Shakey Graves — Mansion Door
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Above, below
Under a lonely star
Head to toe, hand in hand
It gets a whole lot better
If your telephone rings at night
Would you put some time aside
To shut your eyes and fall apart
Under the light of a lonely star
My one and only lonely star
Above, below
Under a lonely star
Another day to sit around and dream
As far as I can see
As long as memory
I'll be watching from afar
Under the light of a lonely star
My one and only lonely star
Fire burning
Clean-cut flowers in the yard
Daylight turning
All the sleeping statues into girls
I feel nothing
Sleep is never coming
I hear laughter from afar
Must be the song of a lonely star
If you knew what would happen
Then you'd never set foot in the mansion door
So many voices singing all of your praises
It gets a whole lot better
It gets a whole lot better
I hope it gets a whole lot better
If you leave, please don't go far
I need the light of a lonely star
My one and only lonely star
My one and only lonely star
Under a lonely star
Head to toe, hand in hand
It gets a whole lot better
If your telephone rings at night
Would you put some time aside
To shut your eyes and fall apart
Under the light of a lonely star
My one and only lonely star
Above, below
Under a lonely star
Another day to sit around and dream
As far as I can see
As long as memory
I'll be watching from afar
Under the light of a lonely star
My one and only lonely star
Fire burning
Clean-cut flowers in the yard
Daylight turning
All the sleeping statues into girls
I feel nothing
Sleep is never coming
I hear laughter from afar
Must be the song of a lonely star
If you knew what would happen
Then you'd never set foot in the mansion door
So many voices singing all of your praises
It gets a whole lot better
It gets a whole lot better
I hope it gets a whole lot better
If you leave, please don't go far
I need the light of a lonely star
My one and only lonely star
My one and only lonely star
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Confession time - there are a few artists on here whose bio pictures I find a bit of a turn-off; Shakey Graves, Greg Brown, Chris Stapleton (don't ask me - the heart knows what the heart knows) so I haven't really paid attention to Mr Graves. Howver, my son is a big fan and I have to say I really like this song. I'll be less prejudiced in future (I hope).
This has a very different sound from SG that I am familiar with. Good but different.
Random association. This album cover instantly evokes Bowie's Ziggy Stardust album cover for me.
I'm hearing a distinct riff from Nirvana's "In Bloom"...
w/o that, I'd give it a solid 4.5...
w/o that, I'd give it a solid 4.5...
I like Shakey Graves - their(his) style is unique and thoughtful. Production is very interesting.
acbauer wrote:
Of course, you're entitled to your opinion but, this man AND his music, are certainly not even in the "generic" neighborhood. Actually, quite the opposite.
A little generic but not bad.
Don't get the hate for this track... solid 7 from me
Shakey Graves is the musician love interest for the coach's daughter in one season of Friday Night Lights. All of a sudden, I said "I know that voice" and looked up his real name.
xcranky_yankee wrote:
Nope. See the artist blurb. It was a joke name his friends came up with over a music fest campfire, after a tripping stranger said something funny.
just curious if the name is a riff on Shady Grove?
love that tune...
Nope. See the artist blurb. It was a joke name his friends came up with over a music fest campfire, after a tripping stranger said something funny.
A little generic but not bad.
just curious if the name is a riff on Shady Grove?
love that tune...
love that tune...
Jelani wrote:
I double the meh and raise you one.
meh
I double the meh and raise you one.
meh
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