Clark Graham has something special going on with his performance on ‘The Girl With Mountains In Her Eyes’. Undoubtedly a bare the bones and not so complicated piece, the folk pop single from this Vancouver based singer songwriter just hits all the rights notes and is sung with a certain verve and endearing quality that has you falling in love with the story that Graham’s narrating before you. It’s also so easily relatable, describing that situation of falling in love and letting it fall right through your fingers just as quickly as it came into your hand. I find myself strangely nostalgic, both with the good and the bad, as I meander down a street listening to his story.
But there’s a larger message beneath the song, one that echoes feelings of regret and opportunity all at once. You’re reminded of those moments, in love and in life, when things present themselves to you and they seem immediately clear that this is the right path for you. But, for some reason or the other, you don’t grab it like you should and things start to fall apart. So, find your solace in Graham’s poignant song as he regales a story that’s going to pull your heartstrings and mind all at once.