Mother Night - Written in Victoria, BC on Vancouver Island in 1979. The night has always been a time of magic and mystery for me, the moon - my muse since childhood. Recently I had left a small island and moved to the city, where the night no longer gave me a profound sense of belonging. This urban night felt not friendly, but frightening. I wandered alone through a park to the water's edge, with an offshore storm brewing, the wind whipping my face and danger lurking in every shadow. Or so it seemed. I scurried for home and wrote this song.

Lyrics

MOTHER NIGHT
KEY OF Bm
Music & Lyrics
M. Grittani

Just beyond the hills a full moon’s rising
A lone wolf stalking the night
Is just this side of howling
Sea sounds ringing in my ears
Far from street sounds and my night time fears

A cold wind is blowing dark clouds across the sky
Winter madness at my door
Rolling in with the tide
I want a warm fire and some place to call home
Someone to be by me to keep me from my danger zone

Help me through ’til morning
Mother Night
Guide me through your shadows
Mother Night
Let the dawn find me safe and warm
Mother Night

There was a time when peace throughout these hours came easy
Daylight slipped away and
Darkness descended so sweetly
But somehow in this town it’s just so hard to be alone
My bravery is gone, I’m just another lost and lonely soul
Longing for home

Help me through ’til morning
Mother Night
Guide me through your shadows
Mother Night
Let me see the morning light
Guide me, please guide me Mother Night
Let the dawn find me safe and warm
Mother Night