Raw Wood
John Vanderslice * Track #1 On Dagger Beach
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Album Dagger Beach
- #1Raw Wood
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- #2Harlequin Press
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- #3Song For Dana Lok
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- #4How the West Was Won
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- #5Damage Control
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- #6Song for the Landlords of Tiny Telephone
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- #7Gaslight
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- #8Sleep It Off
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- #9Sonogram
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- #10North Coast Rep
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Raw Wood by John Vanderslice
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John VandersliceRaw Wood Lyrics
One day the paint will be stripped right off
Your pretty veneer
And you can bet for sure
Raw wood never looked so good
One day the pain
Will pass on from me to you
It will then be clear
If it's really true:
I've moved on
I set up camp in the woods
Where the trail falls off for good
I set up in wildcat camp
Just me and the owls and the bats
In the deep dark woods
Alone with my fears
Under the jackpine
The sky was galvanized
My house is a mess
The kind you keep
When you don't have guests
One day I'll fix it right
Because raw wood never looked so good
Raw Wood Q&A
What did John Vanderslice say about "Raw Wood"?
In a 2013 interview with PopMatters, John Vanderslice explained that this song (and much of Dagger Beach) was inspired by the shock and pain of his marriage ending suddenly:
“Raw Wood” and “How the West Was Won” are clearly narratives at least taking into account this psychic break that I had with...