Richard Thompson - When The Spell Is Broken

From Across A Crowded Room VHS 1985

Richard Thompson: Guitar/Vocals
Clive Gregson: Guitar/Vocals
Christine Collister: Vocals
Raurie McFarlane: Bass
Gerry Conway: Drums

Lyrics:
When the spell is broken
When the spell is broken
How you ever gonna keep her now
You can't cry if you don't know how
When the spell is broken
When the spell is broken
All the joy is gone from her face
Welcome back to the human race
How long can the flame
Of love remain
When you curse and fight
And never see like
Or hear like spoken
When the spell is broken
(Can't cry if you don't know how)
(Can't cry if you don't know how)
When the spell is broken
(Can't cry if you don't know how)
Oh when the spell is broken
All your magic and your ways and schemes
All your lies come and tear at your dreams
When the spell is broken
(Can't cry if you don't know how)
When the spell is broken
Now you're handing her that same old line
It's just straws in the wind this time
When love has died,
There's none starry-eyed
No kiss, no tears,
No farewell souvenirs
Not even a token, when the spell is broken

Don't swear your heart
From the very start
Love letters you wrote
Are pushed back down you throat
And leave you choking, when the spell is broken
(When the spell, When the spell, When the spell is broken)
When the spell is broken
When the spell is broken
(When the spell, When the spell, When the spell is broken)
When the spell is broken
When the spell is broken

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[JackStraw65]

One of the saddest, most heartbreaking songs ever written.

[Lige]

Love letters you wrote

Are pushed back down you throat

And leave you choking, when the spell is broken. Ouch, that is so painful.

[campdog1]

Saw Richard Thompson at JazzFest a few years after Katrina, he really impressed me. Great songwriter. P.S. any music lover who has never been to JazzFest: put it on your Bucket List!!

[FUNNYiAM15]

When you listen to this after a break-up, hide the razorblades!

[djangolad]

Was doing it before Mark Knophler



[TavernacleRecords]

@JackStraw65 Have you heard "Just the Motion" which he recorded with his ex-wife Linda? It gives me chills every time I hear it.

[oleole52]

Greatest break-up song ever.

[mrgb46]

One dislike? What is there to dislike? Nothing.Some people have no taste in good music..

[FLORABUNDA42]

All your lies are gonna tear at your dreams... never a truer word.

[quasardog]

How can there be a "dislike" ??????