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I'm so far away from you
I'm pacing up and down my room
Does Jesus only love a man who loses?
I turn on the radio
There's some cat on the saxophone
Laying down a litany of excuses
There's madhouse longing in my baby's eyes
She rubs a lamp between her thighs
And hopes the genie comes out singing
And she lives in some forgotten song
And moves like she is zombie-strong
Breathes steady as the pendulum keeps swinging
You better hold on to yourself
Well, cities rust and fall to ruin
Factories close and cars go cruising
In and around the borders of her vision
She says oh woah woah woah
As Jesus makes the flowers grow
All around the scene of her collision
Oh you know, yes, I would
I would hold on to yourself
In the middle of the night
I try my best to chase outside
The phantoms and the ghosts and the fairy-girls
On 1001 nights like this
She mutters open sesame and Ali Baba and his forty thieves
Launch her off the face of the world
Well, you know
Oh baby, I'll come back
And I'll hold on to yourself
Babe, I'm 1000 miles away
And I just don't know what to say
‘Cause Jesus only loves a man who bruises
But darling we can clearly see
It's all life and fire and lunacy
And excuses and excuses and excuses
Well, you know if I could I would
Yeah, I would lie right down
And I'd hold on to yourself
Yeah, I would lie right down
And I would hold on to yourself
One day I'll come back to you
And I'll hold on to yourself
Yeah, I'm gonna come back
Gonna lie down
And I'll hold on to yourself
| Sasha2001 | Posted: Apr 03, 2013 - 14:13 Sounds like if Daniel Lanois had produced a Gordon Lightfoot album. O' Canada! |
| suggettsmiss (Bucks, U.K.) | Posted: Mar 03, 2013 - 02:56 A cheery little ditty from Nick and the team, as usual. |
| Hannio (Austin, TX) | Posted: Sep 27, 2012 - 06:25 calypsus_1 wrote: So Elrond is a singer now? Who knew? |
| baddog8it (Vinyl Suburbia, MO) | Posted: Aug 26, 2012 - 18:11 Sounds too much like Bruce Springsteen for my tastes. 5. |
| Stingray | Posted: Jul 26, 2012 - 08:14 10! |
| markpeachey (Perth, Western Australia) | Posted: Jun 24, 2012 - 22:13 Blaggart wrote: sirdroseph wrote: Yes, I think this is one of the best releases of any genre over the past 5 years. I must not be hip enough to understand why I should like this soulless caterwauling. Different tastes, etc. I agree with you Blaggart |
| markpeachey (Perth, Western Australia) | Posted: Jun 24, 2012 - 22:12 Typical Nick Cave... I think I might go and slit my wrists. Long live PSD |
| mmoyer (Silicon Valley) | Posted: Mar 21, 2012 - 15:54 This whole album is great. More Nick Cave please! |
| bluedot (Long Beach, CA) | Posted: Feb 18, 2012 - 22:00 Haha. Nick Cave kinda sounds like Richard Thompson! Never noticed that before... |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Nov 15, 2011 - 18:06 This song is good for the ears... |
| terrapin52 (Terrapin Station, SC) | Posted: Nov 15, 2011 - 18:06 They play this song when they want the guy on the ledge to go ahead and jump. |
| krec (France Paris) | Posted: Oct 15, 2011 - 04:48 Very good ambiance ! |
| Stingray (JULIAN - no NWO) | Posted: Aug 13, 2011 - 06:04 ...thanks Nick! |
| Cynaera (Kenneth's Frequency) | Posted: Aug 04, 2011 - 13:16 I'd buy this for the CD title alone!  |
| 24noir | Posted: Jun 02, 2011 - 13:00 monstrously... good... laz... |
| cohifi (Denver) | Posted: Feb 27, 2011 - 20:20 mapman wrote: Good advice. I will do that!  yea, newness can be frightfull! |
| Blaggart | Posted: Feb 05, 2011 - 04:19 sirdroseph wrote: Yes, I think this is one of the best releases of any genre over the past 5 years. I must not be hip enough to understand why I should like this soulless caterwauling. Different tastes, etc. |
| mapman | Posted: Jan 27, 2011 - 14:12 Good advice. I will do that! |
| Danimal174 (Upstate South Carolina) | Posted: Nov 02, 2010 - 13:28 Hmm...whaddya know? A Nick Cave song that I don't mind... |
| AcesUp (Athens, Georgia) | Posted: Nov 02, 2010 - 13:24 Great interview with Cave about this CD: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89947780 |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Sep 23, 2010 - 04:51 Guyeeno wrote: Man am I love sick of this song. It's not played enough played too much. Please play it more stop!  Fixed it fer ya! |
| drews (London, Blighty) | Posted: Jul 21, 2010 - 05:39 Another dark moody number from Mr Cave, what a suitable name he has |
| Guyeeno | Posted: Jun 29, 2010 - 14:44 Man am I sick of this song. It's played too much. Please stop. |
| Randomax (Wimberley, TX) | Posted: Jun 29, 2010 - 14:43 I don't know why but I have TRIED to give this song a chance and it annoys me as much today as it did when I 1st heard it here on RP. I see I am in the minority so I will just chalk it up to an opinion thing....3 note range songs always make me crazy.... |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: May 28, 2010 - 18:55 I haven't heard much of his stuff, but boy, this song tells an articulate and searing story - lyrically, a lot like Dylan and Cohen. And someone else wrote, very Madrugada-ish, and I agree. Powerful stuff... I like it a lot!  |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: May 26, 2010 - 22:47  Nick Cave II by ~p0m ©2009-2010 ~p0m "I put a spell on you!" Norwegian Wood 09 |
| Stingray (EUROPE) | Posted: May 18, 2010 - 13:36 SweTex wrote: He also wrote the screenplay AND the music for "The Proposition" which is a movie well worth watching. VERY-VERY WELL MADE FILM TRUELY WORTH WATCHING! (...and be sure - I am super-critical of films, not only Hollywood!) |
| Stingray (EUROPE) | Posted: May 18, 2010 - 13:34 GREAT SONG (9) - TOP-ALBUM (9) |
| sirdroseph (Tokyo) | Posted: May 18, 2010 - 13:33 Yes, I think this is one of the best releases of any genre over the past 5 years. |
| rage | Posted: Apr 25, 2010 - 12:20 greatness |
| chyk5 (Florida) | Posted: Mar 26, 2010 - 11:14 I know Nick, like Tom Waits, generates polarizing opinions but I think he is so "freakin'" talented. Love this guy's music. |
| sirdroseph (Outer Mongolia) | Posted: Mar 26, 2010 - 11:12 Just another fabulous song on a fabulous album! |
| Stave (San Francisco) | Posted: Feb 12, 2010 - 15:03 SweTex wrote: I saw him in Austin a few years ago and yes, he's great on stage, t'was a great concert..and his "dancing" is always amusing. Nick's got good stage moves, but he has nothing on bandmate Warren Ellis. The guy looks like the bastard son of Rasputin and Aqualung, and he he plays and dances like a madman. |
| SweTex (Swede living in Texas) | Posted: Jan 22, 2010 - 12:13 kriskerehona wrote: For those who don't know, Nick Cave wrote the score for The Assassination of Jessie James. So beautiful - give Nick a chance guys you don't know what you are missing. He also wrote the screenplay AND the music for "The Proposition" which is a movie well worth watching. |
| SweTex (Swede living in Texas) | Posted: Jan 22, 2010 - 12:01 Lizard62 wrote: Saw Nick Cave in Seattle last year - definitely one of the best shows I've ever seen. He's got an amazing stage presence - threatening and intriguing at the same time.  I saw him in Austin a few years ago and yes, he's great on stage, t'was a great concert..and his "dancing" is always amusing. |
| scraig (Santa Barbara, CA) | Posted: Jan 22, 2010 - 11:14 can we get the little people to stop making so much noise during this song? |
| Spud (Newcastle, Australia) | Posted: Jan 20, 2010 - 21:52 Another great singer in a similar style to Nick Cave is Tex Perkins, he also has a great voice and presence at 2 metres tall. |
| chris-cologne (germany) | Posted: Jan 12, 2010 - 04:19 Lizard62 wrote: Saw Nick Cave in Seattle last year - definitely one of the best shows I've ever seen. He's got an amazing stage presence - threatening and intriguing at the same time. I agree. I saw him a couple of times on stage. He's the hell on earth. |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Dec 22, 2009 - 01:13 very nice!! |
| Lizard62 (1290km N of Paradise) | Posted: Nov 10, 2009 - 09:43 Saw Nick Cave in Seattle last year - definitely one of the best shows I've ever seen. He's got an amazing stage presence - threatening and intriguing at the same time. |
| rtrudeau (Bay Area, California) | Posted: Sep 18, 2009 - 15:06 Viv515 wrote: I loved the sound track — really added to the overall mood of the movie. BTW, the movie far exceeded my expectations. Check it out! The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford was an excellent movie. It's a shame it didn't get a wider audience. Casey Affleck was a revelation. The sound track was great, too, and I had no idea it was by Nick Cave. |
| 1wolfy (Mission Viejo California) | Posted: Sep 18, 2009 - 15:01 Has a Madrugada style to it...like it |
| ick (S.E. La Jolla) | Posted: Sep 08, 2009 - 08:55 I saw Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds performing on an HD channel that was airing an outdoor festival. Riveting... a little incongruous because it seems like they'd be a much better fit in a smoky club somewhere, but riveting nonetheless. |
| Limpopoking (The Parish of St. Alfonzo) | Posted: Sep 02, 2009 - 00:22 kriskerehona wrote: Nick Cave - the best thing to come out of Australia. U only say that 'cos u don't know my girlfriend  |
| Viv515 (Calgary, Alberta) | Posted: Aug 26, 2009 - 16:10 kriskerehona wrote: For those who don't know, Nick Cave wrote the score for The Assassination of Jessie James. I loved the sound track — really added to the overall mood of the movie. BTW, the movie far exceeded my expectations. Check it out! |
| thediceareloaded (Berlin, Germany) | Posted: Aug 18, 2009 - 03:14 Nick Cave wrote a whole movie! Check out the fantastic, brutal and very poetic movie The Proposition. From screenplay to music, it's all Nick Cave! kriskerehona wrote: For those who don't know, Nick Cave wrote the score for The Assassination of Jessie James. So beautiful - give Nick a chance guys you don't know what you are missing. |
| donnyballgame | Posted: Jul 17, 2009 - 12:44 UncleChig wrote: Nick Cave has always been a certain taste .. to the ear of the beholder. If you are new to Cave and want to experiment, this album here is really great, one of my fav's of the past year... Enjoy I normally tune Nick out. Just doesn't do it for me. This song however is a different story. I like the layering and the way the chorus shifts. Granted, it's not like a Ferrari smoking tires in every gear kind of shifting. No, it's more like a 1979 Plymouth Horizon with an automatic trans. Not right there, but noticeable. I'll keep listing. |
| UncleChig (Montreal Quebec Canada) | Posted: Jul 17, 2009 - 12:26 Nick Cave has always been a certain taste .. to the ear of the beholder. If you are new to Cave and want to experiment, this album here is really great, one of my fav's of the past year... Enjoy |
| Felix_The_Cat (Buenos Aires, Argentina) | Posted: Jul 17, 2009 - 12:23 Voice sounds a little like Eddie Vedder |
| tompoll (Seattle WA USA) | Posted: Jun 30, 2009 - 17:40 kriskerehona wrote: Nick Cave - the best thing to come out of Australia. No thanks. I'll take Midnight Oil. |