"I found an article about a man in a tiny town called Corsicana, TX, whose family had perished in a fire, who, at the start of the article appeared a tragic, ill-fated grieving father.
But as it continued, evidence quickly and obviously pointed to this father as the arsonist. This confusion of victim and perpetrator seemed fitting for the recording, a simple love song about a relationship seemingly ended by circumstance, but actually killed by both partners’ unwillingness to save it. Unlike the case of the man in Corsicana, TX, the sabotage in the song is unintentional."
"I found an article about a man in a tiny town called Corsicana, TX, whose family had perished in a fire, who, at the start of the article appeared a tragic, ill-fated grieving father. But as it continued, evidence quickly and obviously pointed to this father as the arsonist. This confusion of victim and perpetrator seemed fitting for the recording, a simple love song about a relationship seemingly ended by circumstance, but actually killed by both partners’ unwillingness to save it. Unlike the case of the man in Corsicana, TX, the sabotage in the song is unintentional."
And I just love that last line. Beautiful song.
Ah. Forget the link, here you go: http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/music/entries/2011/06/07/the_story_behind_the_song_the.html?cxntfid=blogs_austin_music_source
Ah. Forget the link, here you go: http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/music/entries/2011/06/07/the_story_behind_the_song_the.html?cxntfid=blogs_austin_music_source