Like the sunrise after a long, lonesome night, “Skeleton Tree” is the final track on the album of the same name, and represents a kind of catharsis. A demo version, featured in the documentary One More Time with Feeling, was much harsher and more sombre than the final album version.
[Verse 1]
Sunday morning, skeleton tree
Well, nothing is for free
In the window, a candle
Well, maybe you can see
Fallen leaves thrown across the sky
A jittery TV
Glowing white like fire
Nothing is for free
[Chorus 1]
I call out, I call out
Right across the sea
But the echo comes back empty
And nothing is for free
[Verse 2]
Sunday morning, skeleton tree
Pressed against the sky
A jittery TV
Glowing white like fire
[Chorus 2]
I call out, I call out
Right across the sea
I call out, I call out
Nothing is for free
[Outro]
And it's alright now
And it's alright now
And it's alright now
Skeleton Tree was written by Warren Ellis & Nick Cave.
Skeleton Tree was produced by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds released Skeleton Tree on Fri Sep 09 2016.