P J Harvey/ Gordon Gano: Hitting the Ground (with lyrics)

I was beaten up, I was beaten down
By my life and a photographic sound
I was filled with love, I was filled with rage
My life book shook with the turning of it's page

Hitting the ground, hitting the ground
And there ain't no friend round, never be found
Hitting the ground, hitting the ground
And there ain't no-one there to help you come down

I was not on drugs, I was not on beer
I was still with love, I was full of fear
If I asked the question, life will tell no lie
Love will ask the question are you willing to die

Hitting the ground, hitting the ground
And there ain't no friend round, never be found
Hitting the ground, hitting the ground
And there ain't no-one there to help you come down

I'm gonna go way up in an aeroplane
I'm gonna go way out insane
I don't know if I'd ever come down
I don't know if I can reach the ground

Hitting the ground, hitting the ground
And there ain't no friend round, never be found
Hitting the ground, hitting the ground
And there ain't no-one there to help you come down

I'm gonna go way up in an aeroplane
I'm gonna go way out insane
I don't know if I'd ever come down
I don't know if I can reach the ground

I was beaten up, I was beaten down
By my life and a photographic sound
I was filled with love, I was filled with rage
My life book shook with the turning of it's page

Hitting the ground, hitting the ground
And there ain't no friend round, never be found
Hitting the ground, hitting the ground
And there ain't no-one there to help you come down

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• ground

[Humanfly11]

I just heard this at the end of the new episode of True Blood, good tune.

[CelticMisfit]

When I heard this on the closing credits of True Blood, I too thought it was Patti Smith. I consider that a compliment to P J. I'm really happy to have found it. I had not heard it until it played on True Blood.

[Schaleby]

@CelticMisfit Same. Good song.

[Schaleby]

Ahoy there pirates. You can find sound tracks for all 4 seasons you know where.

[Schaleby]

@Humanfly11 Thats what brought me here too.

[beccleslido]

me too (catching up on DVD) !!! must admit i thought she was singing Christian not question :) great song great singer great show and great they have great music ... great !

[KokaKolaKlan]

@Humanfly11 Haha, same! Heard the song, looked it up and here I am, favoriting this pretty little thing

[scottjhnsn]

@MsFemfemfem i dunno,i still don't hear that in pj's music. never have. and when people say it,i feel it's a bit of a cop-out simply because pj is very much a singular artist who plays rock 'n' roll like patti has and does. it's the only thing i see they have in common. i love them both and i revere them both but as individual artists.

[MsFemfemfem]

scottjhnsn

of course PJ Harvey sounds like PJ Harvey- but just listen to this track- there is definitely a hint of Patti there- being influenced by a great artist is no shame- definitely some Patti Smith influence- and other influences they have in common there- USA country/ folk, rock & UK and USA punk

[zetoulini100]

Because of true blood I found this song and I really love it ! It's perfect !

[scottjhnsn]

you people seriously need to brush up on your patti smith and pj harvey alike. this sounds nothing like patti smith to me. although pj does have this clever way of changing up the pitches of her voice(which is why she is such a great vocalist aside from being a great artist),you can still hear that distinctive tone.

[metalstorm707]

My apologise im sorry cause im a dumb but i dont heard this song before i dont even know abaut she is in this world with this powerful song what is comin out from shes soul i love her i love the way how she s singing and the power in his voice ( sry for my bad english hope u understand what i mean she s gorgeus)