Sun Kil Moon
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In July of 2013, Mark Kozelek penned a New York Times piece explaining the meaning behind this tune. It didn’t have a home on an album, then, but was released as the second track on Benji in 2014. For all of his bluster, this is one dude who still loves his mom:
‘I Can’t Live Without My Mother’s Lo...
[Verse 1]
I can live with the sky falling out from above
I can live with your scorn, your sourness, your smug
I can live growing old alone if push comes to shove
But I can't live without my mother's love
I can live flying around at an impossible pace
I can live with the bad etiquette that's fallen on this place
I can live with anything you got to throw in my face
But I can't live without my mother's embrace
[Chorus]
My mother is seventy-five
She's the closest friend that I have in my life
Take her from me, I'll break down and bawl
And wither away like old leaves in the fall
[Verse 2]
You can be cruel all you want, talk bad on my brothers
Shoot me full of holes and I won't be bothered
Judge me for my ways and my slew of ex-lovers
But don't ever dare say a bad word about my mother
When she's gone, I'll miss our slow easy walks
Playing Scrabble to the chimes of the grandfather clock
I'll even miss the times that we fought
But mostly, I'll miss being able to call her and talk
I can live without watching the classical fights
I can live without a lover beside me at night
I can live without what you might call a charmed life
But I can't live without my mother providing her light
[Chorus]
My mother is seventy-five
One day, she won't be here to hear me cry
When the day comes for her to let go
I'll die off like a lemon tree in the snow
When the day comes for her to leave
I won't have the courage to sort through her things
With my sisters and all our memories
I cannot bear all the pain it will bring
I Can’t Live Without My Mother’s Love was written by Mark Kozelek.
I Can’t Live Without My Mother’s Love was produced by Mark Kozelek.
Sun Kil Moon released I Can’t Live Without My Mother’s Love on Wed Jan 01 2014.