Archives (2000): Avril Lavigne's Studio Recording of Two Rivers

©1999 Stephen Bruce Medd words and music all rights reserved,
Chorus melody by James Medd.
Song from the albums MY WINDOW TO YOU (2000) and LATE ARRIVAL (2020).

Avril Lavigne - Vocals
Dan Charbonneau - Electric guitar, bass
Wayne VanDeBogart - Steel guitar
Cliff Trott - Acoustic guitar
Andy Trott - Drums
Duncan Holt - Tambourine, engineer

Videos by Stephen Bruce Medd.
Video locations:
- Kathy Medd's garden.
- Salmon River at Forest Mills, Greater Napanee.
- Salmon River at Kingsford Conservation Area, Tyendinaga Twp.
Recorded and mixed by Duncan Holt (Concept Audio, Kingston CANADA) (2000). Remastered by Stephen Bruce Medd and Matt Baetz (Longshot Records, Kingston CANADA) (2020).

Two Rivers was the third song written for and professionally recorded by Avril. The song was inspired by the Indigenous heartbeat of Canada, and by the poetry of Mohawk poet E. Pauline Johnson (1861-1913). It was an exciting time for me, my family and fellow musicians involved in the My Window to You CD project. We were one link in a chain of Avril's early development.

To hear the remastered studio recordings of Two Rivers and the other two songs I wrote for Avril: Touch the Sky and Temple of Life please visit: https://stephenbrucemeddmusic.bandcam...

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Grains of sand slip through your hands
Never seizing time
Fold your hands in silent prayer
Eternal peace you’ll find
Like two rivers flow to the open sea
Someday we’ll reunite for all eternity

Let the rain falling on your face
Run into your eyes
Can you see the rainbow now
Through the stormy skies
Like two rivers flow to the open sea
Someday we’ll reunite for all eternity

Chorus:
Standing in the rising tide heaven’s light shines on you, on you, on you

Alternate Chorus:
Standing in the rising tide, the light of you, the light of you, the light that shines on you

Test the sea rising at your feet
How far can you go
Until you need a helping hand
To ride the undertow
Like two rivers flow to the open sea
Someday we’ll reunite for all eternity
Someday we’ll reunite for all eternity