Matt Sweeney & Bonnie “Prince” Billy
Matt Sweeney & Bonnie “Prince” Billy
Matt Sweeney & Bonnie “Prince” Billy
Matt Sweeney & Bonnie “Prince” Billy
Matt Sweeney & Bonnie “Prince” Billy
Matt Sweeney & Bonnie “Prince” Billy
Matt Sweeney & Bonnie “Prince” Billy
Matt Sweeney & Bonnie “Prince” Billy
Matt Sweeney & Bonnie “Prince” Billy
Matt Sweeney & Bonnie “Prince” Billy
Matt Sweeney & Bonnie “Prince” Billy
Matt Sweeney & Bonnie “Prince” Billy
Matt Sweeney & Bonnie “Prince” Billy
Matt Sweeney & Bonnie “Prince” Billy
“Resist The Urge” is a plea to celebrate one’s memory and life instead of grieving the loss of someone upon their death. It serves as a reminder that the people you love live inside your mind, in the minds of others, and in the world at large. His biggest assertion is that life is more than a body.
[Verse 1]
If I should die before I wake
Resist the urge, resist the urge
To cry or falter for my sake
I didn't die, I didn't die
If you should wake and I'm not there
Resist the urge, resist the urge
I'm in your breath, I'm in your hair
I haven't gone away
[Chorus]
I'm holding you and singing strong and constant in your ear
I may not be there bodily, but in the wind, I'm here
[Verse 2]
If you should miss the touch of me
Resist the urge, resist the urge
You're not without that much of me
I wasn't just a body
And if you need reminders, child
Resist the urge, resist the urge
Look 'round at what is huge and wild
And there you'll see the way
[Chorus]
I'm holding you and singing strong and constant in your ear
I may not be there bodily, but in the wind, I'm here
[Outro]
I didn't die (I didn't die, I didn't die)
I didn't die (I didn't die, I didn't die)
Resist the Urge was written by Will Oldham & Matt Sweeney.
Resist the Urge was produced by Matt Sweeney & Bonnie “Prince” Billy.