Bonnie Prince Billy @ Lucerna Music Hall

performing "cursed sleep"

I slept sweetly unpretending
that the night was always ending
she breathes lightly right next to me
and I dreamed of her inside of me

and in my dream she sang so sweetly
a melody I hope to sing
so enslaved by her sweet wonder
it cut my legs and fingered hunger

she sang my name and so engulfed
and I cried and felt my legs fail
in her arms I trembled electric
and she let me and she held me

then waking she was older still
and holds my love against its will
in spell cast with her palms extended
cursed love is never ended

cursed eyes are never closing
cursed arms are never closing
cursed children never rising
cursed me never despising

oh I am loving always holding
epic song it tells of how
of she and I are living now

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• Bonnie
• Prince
• Billy
• Lucerna
• cursed
• sleep

[bendebiase]

this is totally awesome! will oldham is a true artist. the new album is awesome, he has never faltered in being sincere to himself...the truth is that he has shed a lot of his lo-fi sound and pessimism, but i feel he has retained his expressiveness and emotion and daringness, the people that are critics are merely ones who need to feel special by trashing artist who have gained popularity.

[tadhg66]

He's branching out. The songwriting has not faltered on his new album. He is a shape shifter and cannot stay in one mould just because some people want to think of him as underground our whatever other labels are out there

[jun7per]

Will is such a freak. Rolled trousers and when his hands are free his hands flap around like Kentucky fried chicken. I ahve to pass on his new cd...for a commercial force fed audience. He has lost his independent quality as an artist.