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you climbed inside and i turned the wheel | you climbed inside and i turned the wheel | ||
it creaked and you rode it down into the darkness | it creaked and you rode it down into the darkness | ||
| − | before we could stop it the rope | + | before we could stop it the rope followed |
you said you couldn't see anything down there | you said you couldn't see anything down there | ||
| − | i said throw the rope back up to me | + | i said, "throw the rope back up to me" |
but the rope was too frayed to be thrown | but the rope was too frayed to be thrown | ||
i said i would go find another | i said i would go find another | ||
| − | but you said please don't leave me alone | + | but you said, "please don't leave me alone!" |
| − | so i waited for you to climb back | + | so i waited for you to climb back up |
| − | i waited hours and you never emerged | + | i waited for hours and you never emerged |
| − | i yelled down you're not really trying | + | i yelled down, "you're not really trying!" |
| − | and you said climbing's thirsty work | + | and you said, "climbing's thirsty work" |
i poured the milk into the dry well | i poured the milk into the dry well | ||
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the sun went down and the stars came up | the sun went down and the stars came up | ||
you climbed back into the bucket and yelled | you climbed back into the bucket and yelled | ||
| − | pour some clean water enough clean water | + | "pour some clean water, enough clean water, |
down and dark to fill up the well | down and dark to fill up the well | ||
| − | + | and float me back up to you" | |
| − | and float me back up to you | ||
and float you back up to me | and float you back up to me | ||
i poured the water and some tears | i poured the water and some tears | ||
i poured every drop that i could see | i poured every drop that i could see | ||
| − | and you said still this isn't working | + | and you said, "still this isn't working, |
| − | but it's deep enough | + | but it's deep enough, |
| − | if you want to jump | + | if you want to jump" |
== Music == | == Music == | ||
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== Comments == | == Comments == | ||
| + | the organ sound on this makes my day. good tom fills, too. the melody isn't remarkable, but it really works somehow in its repetitive way. some really good lyrics too. i like "climbing is thirsty work" and of course the twist at the end. [[User:Gabemcelwain|Gabemcelwain]] 08:43, 9 July 2007 (PDT) | ||
Latest revision as of 08:43, 9 July 2007
Lyrics
we went for a walk in the backyard we went farther than we'd ever gone before we found a well gone dry with summer we found a bucket dangling from a thick rope you climbed inside and i turned the wheel it creaked and you rode it down into the darkness before we could stop it the rope followed you said you couldn't see anything down there i said, "throw the rope back up to me" but the rope was too frayed to be thrown i said i would go find another but you said, "please don't leave me alone!" so i waited for you to climb back up i waited for hours and you never emerged i yelled down, "you're not really trying!" and you said, "climbing's thirsty work" i poured the milk into the dry well it grew late and i poured down the wine we drank our sorrows and toasted shadows me on the grass and you underground the sun went down and the stars came up you climbed back into the bucket and yelled "pour some clean water, enough clean water, down and dark to fill up the well and float me back up to you" and float you back up to me i poured the water and some tears i poured every drop that i could see and you said, "still this isn't working, but it's deep enough, if you want to jump"
Music
Chords
A D C G
Structure
kinda just A B over and over
Author's Notes
i have been having trouble writing lyrics/songs lately. this is the first thing i've recorded in a month and a half. i finally decided to just write a story and put it to music. not sure if this works, but... breaking the dry spell.
Comments
the organ sound on this makes my day. good tom fills, too. the melody isn't remarkable, but it really works somehow in its repetitive way. some really good lyrics too. i like "climbing is thirsty work" and of course the twist at the end. Gabemcelwain 08:43, 9 July 2007 (PDT)
