A beautiful song. Here are the lyrics, for those interested: Have I ever lost your way? Have I ever left you waylaid? Have I ever come unstaid? Why would I now? There were times I loathed your name There were times I laid on blame There were times I brought on shame Why would I now? But I will never be your familiar soul And I will never see your interior whole But have I ever stood back and watched you fall? Ditched your call? Cut you? Been around? Why would I now? Have I ever steered you wrong? Have I ever strung you along? Have I ever kept you long? Why would I now? There were times I broke through the walls There were times I broke through it all There were times it felt so hard Why would I now? And I will never see your interior whole But I will never be your familiar soul But have I ever stood back and watched you fall? Ditched your call? Or cut you? Been around? Why would I now? Though the years they may unbraid you How it all nearly unmade, you laying down Why would it now? Remember when it all went dark Remember when it first ran apart Remember how I held my marks So why wouldn't I now? But I will never be your familiar soul And I will never see your interior whole But have I ever stood back and watched you fall? Ditched your call? Or cut you? Been around? Why would I now?
I don't know The Decemberists. After seeing this video I will correct that. Great song, great performance.
man what a fantastic song. Colin's heart is on his sleeve in this performance
A beautiful song. Here are the lyrics, for those interested:
Have I ever lost your way?
Have I ever left you waylaid?
Have I ever come unstaid?
Why would I now?
There were times I loathed your name
There were times I laid on blame
There were times I brought on shame
Why would I now?
But I will never be your familiar soul
And I will never see your interior whole
But have I ever stood back and watched you fall?
Ditched your call? Cut you? Been around?
Why would I now?
Have I ever steered you wrong?
Have I ever strung you along?
Have I ever kept you long?
Why would I now?
There were times I broke through the walls
There were times I broke through it all
There were times it felt so hard
Why would I now?
And I will never see your interior whole
But I will never be your familiar soul
But have I ever stood back and watched you fall?
Ditched your call? Or cut you? Been around?
Why would I now?
Though the years they may unbraid you
How it all nearly unmade, you laying down
Why would it now?
Remember when it all went dark
Remember when it first ran apart
Remember how I held my marks
So why wouldn't I now?
But I will never be your familiar soul
And I will never see your interior whole
But have I ever stood back and watched you fall?
Ditched your call? Or cut you? Been around?
Why would I now?
I love this song so much!!!!! its absolutely beautiful
The extra tracks (Florasongs) from the "What A Terrible World" recording sessions are great. Wish it had been an old-fashioned double album.
i love this album. riverswim, harrowed and haunted and this have been on replay all month
I bloody love this song and the whole EP
majestic Meloy
He looks emotionally exhausted at the end.