Beautiful stories often end in tragedy.
That is why I’m on my knees praying.
If you won’t listen to me I will go away.
But someday you will hear the words I’m saying.
I’m back. On my feet again. Standing on solid ground.
My head’s above the crowd and I’m seeing.
When I left you my luck turned around.
You dragged my dreams into a dark submission.
When I woke up there they were again.
The lies you told were all sins of omission.
The ones who loved you took it on the chin.
But we’re back. On our feet again. Standing on solid ground.
Our heads above the crowd so we’re seeing.
When we let go our luck turned around.
I’m back.
Beautiful stories often end in tragedy.
That is why I’m on my knees, praying.
If you won’t listen to me I will go away.
But someday you will hear the words I’m saying.
Someday you will hear the song I’m playing.
credits
from Saint Ain't,
released March 17, 2014
RF: everything
supported by 11 fans who also own “Beautiful Stories”
XTC had their moment in time...this recording extends it...Full of small, tight , quirky songs it juz rolls along. Recommended but maybe only for XTC fans.. cwhitney
Psychedelia of a darker shade than usual, Francie Moon eschew kaleidoscopic colors for a slow, sludgey trek through the sonic badlands. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 16, 2019
supported by 7 fans who also own “Beautiful Stories”
John Drumbo French from Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band worked with Thompson on two albums along with Fred Frith and Henry Kaiser.
Those two French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson albums led me to this.
Also, Richard Thompson taught Hugh Cornwell (of The Stranglers) how to play the bass guitar in a band when they were both at the same school (Emil and The Detectives?).
With a career spanning 50 years and playing with two of my heroes (French and Cornwell) Thompson has produced a fascinating EP. yellowcakeuf6