Sunday 3 May 2009

The Maccabees - No Kind Words



This song is brilliant.
Lyrically, and in terms of pace.
And really sad, too.


Dear friend of mine has
Broken his union
Broke from tradition
Broken his vision of the future
Alone? Alone? Alone?
Not alone at all.

Dear friend of mine is
Testing his body
Tempting disaster
Testing water
with another's daughter
Alone? Alone? Alone?
Not alone at all.

Dear friend of mine my
Ear is bending
I'm not helping
I'm not telling
I'm not solving
I'm not saying you're pretending
Alone? Alone? Alone?
Not alone at all.

Dear friend of mine is
Helpless without helping
Here without scattered skies
and union fountain.
Alone? Alone? Alone?
Not alone at all.

If you've got no kind words to say
You should say nothing more at all.

My Soul in a Small Black Box