I love this song

It's always spoken to me when i've been down.


"The most tender place in my heart is for strangers
I know it's unkind but my own blood is much too dangerous
Hangin' round the ceiling half the time
Hangin' round the ceiling half the time

Compared to some I've been around
But I really tried so hard
That echo chorus lied to me with its
"Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on"

In the end I was the mean girl
Or somebody's in-between girl
Now it's the devil I love
And that's as funny as real love

I leave the party at three a.m.
Alone, thank God
With a valium from the bride
It's the devil I love
And that's as funny as real love
And that's as real as true love

That echo chorus lied to me with its
"Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on"

That echo chorus lied to me with its..."

Neko Case

Shilo

You sharpen knives with smart precision
I watch as they shine and glisten
Dripping with pepper’s entrails
And your slow smile as you prevail
In your effortless feast to
Somehow tame the beast

I realized, with chagrin, that I had
Miscalculated you, again.
You cloud my thoughts, impede my speech
But I’m not in love, I’m lying through my teeth
The bells toll for me in a raucous beat
I know you watch me walkin’ down the street
My boot heels click in time with my heart
Sure, staccato but falling apart.

This slow burn will surely fade
From tan to lily white a shade
Of winters to come. And you
Know these words are yours
As you know the tide will
Always come in and time will
Wipe away tears and memories
Once lush and full. But, you
Will remember the days when
Time stood still.



ALC 2009