The Will Sheff/Jonathan Meiburg Thread

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Because they are great

Seventy-four. Seventy-five.
He's getting used to it now,
how each one falls away in that hoary light.
and they are gone, gone from the age,
gone from the guards and their hands.
It's no different today than in years gone by.

And he won't come out alive,
with his hands so thin and white…

Gone. Gone from the page,
and then he is gone from your eyes,
as that splintering wave takes so many lives.
And now your hands are gripping the edge
of such a waste, where every angel looks dead,
every face a lie.

And you won't come out tonight,
with your hands so thin and white, alive…

Seventy-four, seventy-five,
Daddy, come back to me now–
I would beat them away
I would lift you out
I would wash all the cinders from your eyes
And with silver and gold
I would adorn you
I'll let it all come out tonight,
when they pull me out alive.
Alive

 

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With thanks to Snowfallsoon for the heads-up

 

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the song John Berryman ripped off from them

 

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i LOVE the WAY he MOVES

 

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This is fast becoming my favourite song:

 

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*sigh*

I was a cloud
i was a cloud looking down;
your frantic waving did not provoke feeling.

but this little one
steady your wings, now, sparrow
i remembered him
steady your wings, now, sparrow

and in the dark,
from the sea marbled and moon-blue
into the burning eye of the sun
without feeling

my end was imminent
steady your course now, sparrow
but i remembered him
fear for your home life, sparrow
fear for your home life.

 

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LOVE that one

 

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Birdwatching with Jonathan Meiburg

 

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I've seen both bands a number of times,the last time being a couple of weeks ago at The End of the Road Festival.Thor,the drummer with Shearwater, is such a cool guy and I've had the pleasure of meeting a few times.At TEOTR festival Okkervil River played an unannounced short show in the 'sitting room' in the secret garden.

OKKERVIL RIVER,secret gig The End Of The Road Festival,Dorset.Sun.13 Sept.2009

SHEARWATER.The End Of The Road Festival,Dorset. Fri.11 Sept. 2009

Lots more photos on my link below.

 

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Wonderful, thanks for posting those Wish I'd been there.

 

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I've seen both bands a number of times,the last time being a couple of weeks ago at The End of the Road Festival.Thor,the drummer with Shearwater, is such a cool guy and I've had the pleasure of meeting a few times.At TEOTR festival Okkervil River played an unannounced short show in the 'sitting room' in the secret garden.

OKKERVIL RIVER,secret gig The End Of The Road Festival,Dorset.Sun.13 Sept.2009

SHEARWATER.The End Of The Road Festival,Dorset. Fri.11 Sept. 2009

Lots more photos on my link below.

Wow, good for you, I still haven't seen either live. Great pictures...does that
girl in Shearwater ever stop smiling? I guess if I was in that band I'd be
smiling all the time too though....

 

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