[Verse 1]
The sun don't shine
The moon don't move the tides
To wash me clean
The sun don't shine
The moon don't move the tides
To wash me clean
[Refrain]
Why so unforgiving?
And why so cold?
Long time crossing bridge of sighs
[Verse 2]
The cold wind blows
The gods look down in anger
On this poor child
The cold wind blows
The gods look down in anger
On this poor child
[Refrain]
Why so unforgiving?
Why so cold?
Long time crossing bridge of sighs
[Outro]
The cold wind blows
The gods look down in anger
On this poor child
Why so unforgiving?
Why so cold?
Long time crossing bridge of sighs
Bridge of Sighs was written by John Darnielle.
The Mountain Goats released Bridge of Sighs on Wed Aug 29 2018.
In John Darnielle’s write-up that accompanied this edition of Aquarium Drunkard’s Lagniappe Sessions he wrote about this cover of “Bridge of Sighs”:
[…] and “Bridge of Sighs,” by Robin Trower, with whom I am totally obsessed, you would not believe the size of my Robin Trower vinyl collection, I’d b...