Calexico-House of Valparaiso-Portland Or.9-27-2008

Calexico live at the Crystal Ballroom 9-27-2008 Portland Or. Carried to Dust Tour

House of Valparaiso lyrics

Dialing in a forgotten voice
(coming in like waves rolling off the coast)
Sweeping through illegal ports
(rising from the depths falling off the tongue)
Ships drifting out of tune
(coming in like waves rolling off the coast)

Many, many more, sculpting the shoreline
Etching the harbor and the people
Who've stayed afloat

(coming in like waves rolling off the coast)
Dialing in a forgotten voice
(rising from the depths falling off the tongue)
Sweeping through illegal ports
(coming in like waves rolling off the coast)
Ships drifting out of tune
(cant stop the waves coming like a ghost)

Is that your shape in the foam of the sea
After all these years coming home to me

La Chascona (hearts to ocean) vows unbroken
Lying in the bath fully clothed
Ready for the oceans wake
The tears won't wash away
What her eyes can't erase

Not safe to say in her native tongue
A radio voice drowning out
The general's song lingering on
A raft made of books from a driftwood house
Returns to the waves

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• Valparaiso
• Crystal
• Ballroom
• Portland
• Oregon
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• Zavala

[vastagonia]

does somebody have the lyrics of this song? My hearing is not very good with the sung English...

[cbooroo]

I've posted them here in the information box to the left of the video screen. Click on "(get more info)" under "Added: September 28, 2008" and the lyrics will appear. Hope that helps.

[SoleVoiceShoes]

I just saw those lyrics! Thank you SO much, seriously. I'm having the HARDEST time finding lyrics to this album.

[cbooroo]

Glad to be of assistance! The lyrics are included in the cd booklet, though those of us who buy music through the web lose out on this perk. I initially bought the album on Itunes but caved in and had to have the hard copy as well if only for the lyrics!

[cdphatty]

dammit calexico and sam beam just need to merge into one band so they can sing together all the time

[unfallkatze]

I love this song.

[Baczek87]

One of the best song for soul.

[victorbirkner]

Thanks for this beatiful song.

Victor Birknerfrom Santaigo de Chile.

[blurcitauk]

I love this song!!

[pbwalker]

this is, hands down, the best song on Carried to Dust.

[SoleVoiceShoes]

I might have to, too. I think Carried to Dust is a pretty good album! Way better than Garden Ruin, for sure!!

[vastagonia]

Thank you for the lyrics, in fact I thank it a lot.

Now, analyzing the lyrics, I have found a surprise:

In fact Pablo Neruda had three houses, "La Chascona", "La Sebastiana" and in "Isla Negra". Regrettably "La chascona" is located in Santiago, non Valparaíso... in Valparaíso you can find "La Sebastiana".

an error, not big, human.

Anyway the topic is good.

Thank you again.