I don’t want you to hurt
I don’t want you to hide
I don’t want you to think
We’d be better if you weren’t alive
I don’t want you to weep
I don’t want your defeat I don’t want you tobe
Unhappy and incomplete
I want you to feel better
I want you to feel better
I want you to get better
I want you to be alright
You (ooh)
You (ooh)
You (ooh)
You told me to leave
You told me to stay
You told me how you
Ended up this way
You said it was me
You said I made it up
You said I didn’t see
You said you could have never done enough
I want you to get better
I want you to do better
I want you to be better
I want you to be alright
You (ooh)
You (ooh)
You (ooh)
You were my whole world
Every wish was for you
You were my whole world
Every prayer was for you
You were my whole world
Every wish was for you
You were my whole world
Every prayer was for you
I don’t want you to leave
I don’t want you to go
I just want you to try
I don’t want you to be all alone
Gabriel Kahane is often compared to Sufjan Stevens and Rufus Wainwright (both of whom he’s collaborated with in the past). It’s a lot to live up to, but to that already high bar I’ll add Ben Folds and Randy Newman, if only for Kahane’s similar sense of musical theatre, playful storytelling and ability to set … Continue reading Album of the Week: Where are the Arms → Bandcamp Album of the Day Dec 19, 2011
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