Sunday's Songbird ... Never Been Sadder

Posted by meli on Sunday, July 22, 2012 in marriage, songbird | No comments

Amy LaVere ... here she is again!

About two weeks after we saw her in concert, I woke up with this song in my head. It's been there ever since. Dominating my brain. The lyrics spontaneously bursting from my lips; my hips randomly wiggling to the beat in my head. Suppose I'm taking that as a sign that it belongs here. Noted!



Never Been Sadder  ~Amy LaVere
i've never been sadder
never been more sad
feels like the beginning
of something real bad
i tried to be good
good as i could be
i wanted to be free
now I'm alone

but there are no strings on me
just this noose around my neck
the other end is in the tree
where the cradle used to rock
the bough has broken
the branch burnt in the fire
these embers long ago
had turned to light

but the soap i tried to make
it wouldn't wash away
the dirty feeling
like I made a big mistake
but i'm not going to jump
i'll keep my feet on the ground
gonna paint my face up
like a circus clown

la da da da da
la da da da da
la da da da da da da
la da da da da

la da da da da
la da da da da
la da da da da da da
la da da da da

i've never been sadder
never been more sad
feels like the beginning
of something real bad
i tried to be good
good as i could be
i wanted to be free
now I'm alone

but there are no strings on me
just this noose around my neck
the other end is in the tree
where the cradle used to rock
the bough has broken
the branch burnt in the fire
these embers long ago
had turned to light

but the soap i tried to make
it wouldn't wash away
the dirty feeling
like I made a big mistake
but i'm not going to jump
i'll keep my feet on the ground
gonna paint my face up
like a circus clown

la da da da da
la da da da da
la da da da da da da
la da da da da

la da da da da
la da da da da
la da da da da da da
la da da da da