Radio Paradise (mobile)

You tie your shoes too tight, you know
cause it feels better that way.
And when you don't, all night you are dreaming
you walk, laces streaming down the street behind you.
A river of tangled string
you are unraveling
and no one else seems to mind.
You keep it to yourself, stay numb and act fine.
You wear the truth under your sole, like a pebble
it makes you limp and sway
but it will out someday.
Take it from me it is no use
washing your hands so often they are clean and cracked.
You never get your old skin back
once you have loved like that
you're a river of tangled string...
He is inside you, he loved your marrow.
You think you could cut him out with a knife
if you went deep enough
I don't think so.
Maybe sing him back to living
'cause he might rise like a snake in a basket
or he may close his eyes
and wait till his life is a full-fledged casket, floating on
a river of tangled string...

jnhashmi Feb 12, 2009 - 17:20	Great song from a decent album I just got from iTunes a few days ago. "Rocks and Water" is my other favorite from the album. [ Reply ]
tm Dec 11, 2008 - 09:38	This is an outstanding female vocalist/songwriter! Always happy to have stopped by on RP... Bravo - keep it up! [ Reply ]
xkolibuul Apr 03, 2008 - 00:21	Look bro', I got game, wheels, and a Bud, and this song's da bomb. Let's you and me take this outside, eh big guy? dogdokken wrote: For the guys into sports, cars, beer ... this song just doesn't past the muster ... [ Reply ]
NoEnzLefttoSplit Oct 28, 2007 - 19:11	Did she just say, "You'll never get your old skin back once you have loved like that" wow! [ Reply ]
jjbix Sep 27, 2007 - 10:29	i like these gals, Bill, keep it up. THis is an example of why we turn to RP, new underplayed artists! [ Reply ]
lily34 Apr 07, 2007 - 11:05	ed wrote: Songs like this are what makes me hit the mute button! i'm with you. [ Reply ]
ed Apr 07, 2007 - 11:05	Songs like this are what makes me hit the mute button! [ Reply ]
laozilover Feb 04, 2007 - 08:03	Odd that, though it has the CD, Amazon does not have the cover pic! [ Reply ]
bokey Feb 04, 2007 - 07:59	MahlerTheMartyr wrote: Don't care much for the vocal style. I love it(the style,not necessarily this song).I bet she's great live.This is the first I've heard anything by her. [ Reply ]
seiferth Jan 20, 2007 - 17:08	I've seen them a few times at Passims in Boston- really great show. Not sure what everyone seems to be dumping on her for- maybe she's an acquired taste. Everyone in my household- even my teenage daughter is a big fan. [ Reply ]
dogdokken Dec 22, 2006 - 14:23	For the guys into sports, cars, beer ... this song just doesn't past the muster ... [ Reply ]
passsion8 Dec 22, 2006 - 14:23	Leslie wrote: Her vocal register is similar to Shawn Colvin's but the resemblance ends there. She doesn't sound that much like Shawn Colvin to me. I go with Dar Williams [ Reply ]
MahlerTheMartyr Nov 08, 2006 - 20:26	very annoying! [ Reply ]
MahlerTheMartyr Nov 08, 2006 - 20:24	Don't care much for the vocal style. [ Reply ]
Old_Pat Oct 10, 2006 - 13:54	brandog wrote: LIke Ani Difranco with some Beth Orton thrown in - some Colvin influnce in there, too. and will anybody be able to tell the difference in say 8 years? [ Reply ]
Marr Oct 10, 2006 - 13:52	curtkare wrote: Let's overstay the Shawn Colvin string just a little further by turning the "wow this artist sounds like..." discussion around. I agree with Bill's comment about artists not intentionally trying to sound like another artist. I know I'm guilty of the "....sounds like...." thing. But for myself, I usually mean it in a good way. Having a spare Shawn Colvin really isn't a bad thing. [ Reply ]
quesarah Oct 10, 2006 - 13:52	Clever lyrics... something like "shame like a pebble under your sole.. makes you limp and sway, but will (come) out someday" Like the spycraft disguise trick. ... limps away ... [ Reply ]
Kerly Sep 11, 2006 - 06:36	Great RP discovery, especially Ashes on your eyes...she has interesting voice. [ Reply ]
DJ-Gamera Jun 15, 2006 - 10:38	If you like Deb Talans solo work, you must hear her inspired collaboration and duets with Steve Tannen as The Weepies. [ Reply ]
jah_blessed Jun 15, 2006 - 10:24	Dianyla wrote: Voice is vaguely reminiscent of Beth Orton in spots. Yeah, shades of Beth in the lower registers. [ Reply ]