Skeletons and Spirits - Allison Crowe ("Out of the Fog" live) w. lyrics

From Allison Crowe's album "This Little Bird" comes this jaunty take on relationships.

http://music.allisoncrowe.com/track/skeletons-and-spirits

Here's a version recorded live, in June 2006, in Canada's most easterly province, Newfoundland, for the über-popular Rogers tv program, Out of the Fog. (Allison drove all day across the island, from her home in Corner Brook, to the big town, St. John's, NL, for this fun performance.) Hosts Krysta Rudofsky and Paddy Daly ~ marking his first week not on hockey programming ~ along with Producer Mike Fisher and his team are ace!

Skeletons and Spirits

Words & Music by Allison Crowe

Take your sympathy and shove it
as for the pain,
well, I love it
I'll eat your words
I'll devour your soul
I will laugh like a lemur
as you crawl back into your hole

I won't deny you,
but I'll pay you no heed
And, if you keep stabbing me,
I will probably bleed
But, I'll pretend I'm a cloud
and my rain will surround you
And if you keep hurting me
I'll eventually drown you

And, yes I know
I'm a little bit off

But, you, you can't leave, you can't open the door
you think you're unique but I've seen you before
so run, run away from the fires that burn
you will do this again and again
but you will never learn

So keep looking down
as you crush me keep smiling
'cause I will get up
and there's no denying
that I am one of your punching clowns
you can keep on striking
but you can't keep me down

You always think that you
are fearless and right
but I think that you
are afraid in the night
of the ghosts, of the spirits
that crawl into your head
of the skeletons that'll haunt you
until you're dead

but, now, you can't leave, you can't open the door
you think you're unique but I've seen you before
so run, run away from the fires that burn
you will do this again and again and again and again

but, now, you can't leave, you can't open the door
you think you're unique but I've seen it all before
so run, run away from the fires that burn
but you will never learn
you will never learn
you will never learn

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[K0MPARAT0R]

I wish Allison and the A-team wonderful halloween!

This song is fantastic :-)

Best',

Andreas

[Adrian22]

@K0MPARAT0R Happy Hallowe'en, Andreas!! On behalf of Allison and the A-team -ooooowwwwwwwooooooo :) best wishes to all, LG, Adrian

[steveswanton211]

Where can I find a complete concert by Allison Crowe?  I've been a big fan ever since seeing Adrian22's posting of Hallelujah by AC.

[Adrian22]

@steveswanton211 Thanks for asking! As far as I know, there is, as yet, no complete concert recording. There's a song video here and there, and I've tried to collect everything. Hoping to have a couple more song performance videos this month - from Allison Crowe's just completed tour swing of Atlantic Canada. As you'll see, running out of video sources, just to have the music posted to be heard and shared, a lot of audio of Allison is now on YouTube with still pics just as background. Ad

[Adrian22]

Found this girls music quite by accident in 2006 on Cnet of all places where they had free downloads of indie artists. There I found Secrets (that are not my own) and Effortless and from that moment on I was smitten. Not many songs ever brought a tear to my eye but those songs did. Her voice is strong, her writing is way advanced beyond her years and she's gorgeous. She is Canada's best kept secret.

airtwofire (posted, and for some reason, it doesn't appear - 'til now)

[quatrodesetembro]

amazing!

[romanvegan]

WOW , great voice and great song

[YouMakeItObvious]

Amazing song, I know that guy too, and yes, he will never learn :)

[IamEsme]

Oh, I love it! Just love it!!

[RadioLifeStyle]

we are in love with his enchanting voice and her strong stage presence from the first moment we heard! Congratulations and best wishes for a rewarding career always! Life Style Radio Team (Italy)