Another Dar, another tune

Posted over 3 years ago

Dar Williams is one of those rare artists that can paint entire landscapes with only the lyrics to her songs. That she can set them to such well-crafted tunes is just an added bonus indeed. This tune just sucked me in with the beauty of the melody and the intensity of the lyric. I think I'm in love. http://www.myspace.com/darwilliams

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95082381

I went and found a house in the northern woods

And I was doing fine until the night

But then I couldn't take the sun in Los Angeles

Everything was blazing much too bright

I know that I should sit out on a darkened pier

Feeling the life that is not lived by chance

And yes I know it's just lousy old Hollywood

Jostling for one more song and dance

But you are everyone, you are everyone

I ever trusted, that never made a fool out of me

(You are everyone, you are everyone)

Early again today I rushed myself around

I thought that I would miss the morning train

Angry that I had lain in my bed too long

Watching all the patterns of the rain

So many trips I took to seek somebody out

Gaining some ground but maybe losing more

So many pages scrawled to justify myself

I don't know who I did that for

But you are everyone, you are everyone

I ever trusted, that never made a fool out of me

(You are everyone, you are everyone)

You took a couple pictures of me once

On some winter night long ago

Simply of me, you might not call them beautiful

I take them everywhere I go

But you are everyone, you are everyone

I ever trusted, that never made a fool out of me

(You are everyone, you are everyone)

I ever trusted

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KoriLinc says
I absolutely love this song. I can't say enough about her. I DO wish tho, that the links we post would open up a new page instead of taking us to the link.. know what I mean? Thanks for this !

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deadmandeadman says
And she is an excellent interpreter of the works of others, finding dimensions of a lyric that are as startling as they are natural.

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Zen Raven says
Really love this too... beautiful lyrics... thanks for sharing this

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inrumford says
Hey Kori - You need to set your browser preferences to "open links in a new tab" and all will be good

DM2 - good to see you survived election tuesday

Zen - it was MY pleasure

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Spike says
Another good one.

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inrumford says
thanks Spike! and of course, Dorothy thanks you as well!

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democlez says
Great pick, she has a great voice. I love her cover of "Comfortably Numb".

Permalink posted 11/07/2008
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inrumford says
positively superb!!

Permalink posted 11/07/2008