i want this song to do what it needs to
to make your knees buckle and shake
& i want this song to do what it needs to
to kiss the back of your neck at the end of a long long day
& to put its hands through your hair
when your head is hanging low
& to give you
a little
sweetness
i want this song to hold you when i’m not there
to do it myself
& when i play this song, i’m holdin’ you
though i’m not there to do it myself
& i can play it clean or messy
depending on what you need
i just want you to know you’ve always got a place to go
when you need a little
sweetness
credits
from In Place of Arms,
track released September 13, 2010
voice, piano, toy piano: Gelsey Bell
drums: Ian Frey
trumpet: Evan Honse
guitars, bass: Sean Pearson
Dave is the master of writing endings that instill an ethereal feeling of hope within the person who experiences it. The Field is a perfect cap to the end of Octet and by itself it fills me with the calm tranquility of acceptance in situations where I feel like everything is wrong, like I'm unworthy of everything I have and happiness itself. It always reminds me to not waste anymore of my weird and precious time, arguing the nonsense of the wheel. playton
Delicate, plangent indie rock from this Toronto singer-songwriter, who here explores the many aspects of depression. Bandcamp New & Notable May 30, 2018