Kishi Bashi - Annie, Heart Thief of the Sea (Official Audio)
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
- "Annie, Heart Thief of the Sea" by Kishi Bashi from the album 'Omoiyari' on Joyful Noise Recordings.
Cover photo: carved and painted scrap-wood bird pins by artists Himeo Fukuhara and Kazuko Matsumoto reprinted from- “The Art of Gaman: Arts and Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps 1942-1946,” (2004, Ten Speed Press) with the permission of author Delphine Hirasuna, designer Kit Hinrichs, and photographer Terry Heffernan.
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though I was intrigued by the story of this song..it sounded so festive yet the lyrics is tragic.. and because of that this is one of my favorite song in Kishi’s Omoiyari album. He’s one of the best Indie singer songwriter ever!♥️♥️♥️
If you want to see my girl
You better be ready, Imma show you the world
On a beach along the shore
I’ll tell you a story it’s all about a pearl
Creamy white and crystal clear
It glistened in the sun, it had nothing to fear
Many came from near and far
There was nothing like the beauty that they saw
I was sailing on the sea
There was nothing as far as I could see
When a vision of a girl
Blinded my eyes, she’s as pretty as a pearl
Swam along with us awhile
I was hooked, I was smitten by her smile
When she traded me her heart…
I took it from her hand
Why’d you take my heart, Annie?
What’d I do?
Why’d you take my heart Annie?
All you left me was a pearl…
As I looked into my palm
I was swallowed by the vision that I saw
In this pearl of perfect white
I saw us together in a union of delight
But when I looked into her eyes
I saw nothing but the mirror of the skies
I dove deep into the cold
I was ready to be…
Why’d you take my heart, Annie?
What’d I do?
Why’d you take my heart Annie?
All you left me was a pearl…
When they pulled me from the cold
I wondered why I’d never felt so old
For my hair had turned to white
I’d long been dead and so had my wife
She had died a broken heart
Why’d you take my heart, Annie?
What’d I do?
Why’d you take my heart Annie?
All you left me was a pearl…
Why’d you take my heart, Annie?
What’d I do?
Why’d you take my heart, Annie?
All you left me was a pearl…
Why’d you take my heart, Annie?
What’d I do?
Why’d you take my heart, Annie?
All you left me was a pearl…
Why’d you take my heart, Annie?
What’d I do?
Why’d you take my heart, Annie?
All you left me was a pearl.
totally agree with the person who said this song is a beautiful way to end an album
happy yet bittersweet, but mostly happy, turning hurt into joy
Knowing that the Japanese Internment camps were a major inspiration for this album, I can't help but feel this story of a family that was torn apart because of a sea swindler might be an analogy for a family that had been torn apart during incident, possibly perhaps the father had come to America to find work and provide for his family, only to end up essentially imprisoned. In either case, I'd love to hear the inspiration behind this song, because the entire package is such a bittersweet closer that I feel it must have impacted KB quite a lot.
dont forget that angeline is about convict leasing, and a freed slave immediately having to go back to a new type of slavery to "pay off this prison fee", so the whole album is about a greater inspection of the trials lots of non-white americans had to go through
A beautiful end to a beautiful album - happy to see all of these on youtube now.
OMG... I have loved Kishi Bashi for years but his new album
Magnificent work as always.
What fun....great song and I love the hooting and sounds of the crowd in the background.
Anyone getting"In the Summertime " by Mungo Jerry vibes from this?
This song make me so happy ❤
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yea boi!
I would love to know the inspiration for this song, its one of my favorites, it makes me want to tell stories too. I am reminded of Urashima Taro!
If you want to see my girl
You better be ready, Imma show you the world
On a beach and on the shore
I'll tell you a story and it's all about a pearl
Three feet wide and crystal clear
It glistened in the sun it had nothing to fear
Many came from near and far
There was nothing like the beauty that they saw
I was sailing on the sea
There was nothing as far as I could see
When a vision of a girl
Blinded my eyes, she's as pretty as a pearl
Swam along with us awhile
I was hooked, I was smitten by her smile
When she traded me her heart
I took it from her hand...
Why'd you give me your heart, Annie?
What'd I do?
Why'd you take my heart, Annie?
All you left me was a pearl
When I looked into my palm
I was swallowed by the vision that I saw
In this pearl of perfect white
I saw us together in a union of delight
When I looked into her eyes
I saw nothing but the mirror of the skies
I dove deep into the cold
I was ready to be...
Why'd you give me your heart, Annie?
What'd I do?
Why'd you take my heart, Annie?
All you left me was a pearl
When they pulled me from the cold
I wondered why I'd never felt so old
For my hair had turned to white
I'd long been dead and so had my wife
She had died of a broken heart
She was lookin' for my...
Why'd you give me your heart, Annie?
What'd I do?
Why'd you take my heart, Annie?
All you left me was a pearl
Those are the lyrics for Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon