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I find the map and draw a straight line
Over rivers, farms and state lines
The distance from A to where you'd B
It's only finger lengths that I see
I touch the place
Where I'd find your face
My fingers in creases
Of distant dark places
I hang my coat up in the first bar
There is no peace that I've found so far
The laughter penetrates my silence
As drunken men find flaws in science
Their words mostly noises
Ghosts with just voices
Your words in my memory
Are like music to me
And miles from where you are
I lay down on the cold ground and I
I pray that something picks me up
And sets me down in your warm arms
After I have traveled so far
We'd set the fire to the third bar
We'd share each other like an island
Until exhausted close our eyelids
And dreaming pick up from
The last place we left off
Your soft skin is weeping
A joy you can't keep in
And miles from where you are
I lay down on the cold ground and I
I pray that something picks me up
And sets me down in your warm arms
And miles from where you are
I lay down on the cold ground and I
I pray that something picks me up
And sets me down in your warm arms
| oĆdos_abiertos (SoCal) | Posted: May 14, 2013 - 18:56 coloradojohn wrote: Sometimes, oh hell yes, sometimes, this thing just catches me by surprise, and nearly floors me. Haunting. Beautiful. Everything. Wow... agreed ![]() |
| coloradojohn (A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver) | Posted: Feb 09, 2013 - 16:46 Sometimes, oh hell yes, sometimes, this thing just catches me by surprise, and nearly floors me. Haunting. Beautiful. Everything. Wow... |
| ziakut (Slightly North of Obvlivion) | Posted: Jan 09, 2013 - 08:38 sounds a bit like Of Monsters and Men. |
| cShaggy (..in the general vicinity..) | Posted: Nov 23, 2012 - 01:26 ..lovely presentation..awesome how he cedes vocal prominence to her, despite it being a "snow patrol song'".. |
| Pyro | Posted: Nov 07, 2012 - 15:06 Her voice reminds me of Kate Bush. |
| thewiseking (New York, New York) | Posted: Aug 20, 2012 - 17:10 good vehicle for little Martha |
| ColdMiser (Out in the Cold) | Posted: Nov 09, 2011 - 12:28 Mosay wrote: And repeated today :) and repeated yet again today, minus the Hendrix...Hmmm do I detect a pattern? RP on AutoPilot maybe. |
| (former member) (Land of the Long White Cloud) | Posted: Sep 07, 2011 - 13:51 Lovely way to start my day, thanks RP! Martha's voice reaching across the airwaves, Divine ![]() |
| bluecshells (EARTH) | Posted: Sep 07, 2011 - 13:44 I love this one....great stuff |
| kuntumut | Posted: Aug 07, 2011 - 04:34 nigelr wrote: And a somewhat pleasant female voice.......... 6.7? Nah........ Female voice belongs to Martha Wainwright |
| claire_k | Posted: Jul 22, 2011 - 15:13 Their 6th album coming out on the 4th of September 2011, first title available now on their website from the 21st of July 2011 |
| eruwenolorien (SC) | Posted: May 20, 2011 - 08:05 Kimberly8 wrote: It is both haunting and beautiful at the same time. I love the harmonies. What a great duet she offers him! Just Beautiful. ![]() Exactly! |
| Mosay (England) | Posted: May 20, 2011 - 08:03 bluefrog wrote: Holy awesome foursome batman ! Snow Patrol - Set The Fire To The Third Bar Air - La Femme D'Argent Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower And repeated today :) |
| fast_eddie | Posted: May 04, 2011 - 14:21 Love harmonies!!!! |
| bluefrog | Posted: Apr 18, 2011 - 19:00 Holy awesome foursome batman ! Snow Patrol - Set The Fire To The Third Bar Air - La Femme D'Argent Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower |
| Chi_Guy (Chicago) | Posted: Mar 18, 2011 - 07:10 Thanks from the heartland to the land's end. Your comment says all there is to say about THAT song. lophrequa wrote: ![]() |
| GuiltyFeat (Ra'anana) | Posted: Jan 30, 2011 - 04:06 I came to this more as a Martha Wainwright fan than a Snow Patrol devotee. Either way I think the previous poster has it correct. This is oddly lush and moving. |
| peter_james_bond (West Of The Burg) | Posted: Jan 14, 2011 - 16:11 fevertree wrote: Stop the press: this is an AWESOME song! Yes, very moving. ![]() |
| nigelr (Coffs Harbour, Australia) | Posted: Oct 08, 2010 - 23:39 fevertree wrote: Stop the press: this is an AWESOME song! And a somewhat pleasant female voice.......... 6.7? Nah........ |
| fevertree (P'cola, FL) | Posted: May 05, 2010 - 13:23 Stop the press: this is an AWESOME song! |
| Rachoh (Boston) | Posted: Apr 19, 2010 - 09:04 I only like this song when I hear its chorus taken out of context — and the rest is dull, goes no where. Sorry Martha! |
| EssexTex (Gitche Gumee) | Posted: Mar 03, 2010 - 06:12 Nice |
| lophrequa (the very edge of the land) | Posted: Dec 30, 2009 - 08:13 rolland69 wrote: "Becuase pancakes have no bones." ![]() |
| kaybee (Lost in the Wilds of Toronto) | Posted: Dec 14, 2009 - 14:59 crockydile wrote: Yep. It scares me, too! Sorry to hear about your Kate Bush phobia. You're missing out on a lot of great music. |
| MsJudi (Houston, TX) | Posted: Dec 14, 2009 - 08:37 5 ~> 3 |
| nagsheadlocal (North Carolina, the new New Jersey) | Posted: Dec 03, 2009 - 14:24 Here's something new - two people sort-of singing the same song at sort-of the same time. |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Dec 03, 2009 - 14:23 One of the best tunes of SP and Martha Wainright!! Very nice! |
| LowPhreak (United States of Duplicitous Tools) | Posted: Nov 02, 2009 - 05:13 Banckock2 wrote: I've heard this before in a review of a Prince's first or second album. The reviewer said "As far as singers go, Prince is a pretty good guitar player..." LMAO!! Yeah, this Snow Patrol group sounds pretty decent. What's that other tune they had sort of a hit with? I don't think it's on this album. |
| RadioDoc (Chicagoland) | Posted: Oct 25, 2009 - 13:12 rolland69 wrote: "Becuase pancakes have no bones." |
| fuh2 (salmon land) | Posted: Oct 25, 2009 - 13:11 I like SP but this is : Too plodding, too repetitive |
| rolland69 (Jax, Fl) | Posted: Oct 12, 2009 - 11:05 {Wainright can make a pretty good wagon wheel!} LOVE IT and the subsequent discussion opened the door for more laughter. "Becuase pancakes have no bones." |
| bam23 (Berkeley) | Posted: Oct 01, 2009 - 15:29 Bat wrote: That's an expression I've never heard and frankly, I'm not exactly sure what it means. ===== A few months ago there was a radio commercial here where some Ross Perot sound-alike offered up this folksy homily - "you can throw a porcupine in a wood chipper, but that don't make maple syrup". I'm not sure what that one meant either, but it cracked me up. If you look up the word 'wainwright', you may learn a word that once probably was understood by any English speaker. |
| ClaireWild (Ireland) | Posted: Oct 01, 2009 - 15:29 Sounded like Kate Bush to me. |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Aug 31, 2009 - 03:35 I saw this live on TV Show, and it was really nice. Anyway i like snow Patrol. |
| Banckock2 (Out standing in our field) | Posted: Aug 26, 2009 - 11:58 Bat wrote: That's an expression I've never heard and frankly, I'm not exactly sure what it means. ===== A few months ago there was a radio commercial here where some Ross Perot sound-alike offered up this folksy homily - "you can throw a porcupine in a wood chipper, but that don't make maple syrup". I'm not sure what that one meant either, but it cracked me up. I've heard this before in a review of a Prince's first or second album. The reviewer said "As far as singers go, Prince is a pretty good guitar player..." |
| crockydile (I miss Excelsior!) | Posted: Aug 26, 2009 - 11:50 kaybee wrote: I always think this is Kate Bush singing. Yep. It scares me, too! |
| kaybee (Lost in the Wilds of Toronto) | Posted: Aug 10, 2009 - 18:05 I always think this is Kate Bush singing. |
| Bat (Austin) | Posted: Aug 10, 2009 - 10:08 vit wrote: As a singer Martha Wainright can make a great wagon wheel. That's an expression I've never heard and frankly, I'm not exactly sure what it means. ===== A few months ago there was a radio commercial here where some Ross Perot sound-alike offered up this folksy homily - "you can throw a porcupine in a wood chipper, but that don't make maple syrup". I'm not sure what that one meant either, but it cracked me up. |
| jmurphyjr | Posted: Aug 10, 2009 - 10:05 I know its gotten overplayed but it catches my attention every time. I gave it a 10 - I think it will still be fantastic in 20 years, those harmonies that add to the tension, just perfect. |
| WayUpNorth (Down on the Farm) | Posted: Aug 10, 2009 - 10:02 I'd like to hear her sing this by herself. |
| pinklife (St. Augustine, FL) | Posted: Aug 10, 2009 - 10:02 CortezTheKiller wrote: So I was searching online for song suggestions for wedding dances a couple of weeks ago, and somebody suggested this. Ye gods. I mean, I like it, but it sounds a little dark for me. Arsonist's wedding? |
| CortezTheKiller (Vancouver, B.C.) | Posted: Jul 30, 2009 - 14:25 So I was searching online for song suggestions for wedding dances a couple of weeks ago, and somebody suggested this. Ye gods. I mean, I like it, but it sounds a little dark for me. |
| Kimberly8 (Washington, DC) | Posted: Jul 25, 2009 - 22:09 It is both haunting and beautiful at the same time. I love the harmonies. What a great duet she offers him! Just Beautiful. ![]() |
| vit | Posted: May 20, 2009 - 07:58 fatcatjb wrote: hearing this song out of the blue I prolly wouldn't like it very much, but with RP's Instant Credibility and a load of very interesting comments, I give it a solid 7 It IS pretty irritating, those offkey lyrics, but I think I like it anyway As a singer Martha Wainright can make a great wagon wheel. |
| MojoJojo (Indianapolis, IN USA) | Posted: Apr 26, 2009 - 08:46 |
| fatcatjb (Sunny Sacramento) | Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 17:46 hearing this song out of the blue I prolly wouldn't like it very much, but with RP's Instant Credibility and a load of very interesting comments, I give it a solid 7 It IS pretty irritating, those offkey lyrics, but I think I like it anyway |
| tonypf (Honolulu) | Posted: Mar 25, 2009 - 20:14 rtb wrote: And that's what draws me to it. Drawing me in too. |
| rachlan (nyc) | Posted: Feb 22, 2009 - 07:31 this sounds good! |
| peter_james_bond (Lunenburg, NS) | Posted: Feb 17, 2009 - 16:16 Snow Patrol + Martha = Awesome! + = |
| rtb (NE corner of Work and Boredom) | Posted: Feb 01, 2009 - 14:39 sdn wrote: This duet doesn't quite work, does it? The voices don't quite harmonize.... ![]() And that's what draws me to it. |






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