Josh Ritter Plays "The Curse" Live on Soundcheck

Josh Ritter's recently released sixth album, So Runs the World Away, was created after many transitions for the singer-songwriter. The Idaho-born 33-year-old got married to fellow singer Dawn Landes and moved to New York. Musically, he hit a writer's block unlike any he'd experienced before. He worked through it, and came up with an album inspired by science and history, nature and religion. Ritter joins us to perform a live acoustic set in the studio.

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[brujarubio]

I think this song is an allegory and it is about a relationship. He feels "awakened" when he meets her, but as time goes by, her love made him stronger, but at the same time, he comes to need her less and less. In the end, he feels as his relationship with her is like he is just 'dragging her around'. Although he still loves her, he has outgrown their relationship. He meets other women and sees there are more opportunities out there. The relationship ends.

[SoFarAreWe]

man i can't believe this doesn't have more views. such a beautiful song.

[BaileyFlys]

i love how he's dressed as though he just walked off of the farm and threw on a clean shirt.

[BaileyFlys]

@brujarubio i know you posted this quite some time ago, but its interesting because you just explained my relationship with my daughters father exactly. i couldnt have said it better, which in a sense, i find quite humorous.

[gibsongal96]

Beautiful



[iam46moe]

I think the song is sadder than just the relationship ending. This song is about the mummy's curse. His curse is how he sucks the life out of those close to him to help him live. So he loves her and wants to get close to her. At first he is very slow, and just awakening and as he gets closer, he becomes more alive and she starts to die, quicker than normal. Literally sucking the life out of the person he loves. She realizes something is wrong, asks if he's cursed and he wants to distract her.

[majelosu1]

Me gusta la canción y la voz de este chico. excelente!!!



[flower92009]

I think this guy watched Night at the Museum then wrote a song lol

[flower92009]

The song is about a mummy falling in love with his archeologist and she puts him in a museum and he becomes famous and she dies of a broken heart.

[slapahapadappy]

@brujarubio Ummmm....no. It's about a mummy falling in love with his curator.

[IkeAndChubs]

I think it's about a mummy.

[jakebond70]

This song is so sad.