| Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Papa Won't Leave You, Henry Lyrics | 0 ago |
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This is one of my absolute favorite Nick Cave songs. It’s a prime example of Nick’s ability to keep you mesmerized by telling a dark and apocalyptic story. The imagery here (“Lynch mobs/Death Squads/Babies being born without brains”) is so memorable. “The tears that we will weep today will all be washed away by the tears that we will weep again tomorrow…” Nick has a real way with words. I have to say, though, that I prefer the version on Live Seeds. Some minor lyrical changes in that version are an improvement…for example “And the walls ran red around me/And washed me all away” instead of “A warm arterial spray.” The version on Live Seeds is brilliant. You can really feel the way Nick commands an audience. |
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