@sokorny the lyrics make me imagine a girl that has perhaps walked into the ocean, committing suicide. Then wanting to join her. I think the most hopeless lines are the first: "it's plain to see, sun won't shine today. But I ain't in the mood for sunshine anyway."
Side note: there's a live recording where he says "for some reason this is called Kathleen", which leads me to believe Kathleen is an entirely fictional person.
@sokorny the lyrics make me imagine a girl that has perhaps walked into the ocean, committing suicide. Then wanting to join her. I think the most hopeless lines are the first: "it's plain to see, sun won't shine today. But I ain't in the mood for sunshine anyway."
Side note: there's a live recording where he says "for some reason this is called Kathleen", which leads me to believe Kathleen is an entirely fictional person.
This is one of the saddest songs Townes did, in my opinion.
@NoOneOnEarth what do you find in that lyrics that makes this so sad for you?
@NoOneOnEarth what do you find in that lyrics that makes this so sad for you?
@sokorny the lyrics make me imagine a girl that has perhaps walked into the ocean, committing suicide. Then wanting to join her. I think the most hopeless lines are the first: "it's plain to see, sun won't shine today. But I ain't in the mood for sunshine anyway." Side note: there's a live recording where he says "for some reason this is called Kathleen", which leads me to believe Kathleen is an entirely fictional person.
@sokorny the lyrics make me imagine a girl that has perhaps walked into the ocean, committing suicide. Then wanting to join her. I think the most hopeless lines are the first: "it's plain to see, sun won't shine today. But I ain't in the mood for sunshine anyway." Side note: there's a live recording where he says "for some reason this is called Kathleen", which leads me to believe Kathleen is an entirely fictional person.