Routine (track) by Steven Wilson
Year: 2015
From the album Hand. Cannot. Erase. (track #5)


Routine appears on the following album(s) by Steven Wilson:
- Hand. Cannot. Erase. (track #5) (this album) (2015)
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That sweeping voice of Ninet... that melody... that passion and feelings... Surely one of the best songs Wilson ever wrote

Epic. Floydian! Especially that outro. Steven Wilson, maker of perfect songs, here makes yet another one, nine minutes long.
This is one of the saddest songs I've heard in my life. It has nothing to do with the story of this album. It's more like a side story about a woman's grief after the lost her children. She had to maintain her daily routine in order to keep sane. The highlight was Guthrie Govan's guitar solo and Ninet's heart-wrenching vocal. I've listened to this song many times, and I cried everytime when I heard the line "Don't ever let go.... try to let go....", it's a struggle everyday.... you know you need to move on, but when is it ok to move on?
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