Joanna Newsom Good Intentions Paving Co. live

Hamburg, Kampnagel 16. Mai 2010

Lyrics:

Twenty miles left to the shore
Hello my old country hello
Stars are just beginning to appear
And I have never in my life before been here

And its my heart, not me, who cannot ply
That base conclusion you may write
Watching me sit here bolt upright and cry
For no good reason at the Eastern sky

And the tilt of this strange nation
And the will to remain for the duration
Waving the flag, feeling it drag

Like a bump on a bump on a log, baby
Like Im in a fist fight with a fog, baby
Step-ball-change and a pirouette
And .. and I regret, I regret

How I said to you, honey, just open your heart
When Ive got trouble even opening a honey jar
And that right there is where we are

And I been fessing double fast
Addressing questions nobody asks
Ill get this joy off of my chest at last
And I will love you til the noise has long since passed

And I did not mean to shout, just drive
Just get us out, get home ..
A road too long to mention holds us up ..
Laid down by the good intentions paving company

All the weight of the thing weve been playing at, darlin
I can see that youre wearing your staying hat, darlin
For the time being all is well
Wont you love me a spell?

This is blindness beyond all conceiving
Well, behind us the road is leaving, yeah, leaving
And falling back
Like a rope gone slack

And the sauce strayed away but the ladle will stay
But I fell for you, honey, as easy as falling asleep
And that right there is the course I keep

And no amount of talking
Is going to soften the fall
But, like after the rain, step out
Of the overhang, thats all

It had a nice a ring to it
When the old opera house rang
So with a song Im all ran
« Signed, sealed, delivered » I sang

And there is hesitation
And it always remains
Concerning you, me,
And the rest of the gang

And in a quiet hour
I feel I see everything

And am in love with the hook
Upon which everyone hangs

And I know you meant to show the extent
To which you gave a god dang
It rings real hot and real cold but Im sold
I am home on that range

And I do hate to fold
Right here at the top of my game
When Ive been trying with my whole heart and soul
To stay right here in the right lane

But it can make you feel over and old
Lord, you know its a shame
When I only want for you to pull over and hold me
Til I cant remember my own name

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Joanna
• Newsom
• live

[dangloverenator]

Joanna? Beautiful. This song? Beautiful. Her band? Incredible.

Would've liked to see more of the band, but actually I cannot complain at all. Really nice audio quality, too!

[ProgrammableSoda]

Danke für die ganzen Videos, die sind echt toll geworden!

[ClichedNameFTW]

She is just so cute! :3

[kolby386]

This song is, by far and without hyperbole, the single best piece of music ever written for any instrument ever.

Also, the lyrics in the description are laughably wrong in some spots.

[mixitashix]

good god, she's so beautiful.

[Gizelle001]

She is a talent I marvel at

[kneekahloo]

she's absolutely brilliant

[dvwiz]

I almost melted when I saw this at her concert!! Breathtaking.

[kashmir87]

Great recording, thanks for sharing!

[weinnir]

Thanks for sharing! This is my favorite song from the last album, seeing it live is nothing short but a masterpiece. You're lucky to have seen her so close, I was watching on her from the her right side - where she plays the harp. And when she played the piano she turned to even further from me... ah Joanna! I do love her