Buffalo
Goon * Track #4 On Hour of Green Evening
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Buffalo by Goon
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This was a really fun one to record because it was such a departure from our normal way of structuring songs. I wanted it to take some unexpected turns and sorta pull the rug out from the listener, but like in a nice way. As a band, I think we are all collectively the most proud of this one. Andy, D...
Buffalo Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I found the sky unblinking
And floated down the sidewalk
The hedges had me thinking
Of sharing grassy knees
[Pre-Chorus]
There with me
You're red and green
And turning back the time
[Chorus]
There when
Seven vine lines
It wouldn't mend my heart
Wouldn't mend my heart
Couldn't now
[Post-Chorus]
But back there, finding my head in the clouds
[Verse 2]
The beady eyes before us
Sing a dawning chorus
And steeping in the paper
The sleepy chamomile
[Pre-Chorus]
There in threes
I read the leaves
And laid rest to why
[Chorus]
Then where
Pale and bright rind
I'm gonna raise the lark
Gonna mend my heart
Gonna try
[Post-Chorus]
In raised beds, finding their way to the sky
Some frail stems coming above to say