 Say I Am You (2006) [ larger cover art ] |
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It's the second September I have known you
Four years or so ago, I rode a pony, called him "Truth"
We didn't know the way so it took us till today to get here
And all that time, I felt just fine
I held so many people in my suitcase heart
I was glad to let the whole thing go
It was taken by the wind and snow
And I still didn't know that I was waiting
For a girl on a slow pony home
I can remember when I first saw you
You said in my photograph I looked more far away
I laughed and smiled and didn't say "I am a bit afraid to be here."
And all that time, I felt just fine
I held so many people in my suitcase heart
That I had to let the whole thing go
It was taken by the wind and snow
And I still didn't know that I was waiting
For a girl on a slow pony home
Setting free the anchor and looking past the shore
It's a sea of horses on ships with no sails, no motors, no oars
Now we're cleaning the windows between us two
Funny, you do it once, and then again, and pretty soon
the fingerprints and dust...
But I've begun to trust the view here.
And all this time, I felt just fine
I held so many people in my suitcase heart
I was glad to let the whole thing go
It was taken by the wind and snow
And I still didn't know that I was waiting
For a girl on a slow pony home
| justlistening (So. California) | Posted: Aug 16, 2010 - 01:23 Reminds me of Kimya Dawson from the Juno soundtrack. I'm with the majority here - a little too cutsy and kid sounding - but I get it. |
| Cruzan (AUSTIN, TX) | Posted: May 12, 2010 - 13:17 I just had to look up my login just to ask Please, please, no more of this one..... it's just painful actually so is the Pogues-I'm a man you don't meet every day that just followed it. I get the concept but yuk. |
| rp1125 (nola) | Posted: May 12, 2010 - 13:15 sounds like a children's song to me |
| Forest267 (Milwaukee) | Posted: May 12, 2010 - 13:14 Twee. |
| osbyec | Posted: May 12, 2010 - 13:14 This isn't a 10 by any means, but I really like the simplicity of it. It's refreshing. |
| sirdroseph (Tokyo) | Posted: May 12, 2010 - 13:13 Yea, I am in agreement with the majority here, I never understood what people see in this band.  |
| mrmonkey (Ottawa) | Posted: May 12, 2010 - 13:11 Sounds just like Alanis singing. Not a good thing. |
| trickster77 (Edinburgh) | Posted: Apr 15, 2010 - 07:53 Felt compelled to register just to vote against this drivel! |
| nalle (Malmo, Sweden) | Posted: Apr 15, 2010 - 07:48 Yes it´s a slow pony, almost done. Sorry, can´t stand this one. |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: Apr 15, 2010 - 07:47 3  1  |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Apr 15, 2010 - 07:46 Here's some irrelevant trivia: in the 'betting industry' in the UK, a 'pony' is £25. (£500 is a 'monkey' so a monkey = 20 ponies.) I just thought you'd all want to know that :o) |
| electricparadise | Posted: Mar 10, 2010 - 04:43 Me no likey  |
| Frater_Kork (Uppsala, Sweden) | Posted: Feb 11, 2010 - 03:41 She missed the express pony and had to take the slow pony doing all the stops all the way home. Jup, I can relate to this. ;) |
| bhallmark (The Administrative Zone of the District of Columbia) | Posted: Feb 06, 2010 - 16:28 This is adorable. Love it musically but really fell for it lyrically the first time I heard her say "...For a girl. On a slow. Pony home." I don't mind being in the minority; I usually am. LOVE YOU BILL AND REBECCA! |
| papaman (Downstate New Mexico) | Posted: Jan 26, 2010 - 19:30 I like this song. I don't understand why all the negative comments. |
| Art_Carnage (DeepintheheartofTexas) | Posted: Jan 26, 2010 - 19:28 Only the existence of Sparklehorse keeps this from being The Worst Band Name Ever. |
| Sloggydog (UK) | Posted: Nov 24, 2009 - 23:08 Yeah what that last guy said. He was truly incisive. |
| Sloggydog (UK) | Posted: Nov 08, 2009 - 22:39 Unlike others here i like this and if you don't ...well folk you! |
| mread (W117°12.138' N32°53.742') | Posted: Nov 04, 2009 - 12:04 Time to move "Hideaway" from the LRC to the main playlist. |
| crockydile (I miss Excelsior!) | Posted: Nov 04, 2009 - 12:01 Felix_The_Cat wrote: Why most of the people 'round here can't see this?? Because it is an illusion. This Is Awful. |
| sdn (Philadelphia) | Posted: Nov 04, 2009 - 12:00 Stop breathing the helium, dude. |
| Alafia (A little bit further) | Posted: Oct 08, 2009 - 09:59 jagdriver wrote: Ugh  Your highest rated list is ultra-mainstream. Why do you even listen to this station instead of say, your average FM station? |
| Alafia (A little bit further) | Posted: Oct 08, 2009 - 09:57 There's something I can't quite define about this group. I just like them; I don't know why. |
| FlatCat (Chicago) | Posted: Sep 13, 2009 - 20:16 Rich guitars. I can understand why some people might find it annoying, but I find it touching. |
| jmpnbob (So Cal palos verdes) | Posted: Sep 06, 2009 - 21:35 I think I can hear my great mother talking to me when I was very young. |
| Felix_The_Cat (Buenos Aires, Argentina) | Posted: Sep 02, 2009 - 10:37 jagdriver wrote: Um, because maybe we're judging this track with our ears rather than our eyes? Just sayin'.................... You could see with your soul, while you hear it.. I hope you can |
| jagdriver (Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA) | Posted: Sep 02, 2009 - 10:34 Felix_The_Cat wrote: Why most of the people 'round here can't see this?? Um, because maybe we're judging this track with our ears rather than our eyes? Just sayin'.................... |
| crockydile (I miss Excelsior!) | Posted: Sep 02, 2009 - 10:34 jbunniii wrote: Folky female vocalists with a slight affected lisp are bad enough. Add the occasional yodel and they become insufferable. Lyrics about ponies = three strikes.  The name sucks, too. That's 4 strikes, so one of 'em must have been a foul.  |
| jbunniii (San Jose, CA) | Posted: Aug 22, 2009 - 11:46 Folky female vocalists with a slight affected lisp are bad enough. Add the occasional yodel and they become insufferable. Lyrics about ponies = three strikes. |
| Felix_The_Cat (Buenos Aires, Argentina) | Posted: Aug 13, 2009 - 08:24 bindi wrote: I agree! hippiechick wrote: She has just the sweetest voice, almost like a child's. Very pretty! Why most of the people 'round here can't see this?? |
| danagle (Sarasota, FL) | Posted: Aug 13, 2009 - 08:23 Reminds me a bit of the gal from the Moldy Peaches... except this gal sings a little better. |
| dsrtfalcon (Citrus Heights) | Posted: Jul 05, 2009 - 16:41 jagdriver wrote: Ugh I couldn't agree more. |
| jagdriver (Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA) | Posted: Jul 05, 2009 - 16:40 Ugh |
| brianlj (Cambridge, UK) | Posted: Jun 20, 2009 - 01:59 "Suitcase heart" ? And people complain about Alanis. {shakes head} |
| evenso | Posted: Jun 10, 2009 - 21:33 Surprising how many were motivated to rate it low while so many thought highly of it. Just goes to show . . . People need to be taught to like something that is good by those who know the difference. (Kidding. Sort of.) |
| philinnz (Wellington, New Zealand) | Posted: Jun 03, 2009 - 21:33 Dog_Ear wrote: Agreed -but with a name like "the Weepies", what more could one expect? double agree |
| auburntigerrich (Edge of the 'Verse) | Posted: May 19, 2009 - 08:07 What a disappointing rating distribution... sigh. Deb and Steve are working on a new album in the studio right now, for which I am happy. They are actually auctioning off the amp that was used for the recording of this album - follow them on twitter. Who knows how much it will go for, though :) |
| lawman (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK) | Posted: May 19, 2009 - 07:59 I actually think the lyrics of this song are just great. Poetry. Fab |
| Dog_Ear | Posted: Apr 17, 2009 - 17:10 Lubrk8r wrote: Girls. Ponies. Saccharine. Cloying. Agreed -but with a name like "the Weepies", what more could one expect? |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Apr 17, 2009 - 17:07 peter_james_bond wrote: I don't think it's a bad little song. It's not bad at all really. Maybe it just needs a little love. Yes, Linus; I think you're right. |
| Lubrk8r | Posted: Apr 08, 2009 - 14:21 Girls. Ponies. Saccharine. Cloying. |
| lmic (Narrow Minded Couch Potato) | Posted: Apr 08, 2009 - 14:20 peter_james_bond wrote: Maybe it just needs a little love.  |
| jagdriver (Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA) | Posted: Apr 01, 2009 - 15:27 Aargh! |
| jedley (milan, italy) | Posted: Mar 17, 2009 - 04:19 Ooh goodie, another cutesy girl singer who overpronounces her 'r's to and tries to sound like a 13-year-old who's never held a microphone before. "Authenticity" devolves into gimmickry...  . |
| RadioDoc (Chicagoland) | Posted: Feb 24, 2009 - 15:15 Antigone wrote: For some reason I find myself thinking about the movie Juno when I hear this song. I can see the actress who played Juno singing this. Exactly. |
| peter_james_bond (Lunenburg, NS) | Posted: Feb 13, 2009 - 15:10 Ahnyer_Keester wrote: Bleh. I can't believe my son wanted this for Christmas. Blah. I don't think it's a bad little song. It's not bad at all really. Maybe it just needs a little love. |
| bindi (North Carolina) | Posted: Feb 13, 2009 - 15:04 I agree! hippiechick wrote: She has just the sweetest voice, almost like a child's. Very pretty! |
| lwilkinson (North Am-Home of the Last of the Rugged Individualists) | Posted: Feb 04, 2009 - 12:05 Love the name  kinda like the song too. |
| jagdriver (Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA) | Posted: Feb 04, 2009 - 12:05 hippiechick wrote: She has just the sweetest voice, almost like a child's. Very pretty! More like very annoying! |
| greyfin10 (Panama City, FL) | Posted: Jan 28, 2009 - 12:56 What I like about this pair's songs are the simple elegance, both musically and lyrically. You could discard them as trite, but then, the most beautiful things in the world are simple. This song in particular seems to use every word to its greatest effect in painting a very clear picture. |