You know when you’re feeling down
And you look up to see the world’s just a crowd of people
People but they don’t see you
You know when you’ve got the mean reds
but the room that you’re in is a room full of heads of people
People who don’t think of you
You know when you’re seeing grey
and it doesn’t matter what you say to people
people don't seem to hear you
You know when you’re feeling small
And it just seems like all these all these people
People they don’t need you
Who sees you
Sitting there
With your legs crossed
and your eyes looking nowhere
Somebody does and somebody cares
You know when your thoughts are loud
but the people you’re with
they’re just they’re just strangers
strangers they don’t know you
they don’t see you
they don’t think of you
they don’t they don’t need hear you
they don’t need you
That’s the time to fight your own mind
these lies won’t last forever
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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