Stu Larsen - By the River (Demo)

BY THE RIVER was written after spending some time on my own, in a little cottage on the Whanganui River in New Zealand, in perfect solitude. I can’t remember a time where I felt so calm or thought more clearly. No television reception, no phone service, no internet connection, no distractions. I went to sleep when the sun disappeared and I woke up to the hum of nature each morning. It was truly magical and it felt like this was how life should be.
The accompanying video is full of random footage I’ve collected on my phone and camera over the last few years on the road, from my first solo journey back in 2010 through Japan, Europe and USA, to more recent adventures in New Zealand and Scotland and everywhere in between!
The new album 'RESOLUTE' is out now - StuLarsen.lnk....
Stu Larsen online:
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[@marbrasp]

Thanks as always The Blacklist

[@aikvandenboogaard8526]

First time I heard a song of 7 minutes long, and still having the feeling it was too short.

[@tonybryan9222]

Love the way passenger and stu are cameos in each other videos, this on headphones is immense

[@fenderchick2010]

Beautiful song and footage. The "homemade" filming style feels perfect for this song.

[@CHIPNITTY]

The blacklist 😌🙄 never stops with the great music

[@SierraEagleson]

Yes, Stu! Love this sound. :)

[@twocountries]

Watch this video and getting CALM.
Watching it over and over again.
A glimp, a perfect moment, a random feeling, eternaty. Life.
Hhhmm.

[@uselessvidproduction]

Just beautiful.

[@blisseartigues371]

Beautiful Stu!!!

[@waldmadchen7452]

Listening in loop the last 6,5 hours, and I don't feel the need to stop it - not at all :).

[@lesliea6997]

Beautiful.

[@mattmacadams]

Great song! love the Blacklist

[@mattisland]

Pretty rad hearing you on the latest episode of The Blacklist!!

[@milamusic4433]

Such a beautiful song😍😍 I can't stop with listening... that's so magical...❤

[@marinagomez6994]

❤

[@Theplaceperson]

Perfect song! I cannot stop listening it!!

[@latvians13]

I love this on so many levels
Thank you ❤☮

[@bogumiaprzywarta735]

Amazing song Stu! :)

[@Angelo1979x2]

Thank you for your energy

[@jopitibm]

Can't wait for the new album to come out, greetings from Chile! love your music Stu!

[@MrGuineapiggamer]

So amazing stu xx
Keep making beautiful things xx

[@nothannsmum]

Wow Stu this video is so so special. I remember so many of your images from these scenes over these years and here's the footage from them! So amazing and suits this hauntingly beautiful song so much

[@jcmoerlemans8135]

He is a dreamer ,,,and i like that..

[@MrLuonto82]

That guitar in the end - Nice touch ;)

[@el_william_fernando]

I love it!! Thank you Stu :-)

[@EVeffects]

I like the song and the video, it takes me to the river place where you wrote this song. And what is the most inspired thing than the experience in the nature...:-)

[@gena4638]

God this is so powerful...so profound. Gives me chill bumps every single time I listen.

[@roadmaster935]

Amazing

[@willykayak]

Thank you for sharing your journey and music. I immediately bought this ( demo) and have started to build a playlist around this track. So pure and life exudes from each phrase. Magic.

[@rosakruijssen6002]

Great song, well done!!!

[@ukulyla573]

I LOVE IT!

[@marinagomez6994]

Bonita canción!!!!🌹⚘🌹⚘🌹⚘🌷🌹⚘🌷🌹

[@ok-xs5vp]

I came from istanbul concert.guitar and lyrcis amazing❤

[@CruzMamy]

Amazing!!!!

[@Hippers999]

Really beautiful song and inspiring life story!

[@bogumiaprzywarta735]

absolutely love it :)

[@alexandradekker9057]

all I can say is that
you are a great musician you're music is so real its wonderful to listen to also I totally agree with what you say down below!
I love youre way of thinking #openyourmind
greets from the netherlands

[@Nate072583]

Loving this sound, Stu! Keep em coming. :)

[@marinagomez6994]

Un piano de cola wow!!!!Felicidades!!!!🙋‍♀️💕🎹🎹🎹🎹🎶🎵🎼🎼🎸🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@marinagomez6994]

Bonita canción!!!!❤🎶🎶🎸

[@nicholascurrie5328]

I accidentally started listening to this at 1.5 speed before realising my error. This song works at both speeds in two very distinctly different ways.
Before I realised the speed error I was convinced that this was Stu's best track to date. Listening to it on normal speed it still holds up and has a more delicate feel to it. Good work.

[@GOZR]

Loving it Stu :)

[@marinagomez6994]

Espléndido...Stu...amigo de Mi Passenger♥♥♥♥♥

[@ItsAUkuleleThing]

This is so ,so beautiful!

[@marinagomez6994]

Nieve a la vista ja☃️❄☃️❄👏👏👏😘😗😛😘💕

[@marinagomez6994]

STU❤🙋‍♀️

[@timsminecraftable]

soooo good

[@marinagomez6994]

💕

[@JakobMuehleisen]

Great song! :D

[@ivorycloudofficial]

"In the coolest of the rooms, where we were drying the tea for winter, they knew they could always find me surrounded by books"

[@devdedev]

For guitarists wanting to play this... this should help you get going. They're standard chords with some alterations:
Tuning: 1 Full step down.
Em (leave the 6th string open + 7th fret 5th string + 5h fret, 4th string)
D (5th fret, 6th string + 5th fret, 5th string + 4th fret, 4th string)
C (3rd fret, 6th string + 3rd fret 5th string + 2nd fret, 4th string)
D (2nd fret, 3rd string + 3rd fret, 2nd string)

[@rowanforest5071]

thanks man

[@eqweqrsfyt3w47yr8]

[Verse 1]
By the river, through the summer
I waited patiently
You had promised, with all your power
To come and rescue me
To come and set me free
[Verse 2]
And you were running, through the valley
Heading straight for me
My mind was shaking, but I was ready
For you to rescue me
For you to set me free
[Verse 3]
I found a letter, floating in a bottle
Being washed away to the sea
Penned by freedom, addressed to no one
For who now could it be?
[Verse 4]
I saw a vision, some kind of apparition
But it felt so real, so free
I had a conversation, a faint of liberation
For who now could it be
For anyone but me
[Outro]
Something fell apart in me
As I watch my soul depart from me
Now I fade into eternity, I'm free
Something fell apart in me
As I watch my soul depart from me
Now I fade into eternity, I'm free
Something fell apart in me
As I watch my soul depart from me
Now I fade into eternity, I'm free
Something fell apart in me
As I watch my soul depart from me
Now I fade into eternity, I'm free
Something fell apart in me
As I watch my soul depart from me
Now I fade into eternity, I'm free

[@perrogalactico045]

Thanks Bro

[@MollybuMusic]

I like how you used stereo recording on the vocals. It was tripping me out. Such a beautiful song 💕

[@marinagomez6994]

TE AMO 🌹ES UNA CANCIÒN❤STU...ABRAZO..FELÌZ DÌA!!!!POPOTITO💃🕺🎶🎶🎵🎸⛵🇦🇷

[@thatguyfromjapan]

speechless ....and wanting more

[@marinagomez6994]

Y Nagi? Abrazo!!!Stu🎶🎶🎶🎸📸🤠

[@turnerIott]

Top 5 songs of all time

[@marinagomez6994]

Donde es ese lugar Stu?Beautiful😍😘😉

[@dexcj]

Great video.

[@nefera53]

very nice ! :)

[@isabellabarreto3143]

the blacklist😍😍😍😍

[@helenakaheletia]

The Blacklist brought me here.
Whanganui.... a beautiful part of the world I have visited. :-)

[@marinagomez6994]

Acá en RÍO cuarto se llena de golondrinas cuando viene verano..y se van e Otoño cuando comienza frío...abrazo😉

[@hichamelmeddi]

waiting for E11 of S7 of the blacklist made me come here

[@tenderness1971]

I loved T.B.L.....!!!

[@marinagomez6994]

POPOTITO SONG🌹❤🕺TE AMO!!!!

[@sammaters1996]

thnx blacklist!

[@strummerboy]

the sound of longing on the long road

[@mohammedzidan7631]

This is the only song for me i fell a lot of peaceful

[@epR95]

By the river, through the summer
I waited patiently
You would promise, with all your power
To come and rescue me
To come and set me free
And you were running, through the valley
Heading straight for me
My mind was shaking, but I was ready
For you to rescue me
For you to set me free
I found a letter, floating in a bottle
Being washed away to the sea
Penned by freedom, addressed to no one
For who now could it be
I saw a vision, some kind of apparition
But it felt so real, so free
I had conversation, a faint of deliberation
For who now could it be
For anyone but me
(Something fell apart in me)
(As I watched my soul depart from me)
(As I fade into eternity)
(Something fell apart in me)
(As I watched my soul depart from me)
(As I fade into eternity)
(Something fell apart in me)
(As I watched my soul depart from me)
(As I fade into eternity)
Something fell apart in me
As I watched my soul depart from me
As I fade into eternity
Something fell apart in me
As I watched my soul depart from me
As I fade into eternity

[@isloveis1]

just... Beautiful.
where can I find the lyric?

[@ChocolatTherapy]

i was the 50th like and 5th comment

[@MrDavidans1961]

Moving

[@Youeo203]

🌞🌱

[@marinagomez6994]

Shoes👞Tus zapatos💖

[@tonybryan9222]

Great track, is that passenger by the telephone box?

[@fl_mallu]

When the first chord hit 😇😇

[@hefferbeei6487]

the biz...

[@remiFB5]

does anyone know what chords these are????? please

[@marinagomez6994]

😉

[@agustingianni2543]

Blacklist ♡ 4x5 - El Lindquist Concern

[@saoirsevalier]

[@zezobystrov7416]

Who comes from The Blacklist plz like

[@vivektiwari3362]

I camed here from blacklist episode u stopped the time bro

[@joannaporebska6280]

This version is way better

[@savannahbowen9983]