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Stuck in that dark hole again.
Someone throw me a ladder
On which I can depend.
Someone give me a handhold
To help me ascend.
Someone give me a reason
To start up these walls once again.
Lost in those gray clouds again.
Trying to punch my way through them
As fear settles in.
Earth growing larger as I fall into a spin.
Someone give me a reason
To take on those gray clouds again.
Caught in this rip tide again.
My mouth wide open,
The sea pouring in.
Perhaps I'll just float here
And see where this journey ends.
Until someone gives me a reason
To stay clear of those rip tides again.
| Zep (Mmmm, slurp!) | Posted: Apr 25, 2006 - 18:51 Sprawling, noisy, and generally a mess - and I love the Cowboy Junkies. This must've come at the very end of a long night's set. 3 at best. |
| porkchopper (Somewhere in the Great White North) | Posted: Mar 27, 2006 - 12:33 I normally like CJ's but this song really sucks!!! :puke: |
| pixidrizzl (St. Louis, MO) | Posted: Mar 27, 2006 - 12:32 This is a bit chaotic for me right now. I'll have to give it another chance some other time. |
| LadyLovelyLocks (Otherside of the Mirror UK) | Posted: Feb 11, 2006 - 09:21 This is a bit jazzy for a Cowboy Junkies song. Weird. Margo's voice redeems it somewhat, but I'm still dropping my vote for the tune.  |
| easy073 (Nebraska) | Posted: Jan 27, 2006 - 16:42 I like CJ's more than I probably should, as Margo T's vocals always seems underpowered. Hypnotic or coma inducing, close call, and not a choice for long drives. Timmins sings on a couple of Robert Earl Keen's songs that's good stuff. |
| rgrace (Rio Nido, CA) | Posted: Nov 15, 2005 - 20:31 resonator wrote: Always good to hear them Cowboy Junkies. I'm always looking for a cowboy junkie. Get 'em to help me clear some brush, mend some fences.
Yeah, shoot some Horse man, uh horses.... The sound is a little muddy, not a lot of separation in this recording.... sea of mud.... |
| GoldenBoy (Queens) | Posted: Nov 01, 2005 - 07:01 This is one my my least favourite Cowboy Junkies songs, and I'm a huge fan. I had to give it a 3. |
| CBJr (wild west end) | Posted: Nov 01, 2005 - 05:13 Finally some Junkies that I like! |
| lunar1963 (Netherlands) | Posted: Oct 17, 2005 - 14:23 diane wrote: It sounds so much less sleepy than the rest of their songs ;) |
| diane (seacoast, nh, usa) | Posted: Aug 19, 2005 - 10:24 |
| AlanCE (Des Moines, IA) | Posted: Jul 20, 2005 - 18:52 One of my favorite live acts in my decades of concert going, a very intimate show. Interesting song, would love to see them perform this one. Hell, probably could have heard it last saturday, but I had to WORK. *sob* oh, and siami isn't with ME. :-k |
| siami | Posted: Jul 06, 2005 - 01:19 tökéletes másnaposság elleni zene :iamwith: |
| 54-40 (Page C-18) | Posted: Mar 25, 2005 - 08:00 ChardRemains wrote: I like this more electric Junkies....man this is a long way from the Trinity Sessions. And that is just dandy!
Disagree Chard - too much emphasis on production and not enough on Margo.  |
| flandersdog (the sunny Pac NW) | Posted: Mar 10, 2005 - 14:47 pretty rockin' for a C.Junkies song...nicely done! |
| resonator | Posted: Feb 23, 2005 - 19:39 Always good to hear them Cowboy Junkies. I'm always looking for a cowboy junkie. Get 'em to help me clear some brush, mend some fences. |
| Al_Koholic (Exit 82, NJ) | Posted: Jan 10, 2005 - 14:23 dadofsammy wrote: The guitar is positively zappaesque. A splendid departure for the CJ's.
Yeah, I hear that too.  |
| Daveinbawlmer | Posted: Dec 26, 2004 - 19:59 A lot of other bands did this much better.  |
| jadewahoo (Sedona Az, Beautiful Earth) | Posted: Dec 26, 2004 - 19:55 How could it be that this is the first time I have EVER heard this Cowboy Junkies song???? This is vibrant, powerful and deep. Keep it coming! |
| ChardRemains (Pepperland) | Posted: Sep 14, 2004 - 15:59 I like this more electric Junkies....man this is a long way from the Trinity Sessions. And that is just dandy! |
| Steve (The Freakin Desert - Mesa, AZ) | Posted: Feb 28, 2004 - 07:14 Y   |
| bluedot (Long Beach, CA) | Posted: Feb 16, 2004 - 23:59 ScottyB wrote: God, I love this band! Please, please, please more junkies.
kind of a hendrix groove! |
| ScottyB (A chair) | Posted: Feb 06, 2004 - 11:07 God, I love this band! Please, please, please more junkies. |
| Rampant_Gecko (Vancouver, BC) | Posted: Dec 06, 2003 - 13:59 I dunno about this one. Its a little bit droning and repetitive, but there are a few interesting quirks that make it different and listenable, in an introspective and deeply moody kind of way. I dunno about it, but I vote "No" on the "play it every day for a month" mention. Maybe once a week or so... |
| dadofsammy (Hopedale, MA) | Posted: Nov 26, 2003 - 06:21 The guitar is positively zappaesque. A splendid departure for the CJ's. |
| little_emma10800 | Posted: Nov 26, 2003 - 06:19 wow... awesome... |
| jiml | Posted: Sep 25, 2003 - 16:05 I guess "Friend" just doesnt get it. Yeeeeah - more of that "mindless" solo |
| Businessgypsy (Deepest, Darkest Florida) | Posted: Sep 25, 2003 - 15:57 Mindless guitar solo? Hmmmmmmm miiiiiiinndlessssss. Yeah. More, please. |
| Friend (Richmond, VA) | Posted: Sep 15, 2003 - 11:18 Whats with the unending mindless guitar solo in the background? Everything just sounds messy except for bass and drums. What an UN-Song. |
| bigpomp | Posted: Sep 05, 2003 - 06:49 I read some pretty lack-luster reviews of this album. That's what I get for listening to others opinions. That song was great. It's also pretty telling of the sad state of radio today that that was the first track I've heard off of the album. |
| riverpilot | Posted: Sep 05, 2003 - 06:46 This appeals to me in the same way as The Doors used to. It has a real nice Dionysian feel to it. Wine flask. Eyes closed. Thanks. |
| AC (211 miles South of Paradise) | Posted: Jun 05, 2003 - 12:12 Hey. Nobody ever accused the CJs of being "perky". |
| ghrup1 (Stoney Creek, ON) | Posted: Jun 05, 2003 - 12:12 Originally Posted by gillespp:
Play this every day for months, fine with me! No way!! How about twice a day? That should be sufficient. |
| stonesmaster (Brentwood, TN) | Posted: Jun 11, 2002 - 15:57 Dark, the way I like my coffee, & my music. |
| 2clfrwrds (Redwood City, CA) | Posted: Apr 05, 2002 - 20:32 In a show a few years back, Leo Kottke opened for the Cowboy Junkies. His energy and his music made them seem like they were nodding off. Now they always make me want a mug of strong coffee. |
| Traden (Fredericton, NB) | Posted: Mar 31, 2002 - 16:21 Impressive tune, I give it top makes :) |
| gillespp (Portland, OR) | Posted: Mar 10, 2002 - 20:06 Play this every day for months, fine with me! |
| Leslie (Antioch (155 mi. south of RP), CA) | Posted: Jan 22, 2002 - 23:38 Well said ZM/Herb and with Margo's voice to go along...how can you lose? Cowboy Junkies are a great band, and very innovative as far as I am concerned. |