I still hear trains at night when the wind is right
I remember everything
Lick and thread this string
That will never mend you or tailor more
Than a memory of a kitchen floor
Or the fire door that we kept propping open
And I love this place: the enormous sky
And the faces, hands that I'm haunted by
So why can't I forgive these buildings
These frameworks labeled home?
There's something so incredibly evocative about the lyrics to this track, of which I've just posted a few because otherwise no one will read an entire block of song lyrics.
John K. Samson is, in my opinion, one of the finest poets and songwriters of his generation. He's loved by those who know him, but otherwise completely unknown, and I consider that a tragedy.