Red House Painters - Smokey

"Smokey" by Red House Painters, not a pic taken by me.

Lyrics:

I'm broken down
You caved my karma in
I'm staying up
Waiting for you like a fool

You made me forget
About all the dreams I kept
I keep your glass here
By the bed we slept

I can't erase your smokey eyes
Your smothered face
Gripping on my waist
Leaving a ghost
Upon the Oregon Coast

And on the floors
Of the crashes porch

Who can pretend
That there's a beginning without an end
It ain't contrived
All this magic in our lives
Comes down like a storm
Then drizzles then dies

Your soul is free
But you're the one I need
And you made your deal
But you're still my ideal

And so I wait
And so I choose this fate
And store your shape
In my electric bed

Who can pretend
That there's a beginning without an end
It ain't contrived
All the magic in our lives
Comes down like a storm
Then drizzles then dies

Category:

Music

Tags:

• red house painters
• red house
• Mark Kozelek

[spyrousff]

beautiful song....!!!i like red house painters too....thanks for uploading that song,i couldnt find it before at youtube..!!

[00alessandria00]

i couldn't find it either, so i had to put it up! take care :)

[TheJoeyTaylor]

Definitely their most bittersweet song. It's not a "sad" song, it's one of those "emotionally exhausted, completely" kinda songs.

[Snowden74]

I dont like this version. The version of just him and the acoustic at the beginning is so much better than this one. If you dont have that version I suggest finding it.Its awesome and youll thank me later,

[cptrace]

so hauntingly beautiful !

[DubbleJ]

I'm so glad I discovered this band. Amazing, absolutely amazing song.

[sedantez24]

this was the sound track to the break up with my first love. stil find it hard to listen to. Such a beautiful sad song.

[easyfagela]

Awesome. Love that dissonant sustain in the background.