Leave Taking Lyrics by David Gray is a brand-new English song in the voice of popular artist David Gray, featured in the album “Dear Life”. The lyrics describe a haunting, poetic exploration of love, loss, and emotional conflict. Through vivid imagery, such as “black trees shaking together in the white breeze,” the song captures a sense of fragility and impermanence. Themes of longing and introspection emerge, as the narrator reflects on the difficulty of moving on and the weight of unfulfilled love. The lyrics weave metaphors of nature, like rain-scented earth and falling leaves, to evoke the cyclical beauty and pain of relationships.
Genre: Pop
Country: UK
Song Release Date: January 17, 2025
Album Release Date: January 17, 2025
After released accompanied by a music video, “Leave Taking” quickly gained popularity in United Kingdom, United States, Ireland, Canada & Australia
Dive into the full lyrics below and immerse yourself in the emotions and storytelling that make this song unforgettable.
Leave Taking Lyrics
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
And 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
Leave Taking (MV)
Audio Credits
Artist : David Gray
Album : Dear Life
Lyrics : David Gray, Ben De Vries
Music : Ben De Vries, David Gray
Label : Laugh a Minute Records