Patrick Wolf - The Tinderbox

The song is based on the fairy tale 'The Tinderbox' by Hans Christian Andersen

Left right left right
And left right left right

Weary from the wars
I stumble into fortune
Strike a deal with a witch
And cut off her head

With pockets full of gold boy
I journey into town
Trade my scuffed boots
For bribes and burberry

Became the talk of the town
Though the heart remained mute
As I fed the poor
With the king's cutlery

Locked in towers behind walls
Comes some divination
And true love was promised to me

On a black dog
Black burning eyes
Come and carry you here
To my room

Dark to one spark
And I have your heart
But as quick as you come
Always gone so soon soon soon
Gone so soon soon soon
Gone so soon soon soon
Always gone so soon

And now I live alone
In this dirty old attic
And my friends have no strength
To climb up the stairs

So in the dark I spark
This old box of tinder
And your love is ferried to here

On a black dog
Turning eyes
Come and carry you here
To my room

Dark to one spark
And I have your heart
But as quick as you come
You're always gone so soon soon soon
Gone so soon soon soon
Gone so soon soon soon
Always gone so soon
So soon

Why does no flame ere last for long?
Oh no
No spark brights dark for long
Oh no

But no thousand kisses
Or no judas kicking in to stop me
From trying to start the fire

Start the fire
Start the fire, fire, fire, fire,

Fire, fire, fire
Deep down only

Category:

Music

Tags:

• patrick
• wolf
• vulture
• the
• tinderbox
• b-side
• bachelor
• one

[comelovesleep]

Thanks for this! Minor correction, though--the second chorus, it's not 'black dog/black burning eyes,' it's 'black dog/turning eyes' which is also part of the story.

[TroupeDeLoup]

Ah so!

"...his eyes were, truly, as big as towers, and they turned round and round in his head like wheels."

Thanks for that!

[harlequinhenson]

hey, although this is a lovely song and i know you dont mean any harm by posting it, i think you should take it down... patrick's not on a label anymore and he's releasing it all himself so free music sharing could be the death of him.

[TroupeDeLoup]

That said I did feel a pang of guilt putting this song up on YouTube as it has only just been released, but it's not as if you can download the song from my video. I'm just spreading the love...

[NoDoubtaddict]

Yes you can download the song for videos on youtube. you get can the FLV and convert that into an mp3. So technically you have given away the song for free to users

[TroupeDeLoup]

Oh no my secret plan has come to light!

Mwu huhahahahaha *evil cackle etc*

This comment will now self destruct

[aarong923]

I love how when he says "left, right", the sound is directed towards my left and then right ear.

[ionawilderrr]

my favourit singer.

always.

thank god he hasnt stopped making albums, i enjoy him too much.

[PureLoveIsInJohn3v16]

this boy can make me feel áll emotions at once 0_o"

[AyUptreacs]

This song got me to turn my headphones around the right way - thanks patrick!

[MaddieIsSymmetrical]

This song is what music is all about to me: beautiful storytelling, enchanting melodies and enticing vocals. I love it, but was very upset it wasn't on itunes and I had to youtube convert it to mp3, which I loathe doing.

[Planetoxo]

What a load of rubbish.

[trumpetfish1]

suck on a catfish

[mischkabunny]

This song gives me chills. Sign of a good artist :)

[mischkabunny]

@aarong923 ah, the joys of stereo sound..

[featheredskyblue]

I think this might end up being my theme song for this semester. I'm writing a major paper on "The Tinderbox", and this song is absolutely what I need to keep me excited about the analysis. Thanks for posting it!

[likevitani]

times like theise, i am proud to be danish! 

[futureman]

Check out Dead Wildlife if you're into Patrick... Google them or search them on youtube.