Story Behind The Song
A line came to me in the early 1990s during a period of feeling very appreciative and spiritually loved. Nightwinds is an expression of this feeling.
Song Description
Folk style with a blend of light jazz with acoustic bass, guitar, drum, piano and orchestral flute in 3/4 time.
| Song Length |
3:38 |
Genre |
Folk - General, Folk - General |
| Tempo |
Fast (151 - 170) |
Lead Vocal |
Mixed Vocals |
| Mood |
Endearing, Cheerful |
Subject |
General, Spirituality |
| Similar Artists |
Fleetwood Mac, Mumford & Sons |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Nightwinds
© 2014, John Gerard Macchietto
Verse 1: Oh, the Nightwinds - blow - through the city
And they whisper your name to me
A simple - melody - Oh, the
Nightwinds - blow - through the city
And they whisper your name to me
All your beauty - surrounds me.
Verse 2: Oh, the Nightwinds - sway - through the forest
And they whisper your name to me
A moving - melody - Oh, the
Nightwinds - sway - through the forest
And they whisper your name to me
Enticing - me to see.
Verse 3: Oh, the Nightwinds - creep - through the mountains
And they whisper your name to me
A rustic - melody - Oh, the
Nightwinds - creep - through the mountains
And they whisper your name to me
Enticing - me to be.
Instrumental - flute
Verse 4: Oh, the Nightwinds - sweep - on the oceans
And they whisper your name to me
A salty - melody - Oh, the
Nightwinds - sweep - on the oceans
And they whisper your name to me
All your beauty - surrounds me
All your beauty - captures me
And your beauty comforts me.