Idag upptäckte jag Bright Eyes, och min lycka är stor. Conor Oberst är en duktig textförfattare, mycket duktig faktiskt. Här är några av mina favoritexter hittills.

LILA av Bright Eyes

Close your eyes
the dark outside can't hurt you
and i will never desert your bedside
so close them tight

The stars are so glad that they've found you
and on the blankets that surround you
they shine their lightthey shine their light
rest your head and i will be watching from the doorway
as you drift into a perfect, peaceful sleep

and morning will come in all its simple glory
and you will find the light
and i will be there
standing in your shadow
knowing that you once were mine
all mine, my baby

GO FIND YOURSELF A DRY PLACE av Bright Eyes

I wish there was something I could do for you
I wish there were some words I could say
But I know that you thought it out so well
And I know there is nothing I should say
Figured it all out, figured it all out
And nothing stands up to biology
And truth is built on shady ground
Depression's all I get from philosophy
And, but really, but really, what truth I've found

Who's to blame, the educated remains, the scholars?
So tell me what's the point of surviving
Why do we try so hard to stay alive?
We know that nothing we do really matters
And it, it will away with time
It'll wash away with time
Wash away with time

But there's a feeling I get when the end is loud enough
And there's a feeling I get when she smiles at me
And there's a feeling I get when I'm staying awake with you, girl
Stay awake with you
And that is all there is, and that is all I need
Someday you'll see, that is truth
The body grows tired when no sleep can mend it
And tired has chased and killed all of our friends
There's no place left in the sky for them to send us to
Just lay down and let the light come through the doors
Cover up our dreams, cover up the years
As you take, our bodies will make the raspberries grow

PUELLA QUAM AMO EST PULCHRA av Bright Eyes
I had a beautiful, beautiful time
The drives and the talks were amazing
The kind of friend I thought I'd never find
I had a beautiful, beautiful time
You have a beautiful, beautiful smile
The way it curls and collapses on your lips
When you touch me I shake like a child
It's late, I'm afraid you might leave
'Cause sometimes it seems like you still don't believe me
There's nothing I can do to concentrate
It's so distracting, always thinking of you
So I expose and explain and I meant everything I said
And it's moments like this that repeat and replay in my head
When I'm laying in bed
It's a beautiful, beautiful time
As you laugh and roll onto your stomach
The carpet embraces your design
My heart pounds as I lay by your side
And I find that I am unable to hide all these feelings that flow
In this basement, and in this dim light, you look so beautiful
I'm unsure and unclear with the words that I say
I'm happy when you're near and I wish that forever could stay
Just like today
You have beautiful, beautiful eyes
So bright and alive and enchanting I want to be with you all of the time
It's hopeless but I have to try



THEME TO PINATA av Bright Eyes

I wish I had a parachute cuz I’m falling bad for you
And I can see the ground approaching now
But I’m not sure what to do
I feel like a pinata once you take a swing at me
If you could just crack the shell open
I think inside you would find something sweet.

And I hear you like a hunter now, your footsteps in the leaves
And I would gladly leave my hiding place
So I'm hoping to be seen.
So let your arrow fly
And see I’m well within your aim
And lay your traps for a thousand miles
And please don’t let me escape.

Winter came to Omaha and left us looking like a bride
A million perfect snowflakes now
And no two are alike
And so it’s hard for me imagining flaws in this design
I know debris, it covers everything
But still I am in love with this life.