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Riff: Prince – “Whitecaps”

Sep 30, 2014

I saw whitecaps on the water today/Fifteen minutes after you went away/Couldn’t find a reason to make you stay/It’s windy now, but it’s gonna be okay

from Whitecaps lyrics by Prince

Just like the tide there’s an ebb and flow to life. With enough experience it’s simply an understood subject. The mood takes a slight detour and for the first time slows down just long enough to express a simple but all too important truth. It’s silky and warm, and a good mark for the halfway point.

 

Riff by Jeff Min

Jeff Min is a Chicago-based writer at SONGLYRICS. His work has appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times, Hi-Fructose, Wax Poetics, SLAM, and HOOP.

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