![]() Daybreaker (2002) [ larger cover art ] |
Tired, but I ain't sleepin'
Thinking about some sad affair
And why I should be leavin'
'Cause some of these thoughts
Only seem to take me out of here
Yeah, these habits are so hard to break
They're the most easy to make
These habits are so hard to break
And the most easy to make
Thinking about tomorrow
Tired from all the time I spared
On what I still believe in
When none of my talk
Ever seems to get me anywhere
Yeah, these habits are so hard to break
Are the most easy to make
These habits are so hard to break
Are the most easy to make
So easy to make
So long
Night-night friends, so long
So long
Will it ever happen again?
You know that I've been waiting for you
I've been created for you
So long
You know that I've been fading from you
Nothing could save me from you
So long
Tired, but I ain't dreamin'
Falling into solid earth
On why I must be leavin'
'Cause one of these days
I'm gonna pull out all my hair
Yeah these habits are so hard to break
And the most easy to make
Well, these habits are so hard to make
And the most easy to break
So easy
So long
Night-night friends, so long
So long
Will it ever happen again?
You know that I've been waitin' for you
I've been created for you
So long
You know that I have faded from you
And nothing could save me from you
So long
| oceansurf (Vancouver, BC, for now) | Posted: May 14, 2013 - 13:23 She sings through her nose =/. You know I'm right. |
| paradisepig (Inverness-Scotland) | Posted: May 02, 2013 - 23:59 Me likey at 7 in the morning ![]() |
| coloradojohn (A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver) | Posted: Apr 13, 2013 - 06:57 Truly staggering work that has held up so well for so long; can't get over how much I love this bittersweet song and all it brings back... |
| misterbearbaby (Marina del Rey, California) | Posted: Mar 11, 2013 - 10:37 She's holding back so much- it leaves you wondering what she'd sound like if she really HIT IT! She has a great voice. |
| kerr (Up a bit) | Posted: Mar 11, 2013 - 10:34 Acchhh! This is just fantastic. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Boy_Wonder (Bath, back in the UK) | Posted: Mar 01, 2013 - 09:51 Never heard this particular Beth track before... glad I have now! |
| shellbella (so california) | Posted: Mar 01, 2013 - 09:46 ![]() |
| agkagk (Ontario, Canada) | Posted: Feb 09, 2013 - 11:23 ezzyme wrote: That is just a spectacularly beautiful piece of work. Ditto. I logged on to give it a 9. Noted that I had already done so. Reassuring to know I'm consistent! Thank you, Beth. Your entire album is spectacular. |
| oldsaxon (Wales via Vancouver, BC.) | Posted: Feb 09, 2013 - 11:19 ezzyme wrote: That is just a spectacularly beautiful piece of work. I love this. |
| mrtuba9 (most likely near Normal) | Posted: Nov 27, 2012 - 09:03 ezzyme wrote: That is just a spectacularly beautiful piece of work. |
| ezzyme (Now in Santa Barbara, CA's suburb, Goleta.) | Posted: Nov 05, 2012 - 23:18 That is just a spectacularly beautiful piece of work. |
| xkolibuul (Chuckanut sandstone) | Posted: Nov 05, 2012 - 23:13 terrapin52 wrote: I was about to say this type of music is worn out but seeing that this was made 10 years ago, maybe she started something. :P It actually is not contrived like the more recent counterparts. Glad you saw the light! |
| Deadwing (Cincinnati OH) | Posted: Oct 20, 2012 - 23:50 I've been waiting for you, I've been created for you... /I has a sad Great song! |
| terrapin52 (Terrapin Station, TX) | Posted: Oct 20, 2012 - 23:49 I was about to say this type of music is worn out but seeing that this was made 10 years ago, maybe she started something. :P It actually is not contrived like the more recent counterparts. |
| bdomm | Posted: Sep 25, 2012 - 12:52 Going to see her tonite in Philly - cant wait! |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Sep 19, 2012 - 11:26 cmarcan wrote: She never did get the widespread fame that she so very much deserves. She doesn't have the generic/universal appeal necessary for "widespread fame", which is a lot of what I like about her music. Just look at the derogatory remarks written in the song comment threads of her songs here, and you can see that her music is "not for everyone". |
| TJS (Bradley, Il) | Posted: Sep 19, 2012 - 11:03 I bought this when it first came out. I can't believe it's been 10 years. Curse you, Time! Why must you go by so fast? |
| nagsheadlocal (North Carolina, the new New Jersey) | Posted: Sep 19, 2012 - 11:03 cmarcan wrote: She never did get the widespread fame that she so very much deserves. Oh, gosh, the list of excellent bands who never quite made it - XTC comes to mind - is long and sad. Orton was one of the artists I first heard on RP and probably would have never heard her work otherwise, one of the reasons I switched my radio support from NPR to RP. |
| cmarcan | Posted: Sep 05, 2012 - 11:06 She never did get the widespread fame that she so very much deserves. |
| CamLwalk (Albany NY) | Posted: Aug 04, 2012 - 23:44 Thank you RP...I wouldn't have heard this beautiful song without u |
| Dahlia_Gumbo (San Francisco) | Posted: Jun 16, 2012 - 23:09 Hannio wrote: Oh man, this song is so good, and it perfectly complements the dappled afternoon sun filtering through the gently swaying trees and spilling into my room.
Wow, nice scene. |
| rockpommel16 (germany) | Posted: May 22, 2012 - 08:20 |
| BikeCoachDave (Columbia, Ky.) | Posted: Apr 30, 2012 - 12:45 Celebrating a decade of this song on my playlist. Havent tired of it yet, doubt I ever will. 9 |
| TomJB (Madison, WI) | Posted: Apr 20, 2012 - 14:53 ![]() |
| Hannio (Austin, TX) | Posted: Apr 20, 2012 - 14:53 Oh man, this song is so good, and it perfectly complements the dappled afternoon sun filtering through the gently swaying trees and spilling into my room. |
| the_jake (on the sideline) | Posted: Feb 17, 2012 - 04:07 Jelani wrote: anybody getting any distortion on this in the lower tones? Yes, but only with headphones on. |
| Deadwing (Cincinnati OH) | Posted: Jan 28, 2012 - 00:26 I absolutely love this song. It makes me //sad every time. |
| Jelani (Home of the freak, land of the vague) | Posted: Jan 16, 2012 - 10:19 anybody getting any distortion on this in the lower tones? |
| Windspirit (Fort Collins, Colorado) | Posted: Jan 10, 2012 - 05:51 So fitting this morning....can't hardly stand it..... Enjoy! |
| Tippster (Washington, DC) | Posted: Dec 16, 2011 - 18:00 She's so yummy. |
| peter_james_bond (West Of The Burg) | Posted: Dec 16, 2011 - 18:00 kayumann wrote: What a great tune... just love how it flows :))) So do I! Beautifully made. |
| Jelani (Home of the freak, land of the vague) | Posted: Dec 16, 2011 - 17:58 Though her vohocahal styhylihings generally annoy me , I have to say I really like this song. |
| coloradojohn (Tokyo till Jan. 29, then it's back to Rocky Mtn Way!) | Posted: Dec 15, 2011 - 17:01 This one always gets me well, because it was on RP a lot in the early days when I first discovered this magical musical realm...love it: solid song, haunting and oh so achingly real... |
| coding_to_music (Beantown) | Posted: Dec 09, 2011 - 10:32 9 —> 10 Foot wrote: 8 to 9+ |
| haretic (toward Abad, just south of Maitri) | Posted: Nov 27, 2011 - 20:09 9+ to 10 Foot wrote: 8 to 9+ |
| Foot (NorCal / Wine) | Posted: Nov 27, 2011 - 20:04 8 to 9+ |
| kayumann (Right where I want to be...) | Posted: Nov 25, 2011 - 09:37 What a great tune... just love how it flows :))) |
| DD rabbi_phil (beach) | Posted: Oct 23, 2011 - 08:23 fredriley wrote: So,a duck walks into a bar and asks the bartender "has my brother been in here?' bartender says "I don't know.....what does he look like?" |
| d-don (Oregon) | Posted: Oct 20, 2011 - 09:59 Love this song! |
| PuaDog | Posted: Oct 14, 2011 - 12:48 So a clown walks into a horse stable and the horse says, "So, why the big feet?"... |
| ThePoose | Posted: Oct 14, 2011 - 11:35 A deer walks into a bar, and says to the bartender, "I haven't got any dough....I need some hard stuff....what do you have for a buck?'' |
| Cynaera (In a hammock under my own vine and fig tree.) | Posted: Sep 25, 2011 - 13:18 Mank_Harvin wrote: A polar bear walks into a bar, asks for 'A gin and ...................................tonic please.' The barman says ' Why the big pause?' The bear replies ' 'cause I'm a polar bear silly!' ![]() And I think I'm upgrading this song from 9 to 10, just because that chorus is SO achingly good.... |
| Mank_Harvin (UK) | Posted: Sep 21, 2011 - 16:32 A polar bear walks into a bar, asks for 'A gin and ...................................tonic please.' The barman says ' Why the big pause?' The bear replies ' 'cause I'm a polar bear silly!' |
| Cynaera (In a hammock under my own vine and fig tree.) | Posted: Sep 21, 2011 - 16:20 fredriley wrote: A duck walks into a bar and announces, "Drinks are on me!" The bartender asks skeptically, "How you gonna pay for that?" The duck replies, "Oh, just put it on my bill." Ducking and running............ |
| Dublin38 | Posted: Sep 12, 2011 - 22:41 Kinda kewl song! |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Aug 25, 2011 - 04:33 Cynaera wrote: To each his/her own... Can't help it, but when I read your screen name, all I can think of is the joke about the teacher asking a student to use the word "Rotterdam" in a sentence, and the student came up with, "If she keeps eating so much candy, it'll rotterdam teeth." Sorry. I know some really lame duck jokes, too... ![]() |
| Deadwing (Cincinnati OH) | Posted: Aug 21, 2011 - 07:38 Bittersweet Right up my alley |
| Cynaera (Kenneth's Frequency) | Posted: Jul 22, 2011 - 09:04 Rotterdam wrote: 2 -> 1. Sorry, the more I hear this (before I turn off the sound) the more I dislike it. ![]() But I hope you are all enjoying it. Life is a mystery. To each his/her own... Can't help it, but when I read your screen name, all I can think of is the joke about the teacher asking a student to use the word "Rotterdam" in a sentence, and the student came up with, "If she keeps eating so much candy, it'll rotterdam teeth." Sorry. I know some really lame duck jokes, too... ![]() |
| Cynaera (Kenneth's Frequency) | Posted: Jul 22, 2011 - 08:59 "Groovin'" by the Rascals. Or "Crystal Blue Persuasion" by Tommy James and the Shondells... This song just invites more of the mellow, Saturday-afternoon-in-the-park kind of music. Dang - I feel like flying a kite or having a picnic in the canyon. (Note to self: BUY A HIBACHI!) ![]() |
| smackiepipe (Western North Carolina) | Posted: Jun 23, 2011 - 06:52 sirdroseph wrote: Easily my favorite Orton song, have always loved it. Ditto. Makes this suck-ass day at work more bearable. |






