Скачать или смотреть Mary Esther Carter “Love Me Down” - NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2026

I wrote this song in response to the bittersweet complexities I have experienced with grief. I have sobbed into many bodies of water; including bathtubs, and have found that nature, in all of it's vastness, has steadfastly held me through the depths of my sorrow...

LYRICS:

Succulent pear, swimming through my mouth
Giving all it is
Presence all throughout
You tell me not to hurry and taste my sweet time
Linger in the glory
of snow melting wine

Love me down (4x)

The earth is like a jewel
amongst many other kinds
Marble in the cosmos
giving all it's life

Love me down (4x)

I found you in my dreams
sitting in a chair
you were watching everything
I didn't want you to disappear
I told you, you've been gone,
but you said I've been right here
So now I'm not wondering
I'll meet you in the clear

Love me down (3x)
The weight of the earth spinning round

Love me down (3x)
The earth spinning round

P.S.
Before I became a songwriter, I just sang in the shower for the love of it, and the only reason why I bought a guitar was so that I could learn how to play all of the songs I sang in the shower. Full circle moment I'd say!