| Kevin Devine – Murphy's Song Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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*Actual lyrics (there are just a couple of mistakes) I cry at her bowl, dog's dying day A bone in a bowl, a watery grave See, I am a sailor, but I'm not so great I keep fishin' for road kill, passin' out on the waves A shimmering sea, stretched end to end Shivering bowl, a flickering friend See, that's Mr. Murphy, my leathery brave His whimpering taps now, for his plank-walk grave I've never been a joiner, No, I've quit every team I've been on Now I'm crying in my coffee, That's not sea salt in my eyes Cause me and Murphy, we’ve been through it, And I hate watching him die (whistling) So I wait for my wisdom, like I wait for my wife Like I wait for a story, helps me wait out the night Like when I was an archer, but I couldn't shoot straight I broke all of ma's windows, I poked holes through her drapes And I laugh to myself, but I can't tell you why The hung-over sun, sneaks back in the sky But Murphy went peaceful, he went decent and right At least better than I will, when it's my turn to die And I wear his collar on my wrist And I bury him down at the beach No crying, no coughing, Just a body and a hole No praying, no singing, No saving any souls The only thing I'm saving, yeah Is a bone inside a bowl |
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| Kevin Devine – Ballgame Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Beautiful. Kevin Devine is a poet. Fluid rhythm, genius rhythm...if I could write like anyone on this planet, it would be this man. And this song...no other song has ever described my own feelings about myself, or said things that I was too afraid to put into such blunt, definite words. Not only does it take great talent to write this way, but it also takes great courage. It's too bad that the radio is so flooded with catchy-yet-meaningless songs, and pieces of art like this go unnoticed by the majority of the population. I have never respected or envied an artist so much. Kevin Devine, you blow my mind. |
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| Kevin Devine – No One Else's Problem Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Sooo...anyone into analyzing this? I can get an idea, it's clearly angry, at best somewhat annoyed, but still not pleased. I guess I get confused on the whole "proving you were a liar" thing. Does he mean that the person he's singing about actually was a liar? Or he wants to believe that they were to give himself a reason to leave said person in his past? I kind-of get the feeling that this is all about wanting to dislike, or even hate, someone for the purposes of moving on from them. But he can't, because he knows the reasons he has for hating this person are all in his head, and he can't truly believe them or even back them up at all.He says "it was bad for us both", which makes me feel like he knows in his heart that whatever caused things to go bad with him and this other person was because of both of them, because of things that they both did or said to hurt each other. But he wants so badly to give away all of the blame and make it all the other person's fault, in order to make himself feel okay enough to move on without feeling guilty, second-guessing, or looking back. Yes? No? I'm open to someone completely tearing what I've said apart and correcting me. These are all just theories from yours truly. And this is my first post on songmeanings, which provides even more opportunity for me to be completely and totally wrong. Lemme know! |
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