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thenewgreen  ·  3671 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Who are your favorite lyricists and songwriters alive today?

I was at the grocery store earlier today and I could have sworn I saw James Mercer in the produce section. I lurked for a while, stalked the guy to get a better glimpse and finally got close enough to realize that it was just a guy that looks a LOT like James Mercer and that I was a creepy dude staring at him as he picked out his onion. He really knew that onion.

I'm a big fan of his though, I love his lyrics, one of my favorites is from Those To Come:

  Eyeless in the morning sun you were
  Pale and mild, a modern girl
  Taken with thought, still prone to care
  Makin tea in your underwear
  You went out in the yard to find 

  Something to eat and clear your mind 
  Something bad inside me went away




bristolstreet  ·  3671 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Haha. Somewhere, some bearded guy thinks he's hot stuff for getting checked out at the supermarket.

Yes! I remember exactly where I was when I first heard that song. It's so simple and beautiful.