Lyric of the Week 
Spoon, “Written In Reverse”(0)
I’m writing this to you in reverse
Someone better call a hearse
I can see it all from here from just a few glimpses
Now that light bulb’s gone off and it’s pulling my winces
Now the light bulb’s gone on
I’ve seen it in your eyes
I’ve seen you blankly stare
And I wanna show you how I love you but [...]
Midlake, “Winter Dies”
As the spring is made alive the winter dies
And the final cries of creatures are long behind
And full of spirit the village starts again
With one more year for a man to change his ways
I used to feel all things around me stir
Grateful for all I received
Taking in the sounds and ways of creatures upon the [...]
Drive-By Truckers, “That Wig He Made Her Wear”
It was as open and shut as anything I have seen
He was a pillar of town his reputation was clean
It was right before Easter in the first week of spring
He didn’t show up for service that Wednesday night
The congregation knew something weren’t right
Blood on the bed when they opened the door
The preacher was dead on [...]
Carolina Chocolate Drops, “Earl King”
Mumblin’ winds through the gaunt and bony trees
Who rides as the hounds begin to bark?
Could it be son and father riding through the woods
As the moon shines like fingers in the dark?
“Oh what, my son, what troubles you?
Why in my bosom do you shiver so?”
His son turned to him with eyes quite wide
That reflected the [...]
More in this category:
- Barton Carroll, “Let’s Get On With the Illusion”
- Joe Pug, “How Good You Are”
- Allison Moorer, “Easy In The Summertime”
- Beach House, “Lover Of Mine”
- Rickie Lee Jones, “Pirates”
- Laura Veirs, “July Flame”
- Townes Van Zandt, “Quicksilver Daydreams (Of Maria)”
- Johnny Mercer, “Moon River”
- The Pogues, “Fairytale Of New York”
- J.D. Souther, “You’re Only Lonely”
- Jesse Malin, “Brooklyn”
- Leonard Cohen, “A Thousand Kisses Deep”
- Jimmie Rodgers, “T For Texas”
- Kye Fleming, “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool”
- Paul Burch, “Ballad Of Henry And Jimmy”
- Dolly Parton, “Backwoods Barbie”
- Sam Bush, “Circles Around Me”
- Corb Lund, “Horse Doctor, Come Quick”
- The Duke And The King, “The Morning I Get To Hell”
- Terry Sawchuk, “Happy”
- Kris Kristofferson, “Let the Walls Come Down”
- Carole King and Gerry Goffin, “Up on the Roof”
- Frank Turner, “The Road”
- Tristen, “Matchstick Murder”
- Gillian Welch, “I Dream A Highway”
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