I'm finding it very hard right now to find songs that fit. The ones that pull me are creased through with darkness - like love letters powdered black, they leave a fine, smudged residue that mottles my face and hands. I'm doing fine, but my listening material betrays me with ash on my fingers. It streaks through whatever I touch. I'm surprised, too, by the blackness.
While it lasts, it lasts. Songs like 'Long Goodbyes' bring me back again. The song invites the bleakness in, then pours it out again, filtered in fight and colour.
The power and pain is still there, but it feels more bearable, something transformed. It is knuckle straining against skin, a whitened face in a pool of light. It takes all that emotion, gripped so tightly, and casts it into the sky. All that is grit and grain becomes soft earth once more, scattering gently as it falls. Line by line, the song has ground it down, until the emotion itself is grounded: safe now, earthed, returned to loam. Earth to earth, and ashes on my fingers no more.
Watch above for a lovely bear-infused take on the song (sad panda, bad panda, bit of a cad panda). Also? I happen to know that the lead singer makes damn fine cake (if you ask nicely), and the best hot whiskeys in London. And if that weren't enough, the band, I am not lefthanded, is named after one of my favourite scenes from The Princess Bride. Rock.
A song to hold to yourself, to sing to the north-east wind until the dust is out of your eyes.
i love this video, and as always the band's melodies and voices kill me..
wonderful work from wonderful people :)
Posted by: rach at August 11, 2008 05:03 AM
hey, thanks for posting this track. I had never heard of this band but its a pretty majestic song. Will be looking into them, might even feature them soon, good stuff.
wow. this video pulled at my heartstrings ridiculously more than it should have considering the star was a stuffed panda. i can only take that to mean their music is amazing.
thank you for the post, i am a new reader of Fabulist and am enjoying it immensely. loves!
Posted by: Ashley at August 11, 2008 05:05 PM
This is driving me nuts, I can't find the lyrics anywhere and I can't quite decipher two or three words. It goes:
and I might forget the meanings in the mistakes and
I might regret 'cuz the devils in your details
but I can't accept that you might [MISSING WORDS HERE]
so I'll go confess- tell it to the northeast wind so
anyone figure out what the words are?
Posted by: MadWithMuchHeart at August 15, 2008 08:00 AM
I'm going to say "want to get this way"... but ymmv...
Posted by: panloaf at August 16, 2008 06:03 AM
You cracked it for me! "that you might want it this way"! Thanks panloaf :).
Posted by: MadWithMuchHeart at August 18, 2008 09:07 AM
You cracked it for me!
"that you might want it this way"
Thanks panloaf!
Posted by: MadWithMuchHeart at August 18, 2008 09:09 AM
You cracked it for me!
"that you might want it this way"
Thanks panloaf!
Note to Fabulist: is there any way to get feedback on whether you failed the Captcha or not?
Posted by: MadWithMuchHeart at August 18, 2008 09:11 AM
'That you might want it this way' it is. Good work, Panloaf and MadWithMuchHeart!
Will see what the story is with th'oul Captcha beasties, and will get back to you, Mad...
Posted by: Elaine at August 21, 2008 03:28 AM
Please welcome the latest addition to the Letterbox Download-Only Series, London's I Am Not Lefthanded. Following two E.P.s and a single they join Letterbox Records with mini-album 'Yes Means No: 6 & 1/6th songs that don't always give a straight answer'.
And, we have something a little special for you: FREE single AND video. Ladies and gentlemen, I Am Not Lefthanded with... 'Long Goodbyes'.
I Am Not Lefthanded - 'Yes Means No: 6 & 1/6th songs that don't always give a straight answer' mini-album available NOW from the www.letterboxrecords.com for the only £3.99!
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i love this video, and as always the band's melodies and voices kill me..
wonderful work from wonderful people :)