자신의 레이블 Palace Music을 이끌며 닉 드레이크, 밥딜런, 닐 영 등 포크음악의 산증인들과 어깨를 나란히 할 수 있는 유일무이한 존재 인 얼트-컨트리/포크락의 지존 Will Oldgam`의 또 다른 분신인 보니 `프린스`빌리의 2003년 새 앨범. 이전작 [I See a Darkness]에 쏟아졌던 `역사상 가장 위대한 포크 앨범`이란 음악프레스들의 만장일치의 찬사에 버금가는 음악적 완성도를 보여주는 작품. 21세기의 얼트-컨트리/포크락을 상징하는 거대한 존재가 돼가고 있는 그의 절망과 죽음과 상실의 서정시. 수입(USA) .... ....
Y'tell me you don't love me, Well I don't love you. You say you don't want me, Well I don't want you
You tell me there are other Fish in the sea And another gathers Roses for me, On this we will agree
You do what you want And I will do what I want; I'm now free of master and everyone, Servant of all and servant to none
And constancy and love is a joke I'm not afraid of meeting you I'm fickle, and I brag about it; Neither will I cry for you. Like a bird freed from his cage, All night and all day I'll play and sing.
And you do what you want And I will do what I want; I'm now free of master and everyone, Servant of all and servant to none
Maundering, i'm maundering Evil eyes just passing trough
Maundering, oh maundering Do you know what i'm wanting to do? I'm going to find something true Well i never to be what you wanted to see And i wish that she would be patient with me
Maundering, i'm maundering Evil is as evil do
Maundering, just maundering God is always showing this to you I'm going to glorify everything good And put right what is wrong, as i should
Time was it began There is no plan So i hold you in my hand 'till you see Only you and...
Once again in the world, Of twelve-hundred feelings All in electric lights, We see what we can
I love the sound o' wind, Blowing at night through trees From the roof i can see toons Past the houses of the city
And i have been yours, In fall and in praying And i loved to look at you From the side at night, With music playing And love will protect you To the edge of the wood And a monster will get you, And love does no good
And even if love were not what i wanted Love would make love the thing most desired
Say I found a piece of rock And put it in my pocket And for the day that we are wed I put it in a locket Which is to hang around your neck As long as you see fit Well, tell me, o my love Do you think that you would wear it?
And on the day that threatens That the earth might open up The birds have stopped their singing And the insects have shut up And all that's left between us Is some al-homdillillilie Oh would you split it with me, baby So that I wouldn't die?
And after all these things Is a question I must ask When everyone has called me out And said I am the worst And asked for voices on my side My love, would you sing first? Would you say, "He's okay, He's better than the rest ; He's innocent in god's eyes And in mine, he is the best"?
And it's a hard life For a man with no wife Baby, it's a hard life God makes you live
But without it, Don't doubt it You don't even have Your tears to give
I wake up and I'm fine With my dreamings still on my mind But it doesn't take long, you see For the demons to come and visit me And i've got my problems Sometimes love doesn't solve them And i end each day in a song
And it's a hard life For a man with no wife Lord, it's a hard life God makes you live
But without it, Baby don't doubt it You don't even have Your tears to give
I know i'm a hard man To live with sometimes Maybe it ain't in me To make you a happy wife of mine
And maybe you'll kill me Honey i don't blame you If i were in your place, Maybe that's what i would do
But i ain't breathing Let me breath Let me go Let me leave I don't know But i might lose I might bum I hate to blow a fuse
So let me go, Lay down On my own Let me drown Let me go Go where you don't know