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Halloween in New York
On the way home from London
Eight weeks on tonight still
But all the other winters I spent
She lived in a house
Where Mission Street bends
She slept in a room
Where I didn't feel welcome
Leaves are turning brown
All over the ground
Leaves make like paper
Make like paper sounds
Way back, back then
I considered you my best friend
But the last time I saw you
I knew I'd never see you again
You lived in a place
Off of Chamblee-Dunwoody Way
I took up his space
When they took your father away
Leaves are turning round
All over the ground
Leaves make like paper
Make like paper sounds
On the way home from London
Eight weeks on tonight still
But all the other winters I spent
Where Mission Street bends
She slept in a room
Where I didn't feel welcome
All over the ground
Leaves make like paper
Make like paper sounds
I considered you my best friend
But the last time I saw you
I knew I'd never see you again
Off of Chamblee-Dunwoody Way
I took up his space
When they took your father away
All over the ground
Leaves make like paper
Make like paper sounds
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I really love this song. I'm surprised no one else has said anything.
Is it just me, or does this sort of start to sound Smashing Pumpkins-esque at parts.
Nimbus you're not the only one, this is one of my favorite songs from "Songs from a Blue Guitar". and more interestingly, this song was the reason Red House Painters and 4AD parted ways in the end. to read more see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_Like_Paper
Wow, I can't even imagine this song without the crazy-ass guitar. It wouldn't have near the same impact. In fact, I would refuse to listen to the edit.
To me, this song is about control, and the guitar in the middle perfectly exemplifies that: losing control. But he pulls himself back together, only to finish with a mind-blowing ending.
On second thought, maybe it's artistically ironic to edit a song about control and take out the part about losing control ...
Chamblee-Dunwoody Way is in Atlanta, GA where Mark Kozelek relocated.
Some Neil Young/Crazy Horse in the extended guitar solos. I'm especially impressed that he recorded this whole thing himself.