makes me want to cry. So beautifully emotive. First discovered when my boyfriend sang it to me.

[@nicolasgrangeonhandpanandd514]

Soooo like me.... Cry...

[@rwldebruijn1979]

Goosebumps still. The River Dry keeps flowing

[@mongke2034]

That bearded guy..so cool

[@birdlapiu1325]

Todos têm barba

[@LeoCastro1983]

@zero71234 don't worry buddy! usually all generations prefer songs from the last one. but if you are from brazil like me you can talk in portuguese... ahuahauhauah

[@t0lkien1]

This is an instant classic. Not in the straight to number one sense, but in the solid gold, never gets old, grows in the listening sense. This recording will transcend genre and time, you watch.

[@immigrant11]

@PogoPantheon thanks bro..im not sure but my ex posted it on her profile so i thought she is saying something to her boyfriend shes happy with now

[@LeoCastro1983]

@zero71234 why don't you use the word: "nostalgia"? that's what you trying to say... another good band from the past is The Smiths ;)

[@MichaelSandroBertl]

did not know that the mumford and sons' keyboarder has a second band (; no, seriously: this is one of the best songs i've ever heard.

[@minerkak]

I had planned to see them on pukkelpop, i'm so sad, so many lifes are lost, rip. It was hell and i wish it would never happen again.

[@samargles]

just saw them live... so incredible

[@wesleymisha8369]

What this song does to me is not normal.

[@TomOllendorff]

Saw you guys at a gig few weeks ago, was amazing. If you got some time, check out 'Hard Living' by Dizzy Hush Thanks

[@LeoCastro1983]

@zero71234 realmente, o cenário musical brasileiro está complicado... dificil achar algo bom hoje em dia, a música está ficando cada vez mais industrializada.

[@Gamerry]

Excelente canción, con una letra y un vídeo muy emocional. Saludos desde Monteria.

[@CarlosFranco-te8co]

Seamos amigos

[@scheamusic8995]

Such a great song! That voice, that arrangement! and the drummer! Joe Warren! :-) You truly know how to serve the music!!. Ringo Starr- quality! :-)

[@Toastedcooki]

7 moths ago i won 1 TICKET for Dry the river, They where having a live concert on a BOAT just for about 80 people... Through the '' Grachten"" ( little rivers ) of Amsterdam. I Couldnt Go to the concert because of stuff i had to do for School.. Now when i hear this song... it make''s me wanna KILL myself that i didn''t went the the concert !!! Still wanna see them live someday here @ holland :D LOVE IT :D

[@t0lkien1]

@Its141Me Trying to work them out too: I used to be a king alone like Solomon or Rehaboam and in the east (?) and corvee day (?) did jealous keep my picture frames and everything did oxidate in place. Again it came a single sound with ...(?) and ....(?) and algebra and symmetry and none of this was lost on me and I could see how still I'd been before if I don't eat, I don't sleep at all Like limbs in procession, like so many birds stampeding like oxen, our hearts are a herd (more)

[@immigrant11]

would someone plz tell me what the artist want to say in this song. i read the lyrics but still cant get it

[@marcreevesmusic]

although I like this and the other stuff they're putting out now, I have their two first EP's (which oddly don't seem to be on itunes or anything, don't know if they ever were) and they are incredible, and a million times more beautiful than this stuff. Still an awesome band though, just wish more people could hear the first two EP's as they're incredible!

[@t0lkien1]

@t0lkien1 I loved you in the best I loved you in the best way possible I loved you in the best Did you see the light in my heart Did you see the sweat on my brow Did you see the fear in my eyes Did you see me bleeding out I loved you in the best I loved you in the best way possiblex3 I loved you in the best

[@zero71234]

@tommyrharper57 is just an opinion, you don't have to hate me or call me ignorant. I won't try to change your mind, maybe you're not old enough and you got used to the music nowadays. I like Kaiser Chiefs, Strokes, Franz Ferdinand and so on, they're nice but, compared to 90' and before, they're just ok

[@zero71234]

@YBR yeah I will listen to them as well. Anyway thanks for being polite to me and understand my point. It's not that I don't like the music today but it's being very hard to find one. And yeah I feel very nostalgic hahahaha :)

[@sboss]

@justin7560 you like lamb of god, acdc, fatboy slim and gorrilaz. your opinion is invalid.

[@dilara7205]

Niceee🐬

[@zero71234]

@YBR beleza hehe eu não sabia que você era brasileiro... enfim nem conhecia essa banda, mas ja que vc é daqui vc vai entender. Hoje em dia no Brasil estamos numa situação péssima, de "Rock" temos restart e derivados, juntamente com funk e axé. Fico muito triste.

[@Maryz0o]

I'll rest for the rest of my life listening to this.

[@AdiosFry]

se horroriza la piel con esta canción que esta genial.

[@sboss]

@justin7560 all those bands are nowhere near as good as dry the river. philistine.

[@mustafamangal5159]

X

[@marcoopereira]

I remember the first time I heard this song was a mahogany session live. I wasn't able to find it ever again. Wish I could somehow hear it again. Does anyone here know what I'm talking about?

[@thisbambibites]

These guys deserve to be huge.

[@JakobTheQuizGuy]

@garu402 wow, people still post this stuff?

[@Netuser1]

Wow, it is so beautiful and so emotional!

[@zero71234]

I got here by anAlice in Chains video... I respect you guys but, no offense and all but... Music today is so much poor.

[@eddiezweers4158]

2011 Geez time flies. Great band, good tune. Btw, no offence but am I the only one who thinks his voice sounds like 1970's Demis Roussos? lol? Aphrodite's Child - The Four Horsemen (Vangelis, Progressive rock, psychedelic rock) Google it maybe then you will know what I mean. Cheers peeps, happy listening! P.S. Come to think of it Peter Liddle's voice sounds exactly like Roussos' in "My Friend The Wind" NOT kidding! lol. TC

[@sdv8885]

Thanks for all your songs, Dry The River, they transmit a lot of emotion and sensitivity to me. I love your great work and music.

[@LeoCastro1983]

@CP962010 I tried to find as well. I want it with every single word...

[@dailysong8702]

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[@yappertales]

If some day I'll die- I want this song on my funeral- because I will NO REST by hear this song on my heart♥

[@minerkak]

Gonna see em live on pukkelpop in belgium, yeah...i'm lucky indeed.

[@gabi.genova]

Okay so I have 3 tickets for tomorrow to see this band and you can have them for free just inbox me..

[@michaelsmorrison]

When Love Said Its Prayers Then a white dove flew all the way to heaven Then love said its prayers That the sun would rise tomorrow And satisfy all life's cares M.S. Morrison

[@manoftheyear1218]

Sooo good. If you like this song check out "the Runaway" by Regret the Hour!

[@Deelarious]

Thanks for re recommendation! I like it!

[@lisashenmaid]

I've met some of them, they're super cool lads! wish them well. :)

[@zero71234]

@tommyrharper57 dude you have your opinion, I have mine, so whatever I don't care what you think.

[@ConnorTurnerMusic]

Hahaha at the Bird at 2:04 but yeah, Dry The River must be so proud of this track, I would be.