![]() Why Should the Fire Die? (2005) [ larger cover art ] |
Where can a sick man go
When he can't choke down the medicine the old doc knows
A specialist came to town
But he stays at home
Saying no one knows so I don't
Honey when in Rome
Where can a teacher go
Wherever she thinks people need the things she knows
Hey those books you gave us look good on the shelves at home
And they'll burn warm in the fireplace teacher
When in Rome
Grab a blanket sister
We'll make smoke signals
Bring in some new blood
It feels like we're alone
Grab a blanket brother
So we don't catch cold
From one another
I wonder if we're stuck in Rome
Where can a dead man go?
A question with an answer only dead men know
But I'm gonna bet they never really feel at home
It they spent a lifetime learning how to live in Rome
When he can't choke down the medicine the old doc knows
A specialist came to town
But he stays at home
Saying no one knows so I don't
Honey when in Rome
Where can a teacher go
Wherever she thinks people need the things she knows
Hey those books you gave us look good on the shelves at home
And they'll burn warm in the fireplace teacher
When in Rome
Grab a blanket sister
We'll make smoke signals
Bring in some new blood
It feels like we're alone
Grab a blanket brother
So we don't catch cold
From one another
I wonder if we're stuck in Rome
Where can a dead man go?
A question with an answer only dead men know
But I'm gonna bet they never really feel at home
It they spent a lifetime learning how to live in Rome
| cShaggy | Posted: Mar 23, 2013 - 04:49 ..i'm liking this--7 on first pass thru..how about following it with some When In Rome ("The Promise"..??)..jk, but just barely.. |
| ambrebalte (Wolxheim (France) - Dreaming about resuming my life in Beijing province) | Posted: Jan 19, 2013 - 10:41 makes me feel radiant ![]() |
| karljonasson (Edmonton, AB, Canada) | Posted: Oct 17, 2012 - 08:48 This HAS to be the singer from one of my fave bands - Punch Brothers. Anyone know of a connection? |
| MargoMallen (Ontario, Canada) | Posted: Sep 15, 2012 - 19:24 the specialist came to town..nice. Loving this song! |
| max_p | Posted: Aug 15, 2012 - 08:01 'Darkness Darkness ' vibe |
| nicolewe | Posted: Feb 07, 2012 - 09:27 Likable Bluegrass. |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: Dec 05, 2011 - 00:52 sirdroseph wrote: And Bluegrass was formed from? Scottish, English, Irish and Welsh traditional music. Clever. Its not a question of Bluegrass origins. It's a question of the band, Nickel Creek, and their influences. My comment meant that the primary influence for Nickel Creek comes from American Bluegrass not from anything directly Celtic. Check them out, in no self description of the band or its music will you find them saying that they drew on Celtic music. Just sayin' yo. . . |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Nov 04, 2011 - 04:12 vandal wrote: Pssst. . . dude. . . this is Bluegrass influenced, not Celtic. . . And Bluegrass was formed from? Scottish, English, Irish and Welsh traditional music. |
| elitry (Lafayette, IN) | Posted: Oct 19, 2011 - 16:17 Cynaera wrote: Sometimes, all I can do is laugh when I read the comments. What a diverse buncha coconuts we all are! Makes me sort of glad to be alive, and part of a bigger picture than my introspective, self-involved world. ![]() if there were a thumbs up function, i would have used it. consider this an official "like" :) |
| Cynaera (Kenneth's Frequency) | Posted: Aug 01, 2011 - 18:42 Sometimes, all I can do is laugh when I read the comments. What a diverse buncha coconuts we all are! Makes me sort of glad to be alive, and part of a bigger picture than my introspective, self-involved world. ![]() |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: Jun 15, 2011 - 14:55 cirruss wrote: I am getting tired of this celtic-tinged series of songs... am about to switch off RP. Pssst. . . dude. . . this is Bluegrass influenced, not Celtic. . . |
| cirruss (Curacao, Netherlands Antilles) | Posted: Apr 29, 2011 - 05:06 I am getting tired of this celtic-tinged series of songs... am about to switch off RP. |
| Stingray (Where JULIAN is supported!) | Posted: Apr 29, 2011 - 05:04 FINE BAND! |
| Businessgypsy (Deepest, Darkest Florida) | Posted: Mar 28, 2011 - 14:22 Shesdifferent wrote: I'd only want to hear this when watching "Oh Brother Where Art Thou" and at no other time. Does that mean you like listening to Queen when watching Top Gear? Similar connection. |
| pggriff | Posted: Feb 09, 2011 - 14:32 Love this band but this is one of my least favs from them. |
| dauerweck | Posted: Dec 08, 2010 - 16:55 sweet run of songs on this fine rainy evening. |
| xkolibuul (Chuckanut sandstone) | Posted: Nov 06, 2010 - 23:27 Looking forward to the day these kids decide to reunite and put out another album together. |
| iam_overlord (Allston) | Posted: Sep 20, 2010 - 10:34 namp wrote: Can we have a 0 option in song rating please? Are you sure you even like music? |
| namp | Posted: Sep 20, 2010 - 10:28 Can we have a 0 option in song rating please? |
| DrCyKosis (~Galveston~) | Posted: Aug 03, 2010 - 09:32 Great tune...odd video though. |
| bbHappy (39.991323, -105.261375, elev. 1654m) | Posted: Aug 03, 2010 - 09:31 It was OK the first couple hundred times. Now, not so much. |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Jul 02, 2010 - 12:34 I'd never heard them until Coyote FM (the local "innovative" radio station that caved in to the boring classic rock format) played them when they first released this CD. I used to listen to this while I was watering plants at the nursery and watching the sun rise. Beautiful images - great song. ![]() |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Jul 02, 2010 - 12:32 Lubs anything Chris Thile sings! |
| Papernapkin (Mountain View, CA) | Posted: May 31, 2010 - 16:34 nougat wrote: really annoying song Yeah. |
| gatorade (Ocean Park, WA) | Posted: May 15, 2010 - 20:12 Jealous of the Moon on this cd is really nice too. A local band where I used to live. Saw them many times, and never disappointed. |
| NeilBlanchard (Greater Boston area, Massachusetts) | Posted: May 15, 2010 - 20:02 What other songs did they do that are like this one? I like it a lot... No drums, and yet quite rhythmic. Sincerely, Neil |
| identitydrain (Reno, NV) | Posted: Mar 29, 2010 - 08:20 I feel like I'm in Deadwood...where's Calamity Jane?!? |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet this is not my home) | Posted: Nov 23, 2009 - 11:21 I'd only want to hear this when watching "Oh Brother Where Art Thou" and at no other time. |
| eruwenolorien (SC) | Posted: Sep 21, 2009 - 11:41 brander wrote: See Punch Brothers with Chris Thile on Mandolin. And Sean Watkins paired up with Jon Foreman from Switchfoot to create Fiction Family. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: May 17, 2009 - 19:42 groovy tune... |
| holborne (New York) | Posted: Oct 24, 2008 - 12:43 I was just thinking this morning that RP didn't play too much Nickel Creek. Nice to hear them today! |
| sunnyq (Florida) | Posted: Oct 08, 2008 - 16:41 hippiechick wrote: RIP Nickel Creek They called it quits after their Asheville concert this summer. Bummer! Super bummer! I have fond memories of seeing them at the Hardrock with a friend that's also no long with us... :( |
| brander (Southern California) | Posted: Aug 06, 2008 - 11:25 hippiechick wrote: RIP Nickel Creek
They called it quits after their Asheville concert this summer. Bummer! See Punch Brothers with Chris Thile on Mandolin. |
| Ahnyer_Keester (Chicago Il) | Posted: Jun 04, 2008 - 09:18 Me and the kids were cranking this this weekend in the car. I've had it stuck in my head since. Thanks for playing it. Excellent, excellent song!! |
| zz_shark (Nashville, Tennessee) | Posted: Apr 18, 2008 - 06:04 Hopefully more will come out of these guys in the future.....wishing them the best. |
| a_genuine_find (New Amsterdam) | Posted: Apr 02, 2008 - 11:21 ... ... .. .. .. .. ..
nougat wrote: really annoying song |
| Ahnyer_Keester (Chicago Il) | Posted: Apr 02, 2008 - 11:18 most excellent song |
| nougat (Rochester, NY) | Posted: Mar 17, 2008 - 18:04 really annoying song |
| AliGator (YogaLand) | Posted: Mar 01, 2008 - 22:11 hippiechick wrote: RIP Nickel Creek
They called it quits after their Asheville concert this summer. Bummer! Perhaps. We (and a bunch of RPeeps who attended the Raisin' Hell in the Bluegrass meetup) saw them on their last show of their Farewell (For Now) tour, on October 21st, 2007. I like the "For Now" bit of that. |
| Darlington (Columbia, South Carolina) | Posted: Feb 15, 2008 - 06:40 ginger wrote: True. Makes me sad though that we can't expect any more new music from these guys. Not anytime soon, no.... |
| ginger | Posted: Jan 30, 2008 - 11:51 Ahnyer_Keester wrote: Love this entire album. Nickel Creek are very talented. I'm proud of them for breaking up when they'd run out of material instead of milking their talent and inspiration beyond their limits.
True. Makes me sad though that we can't expect any more new music from these guys. |
| Ahnyer_Keester (Chicago Il) | Posted: Jan 30, 2008 - 11:49 oh yes!! |
| Beez | Posted: Jan 14, 2008 - 19:21 WooP! NC! Love em'......that's all. |
| Ahnyer_Keester (Chicago Il) | Posted: Dec 14, 2007 - 09:34 Love this entire album. Nickel Creek are very talented. I'm proud of them for breaking up when they'd run out of material instead of milking their talent and inspiration beyond their limits. One of my favorite songs of theirs. Thanks so much for playing this!! |
| lah1975 (Minnesota) | Posted: Dec 14, 2007 - 09:33 oops..if hippiechick is right they will stay on that list. bummer |
| lah1975 (Minnesota) | Posted: Dec 14, 2007 - 09:32 This band is on my list of bands I need to see live thanks for the play |
| hippiechick (Weekendland) | Posted: Dec 14, 2007 - 09:31 RIP Nickel Creek They called it quits after their Asheville concert this summer. Bummer! |
| parrothead (could be anywhere in the great USA) | Posted: Nov 28, 2007 - 16:23 Just seen them in Asheville NC...They where good but with there type of music I would have enjoyed it better if it was in a smaller venue. The large auditorium does them no justice. |
| xkolibuul (Pacific Rim, salmon, big trees) | Posted: Sep 26, 2007 - 21:13 Nice tune, just about the best I've heard from them, not as syrupy as their more standard stuff, and no question, these kids can flat out play. But that is one godawful album cover. |
| coffee-eyes (Boston, MA) | Posted: Aug 10, 2007 - 17:48 Fun band to see live. |


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