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Balancing on
One wounded wing
Circling the edge
Of the neverending
The best of the vanished marvels have gathered inside your door
More than begin
But less than forget
But spirits born
From the not happened yet
Gathering there
To pay off a debt brought back from the wars
We thought we lost you
We thought we lost you
We thought we lost you
Welcome back
Sleeping for years
Pick through what is left
Through the pieces that fell and rose from the depth
From the rainwater well
Deep as a secret nobody knows
Less than forget
But more than begun
These adventures in solitude never done
To the names of our wounds
We send the same blood back from the wars
We thought we lost you
We thought we lost you
We thought we lost you
It will all come back
I know you want to
Work for
Wait for
Want more
And that it's comin' at a bad time
Some cold place
Heartless ways
For all we know
I know you need to
Breathe through
Come back
Come to
But it's comin' at a bad time
Some lost heart
Tangled day
For all we know
I know you want to
Work for
Wait for
Want more
And that's comin' at a bad time
Some cold race
Heartless ways
For all we know
I know you want to
Breathe through
Come back
Come too
But it's comin' at a bad time
Old scarred face
Survivor's guilt
For all we know
| paradisepig (Inverness-Scotland) | Posted: Jan 06, 2013 - 06:57 wenatchee wrote: I need to find my aspirin . . . brb Hehe  x |
| trailhub (St Louis) | Posted: Jan 06, 2013 - 06:54 yes, you lost me |
| coy (san antonio) | Posted: Nov 04, 2012 - 12:54 shellbella wrote: This is really awful... it sounds like a song to a bad 70's tv show... UGH.  hey - people in the 70's liked those shows |
| Stingray | Posted: Oct 04, 2012 - 04:45 no good |
| apd (Toronto, On) | Posted: Sep 02, 2012 - 15:41 Dalebarely wrote: Much confusion on this thread, but ... I know both singers contributed to this album, do they really sound that similar? I'd swear this was Neko. according to Amazon.com, this is Kathryn Calder on lead vocal (with AC Newman). Didn't know they where splitting vocals with Neko. |
| Dalebarely | Posted: Mar 28, 2012 - 09:45 Much confusion on this thread, but ... I know both singers contributed to this album, do they really sound that similar? I'd swear this was Neko. |
| shellbella (so california) | Posted: Mar 28, 2012 - 09:41 This is really awful... it sounds like a song to a bad 70's tv show... UGH. |
| meinthecorner (Past the gravy, far beyond the golden fries) | Posted: Feb 25, 2012 - 17:32 treatment_bound wrote: I hear Hef, Guccione & Flynt are touring this summer. I hope they play Ravinia... Man! THAT would be some THREE DOG NIGHT! Lol! |
| zair99 (In Cognito) | Posted: Jan 25, 2012 - 00:40 apd wrote: it's not Neko? really? I never even thought about it, but now that I listen closely it doesn't sound like Neko... I suspect he may be right! |
| apd (Toronto, On) | Posted: Dec 24, 2011 - 06:45 Nerubo wrote: I like the song as written, but I wish it was still Neko Case singing. The new singer - Kathryn Calder - has a slightly sharp timbre to her voice sometimes. It's less sharp on the song Crash Years on their latest album. it's not Neko? really? |
| Nerubo (Denver, CO) | Posted: Nov 22, 2011 - 13:08 I like the song as written, but I wish it was still Neko Case singing. The new singer - Kathryn Calder - has a slightly sharp timbre to her voice sometimes. It's less sharp on the song Crash Years on their latest album. |
| Byronape (Snorkeling in the River Styx) | Posted: Aug 19, 2011 - 22:00 I keep forgetting somehow how good of an album this is. I need to explore other NP albums to see if they are as good. Anyone have any suggestions about which one to check out next? |
| tutakea | Posted: May 17, 2011 - 06:07 this is sooo good for the ears !! :-)) |
| dogpound (the island on which I belong) | Posted: Jan 11, 2011 - 14:24 nice version |
| Johnny_Wave (California, baby) | Posted: Sep 06, 2010 - 17:26 I love this band but not this song. A 6 |
| peter_james_bond (The Burg) | Posted: May 18, 2010 - 12:53 sirdroseph wrote: I actually really like this band, newer and older and their latest release may actually be their best, but this song......not so much.  Yes, their latest release, Together, is very good! |
| sirdroseph (Tokyo) | Posted: May 18, 2010 - 12:43 I actually really like this band, newer and older and their latest release may actually be their best, but this song......not so much. |
| treatment_bound (Duluth to Madison) | Posted: Apr 02, 2010 - 09:41 RadioDoc wrote: I liked the old pornographers better. I hear Hef, Guccione & Flynt are touring this summer. I hope they play Ravinia... |
| musikalia (Somewhere (over the rainbow)) | Posted: Mar 16, 2010 - 04:26 Bill used to play this song every day...it even seemed like more than once a day. Egad! Thank you Bill for easing off this song. I still don't like it, but I can handle hearing it every few months.... |
| wenatchee (Duvall, WA) | Posted: Jan 27, 2010 - 13:18 I need to find my aspirin . . . brb |
| hunthunthunt (London) | Posted: Jan 12, 2010 - 03:27 crockydile wrote: the harmonies are painful to me...  Same |
| RadioDoc (Chicagoland) | Posted: Nov 25, 2009 - 17:06 I liked the old pornographers better. |
| The_Enemy (The Sewer) | Posted: Nov 10, 2009 - 08:52 aragon wrote: I like this new version of the New Pornographers. Sounds good. Reminds me a little of The New Originals. |
| EssexTex (Gitche Gumee) | Posted: Nov 10, 2009 - 08:52 oscar_driver wrote: All I hear is "WE F**K with lust yo" :D Ya might have an ear wax problem going on....though cleansing your lugs won't make the Cocteau Twins lyrics any clearer |
| wenatchee (Duvall, WA) | Posted: Nov 10, 2009 - 08:47 Chalk and Sand - |
| peter_james_bond (Lunenburg, NS) | Posted: Sep 08, 2009 - 08:11 crockydile wrote: the harmonies are painful to me... Oh no, you appear to be wired backwards...bad music is supposed to be painful, not good music like this. There may be something a specialist can help you with. |
| crockydile (I miss Excelsior!) | Posted: Sep 08, 2009 - 07:53 the harmonies are painful to me... |
| oscar_driver (Planet Earth) | Posted: Sep 08, 2009 - 07:53 All I hear is "WE F**K with lust yo" :D |
| Exene (Boulder, CO) | Posted: Aug 07, 2009 - 19:13 Delicate, lovely. AC Newman is one of the best pop songwriters out there for my money. There are some real gems on his new solo cd, too - GET GUILTY. |
| bindi (North Carolina) | Posted: Jun 20, 2009 - 20:14 The cover of the CD has kept me away - but on my "must buy" list now |
| Rotterdam | Posted: Jun 05, 2009 - 08:25 I like this. |
| coldatlantic (Toronto) | Posted: Jun 05, 2009 - 08:24 This song charms me. |
| wenatchee (Duvall, WA) | Posted: Jun 05, 2009 - 08:24 We thought about aspirin and rain water |
| TanteJensen (one step ahead from my shoe shine, two steps away from the county line) | Posted: Apr 03, 2009 - 02:33 Hannio wrote: Yes. Your post is accepted because it complains about complainers.  I for my part was to busy listening to post. This stupid station won't let me do my work! This is definitely the best song I would not have heard without RP. |
| Hannio (Austin, TX) | Posted: Mar 02, 2009 - 13:53 rolland69 wrote: Do only people with comlaints post? the song is rated well but most of the posts are people bashing? I like it. Yes. Your post is accepted because it complains about complainers. |
| RadioDoc (Chicagoland) | Posted: Mar 02, 2009 - 13:53 This has started to sound like a Second City sketch. And considering that it isn't a Second City sketch, that's a bad thing. |
| rolland69 (Jax, Fl) | Posted: Dec 29, 2008 - 09:11 Do only people with comlaints post? the song is rated well but most of the posts are people bashing? I like it. |
| boileymon (Hovering) | Posted: Dec 29, 2008 - 00:46 mattt wrote: Luckyyyyyyyy. What venue? Gothic Theatre.... http://www.gothictheatre.com/ Sorry it took so long to respond. |
| boileymon (Hovering) | Posted: Dec 29, 2008 - 00:22 Excelsior wrote: Thanks for ruining a great song/band by overplaying it! Thanks for no longer being here, and I speak for many. |
| KurtfromLaQuinta (Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.) | Posted: Oct 10, 2008 - 22:02 Rotterdam wrote: Oh man, did you HAVE to say that? I was really enjoying the music and now I'm laughing too much to listen. Let's laugh together and enjoy the music too! |
| aragon (Nowhere Fast) | Posted: Oct 10, 2008 - 22:00 I like this new version of the New Pornographers. Sounds good. |
| Rotterdam | Posted: Aug 14, 2008 - 07:35 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote: Looks like instructions for "Artificial Fart Under the Arm". Oh man, did you HAVE to say that? I was really enjoying the music and now I'm laughing too much to listen. |
| Papernapkin (Mountain View, CA) | Posted: Aug 14, 2008 - 07:35 Too much porn here. |
| KurtfromLaQuinta (Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.) | Posted: Jul 20, 2008 - 16:11 copymonkey wrote: The album cover is hilarious...and I'm not sure why. Looks like instructions for "Artificial Fart Under the Arm". |
| boileymon (Sundance Mtn. Colorado) | Posted: Jul 06, 2008 - 22:48 LuvsMusic wrote: What ever happened to the Old Pornographers?
Apparently they were born again...  |
| copymonkey (in the northeast, but not near anywhere cool) | Posted: Jun 09, 2008 - 13:54 The album cover is hilarious...and I'm not sure why. |
| Excelsior | Posted: Jun 09, 2008 - 13:54 Thanks for ruining a great song/band by overplaying it! |
| loppantorkel (Sverige) | Posted: Jun 06, 2008 - 13:35 This one's still good, I like it, it's a sweet-sounding song with a nice intro. The other one's from this band are a bit overplayed though.. |
| Hinkamp (Planet Utah) | Posted: Jun 06, 2008 - 13:32 please get lost? The long annoying intro is not worth the modest payoff |
| Rotterdam | Posted: Jun 02, 2008 - 04:50 Papernapkin wrote: With every play, this becomes more and more annoying.
hmmm. I have found that it works the other way for me. It's quite lovely, and I think it works. Go figure. |