Gillian Welch
Gillian Welch
Gillian Welch
Gillian Welch
Gillian Welch
Gillian Welch
Gillian Welch
Gillian Welch
Gillian Welch
Gillian Welch
Gillian Welch
On (Revelator), Welch erases all traces of religious reference completely… its title (and refrain) echoes the album title, Time (the Revelator), which in turn echoes Blind Willie Johnson’s 1930 “John (the Revelator),” a gospel song about the infamous Baptist. This song has been covered by everyone f...
[Verse 1]
Darling, remember
When you come to me
I'm the pretender
And not what I'm supposed to be
But who could know if I'm a traitor
Time's the revelator
[Verse 2]
They caught the katy
And left me a mule to ride
The fortune lady
Came along, she walked beside
But every word seemed to date her
Time's the revelator
The revelator
[Verse 3]
Up in the morning
Up and on the ride
I drive into Corning
And all the spindles whine
And every day is getting straighter
Time's the revelator
The revelator
[Verse 4]
Leaving the valley
Fucking out of sight
I'll go back to Cali
Where I can sleep out every night
And watch the waves and move the fader
Time's the revelator
The revelator
[Outro]
Queen of fakes and imitators
Time's the revelator
Revelator was written by Gillian Welch & David Rawlings.
Revelator was produced by David Rawlings.
Gillian Welch released Revelator on Tue Jul 31 2001.