One of the most haunting voices I’ve ever heard, and such simple, sweet lyrics. Hear this song and stay haunted. This song is older than me by a lot, but it’s one of the most played songs on my ipod, and one I sing often.
The lyrics go:
Just before our love got lost you said
“I am as constant as a northern star”
And I said “Constantly in the darkness
Where’s that at?
If you want me I’ll be in the bar”
On the back of a cartoon coaster
In the blue TV screen light
I drew a map of Canada
Oh Canada
With your face sketched on it twice
Oh you’re in my blood like holy wine
You taste so bitter and so sweet
Oh I could drink a case of you darling
Still I’d be on my feet
oh I would still be on my feet
Oh I am a lonely painter
I live in a box of paints
I’m frightened by the devil
And I’m drawn to those ones that ain’t afraid
I remember that time you told me you said
“Love is touching souls”
Surely you touched mine
‘Cause part of you pours out of me
In these lines from time to time
Oh, you’re in my blood like holy wine
You taste so bitter and so sweet
Oh I could drink a case of you darling
And I would still be on my feet
I would still be on my feet
I met a woman
She had a mouth like yours
She knew your life
She knew your devils and your deeds
And she said
“Go to him, stay with him if you can
But be prepared to bleed”
Oh but you are in my blood
You’re my holy wine
You’re so bitter, bitter and so sweet
Oh, I could drink a case of you darling
Still I’d be on my feet
I would still be on my feet
The line “Oh but you are in my blood” I can relate to the most. Some people just leave their traces, and we can feel them pumping through our veins. Only needing a whiff of a scent then you’re back where you were ten years ago, saying you’ll write letters, or laying a bottle of their favorite gin on their grave. People we love get us drunk on the feeling we have for them, but if you can still find yourself on your feet, you know you’re right where you need to be.
