Official video for "Stand Me"
© 2018 Elk Road Music
/ Music and Lyrics by Ward - http://ward.band
/ Produced & Mixed by Geminicurlz and Ward
/ Drums & Drum Mix by John O'Reilly Jr. - http://www.boomcrashdrumtracks.com/
/ Video Concept by Miriam Wilson and Ward
/ Camera by Tousher @toushertoosure
/ Video Produced and Edited by Elk Road
/ Publicity by Rebel Coast Media - https://rebelcoastmedia.com/
/ Press
"Going off of the beaten path usually falls into a realm of beautiful scenarios, if that happens to be the case, then Ward’s song “Stand Me” would be the accompanying companion. Take a dip in this melodic, emotional endurance of nostalgia and unprecedented songwriting." - Musigator
"The good Ward just hits you...reminiscent of Richard Ashcroft, 'Stand Me' is a classic rock song with an outstanding vocal." - We Love That Sound
"Classic-sounding melancholy" - The Line of Best Fit
/ About the song and video, from Ward
"No one can tell you how to be an artist, because it's about being yourself. And anyone who says that's easy is either lying or utterly blessed. For most of us, it's incredibly hard to stay honest, positive and confident working on your passion. I work every day, 15 hours a day, to make music my profession. I grasp. I fall. I fail. We all do. It takes a toll. And I wrote this song because I am truly sorry for any time this journey has gotten between me and the one I love.
The video was one shot and one take (kinda like life). We talked about making the exposure brighter, but I wanted to stay with the natural light, just as it looked when we filmed. In fact, if you watch beginning to end, you can actually see the light change a bit as the sun rises throughout the 4 minute video. By the end, warm oranges have overtaken the blue greens. My original thought was to shoot the video for this song in an infinite space, like a field, wandering through a canvas. Miriam Wilson came up with the genius idea to film on the ocean. It set a perfect visual, an infinite sea and walking toward an inevitable conclusion that we are sometimes afraid to pursue."
/ Lyrics
How can you stand me,
When I just toss and turn?
When I stay up every night
just to try and make it work?
I'll break it down
I do it all the time babe
I'll tear it down
I do it all the time babe
So I'm asking
How you stand me,
and all my songs?
About the ways I still regret
all the things I wish I'd done
I'll tear it down,
I do it all the time babe
I'll break it down,
I do it all the time babe
So I'm asking...
Love I can't save myself
From drowning under water
And I can't find
Another way to fill my bones
So how can you stand me?
/ Content
audio (stand me #11 (john drums sample - 3).mp3)
video (Stand Me - Jun 11 -TT.mp4)
