6th May Bank Holiday Blues


If I hear a better song this month I will be amazed. I admit I had never heard of Adrianne Lenker or her band Big Thief  before but this is just beautiful. The perfect tune for a Bank Holiday Monday. Enjoy. It's a 'Free Treasure'


Do you wanna go to the river?I know this spot so deep and greenWith wild raspberries and apple treesAnd rocks to climb betweenWater like a washing machine
 
Do you wanna dance?Sometimes I think I try too hardI trip on my shoes and I trip on my shirtGet caught on the dirt in the yardCaught on the dirt in the yard
 
You show meUnderstandingPatience and pleasureTime and attentionLove without measureLove without measure
 
You're cooking dinnerIt's gettin' around half-past-tenI haven't smelled food so goodSince I don't know where and I don't know whenWhere and I don't know-
 
Stove light glows like a fireWe're sitting on the kitchen floorJust when I thought I couldn't feel moreI feel a little moreI feel a little-
 
UnderstandingPatience and pleasureTime and attentionLove without measureLove without measure
 
There's a guy on the nape of my neckAnd he hangs out there all dayHe quantifies my every thoughtAnd tells me not to playHe tells me not to play
 
We lay around for hoursTalk about childhood painMom and dad and past lives tooI can tell you anythingI can say anything
 
You show meUnderstandingPatience and pleasureTime and attentionLove without measureLove without measureShow meUnderstandingPatience and pleasureThe eleventh dimensionFree treasureFree treasureFree treasure

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