David Crosby -By The Light Of Common Day (feat. Becca Stevens and Michelle Willis)

"By The Light Of Common Day" is the third release from David Crosby’s all-new studio album "Lighthouse", featuring Becca Stevens and Michelle Willis.

Music By Becca Stevens
Lyrics By David Crosby
David Crosby - vocals
Michael League - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, hammertone guitar, acoustic bass and vocals
Becca Stevens - vocals
Michelle Willis - vocals
Bill Laurance - piano

Producer: Michael League
Mix: Fab Dupont at Flux Studios in New York, NY
Master: Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound in New York, NY
Art direction & Design: Emilia Canas-Mendes in Lisbon, Portugal
Studio: Groove Masters Studios in Santa Monica, CA

[gtimotijevic]

By the light of common day
Things look different
Than they did in the starlit dark

the dark was warm and clouded
it was easy to deceive yourself
and those around you in the work

to say the craziness and pain
the spreading of the stain is
exactly where you gain the spark to make it

as if being happy isn’t quite enough
somehow I needed to make it rough
rough enough to break it

to make those long connections
and run in wrong directions
till I break it loose

I was wrong of course I see now
The spark is there all the time now
If you know How to listen to your calling
The muse is quietly knocking on your door now

to say the craziness and pain
the spreading of the stain is
exactly where you gain the spark to make it

as if being happy isn’t quite enough
somehow I needed to make it rough
rough enough to break it
rough enough to break it

you have to go faithfully each day
and open up your head some way
somehow

and what will come in answer
some strong and gentle dancer
will carry a song through your door

Some great lifting force of light
Will come to balance fearful night
Raise its voice and then raise yours
Raise its voice and then raise yours

[groovelistic]

Fragile, Warm, Soft, straight in to my heart!

[fred]

Extraordinaire, comme toujours avec David Crosby !

[mariobasler]

Simply beautifully ....This song remember me Michael Hedges guitar. Greats Becca Stevens and Michelle Willis.

[PrimeDirective]

Exquisite and what a great collaboration with Becca and Michelle, beautiful singers in their own right. Working with David must have been a dream come true. He's so good

[starcrib]

Gallant and Elegant . He should sing to his last dying day.

[libraryjestercafe]

I see this song as a brief respite of hope in a world which refuses to communicate and begs for darkness.

[scottblackerby]

Chilling - We should all be as with it at 80. Rest in Peace.

[KomunjaraBalkan]

You still touch our hearts!
Thank you so much for this great music!
Thankyou so muchfor maintaining the soul and theheaet of music!!

[scoturful]

Nice! What a change from all the noise as of late.

[tedman]

Just keeps getting better and better. Croz, where do you get all those words from?

[emilobe]

oh so adorable! It creeps into your hearing and will never disappear. Thank you for this wonderful music.

[Ettoredipugnar]

I can’t stand him . But he didn’t lose his voice, he sounds good . CSNY- esk Song . Good song .

[DOUGBURK]

As long as the music plays we have hope !

[faviolopez]

Hello David Crosby, my name is Peter Gabriel. Wtf.

[johnnygriffin]

Nice! Nothing against the women, but I would love to have heard Nash singing on top of Croz on this one. Guess that'll never happen now...

[JuPfl]

Ein wunderschöner Song! Und Becca Stevens ist sensationell.

[chrisb]

Music by Becca Stevens, words by Crosby. This is a real grower ....I'm sure this is in a Michael Hedges tuning ...excellent, I think is my favourite from the album ...

[fabiosessa]

E' uno dei piaceri della vita poter ascoltare David Crosby, fin dal tempo dei Byrds . Un genio !!!

[michael-davidarrkerns]

Just gorgeous! What I've been waiting for since..."Laughing."