Laura Jane Grace
Loamlands
Ibibio Sound Machine
Erin McKeown
Craig Finn
Dessa
Mothers
Eliza Rickman
Amanda Palmer
Julian Koster
Andrew Bird
Nana Grizol
Holy Sons
Carrie Elkin
[Verse 1]
Once a week I make the drive, two hours east
To check the Austin post office box
I make the detour through our old neighborhood
See all the Chevy Impalas in their front yards up on blocks
And I park in an alley
And I read through the postcards you continue to send
Where as indirectly as you can, you ask what I remember
I like these torture devices from my old best friend
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Well, I'll tell you what I know, like I swore I always would
I don't think it's gonna do you any good
[Chorus]
And I remember the train headed south out of Bangkok down
Toward the water
[Verse 2]
I always get a late start when the sun's going down
The traffic's thinning out; the glare is hard to take
I wish the West Texas Highway was a Möbius strip
I could ride it out forever
And when I feel my heart break
I almost swear I hear it happen, it's that clear and that hard
I come in off the highway and I park in my front yard
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Fall out of the car like a hostage from a plane
Think of you a while, start wishing it would rain
[Chorus]
And I remember the train headed south out of Bangkok down
Toward the water
[Verse 3]
I come into the house, put on a pot of coffee
Walk the floors a little while
Set your postcard on the table with all the others like it
Start sorting through the pile
I check the pictures and the postmarks and the caption and the stamp
For signs of any pattern at all
When I come up empty-handed the feeling almost overwhelms me
I let a few of my defenses fall
[Pre-Chorus 3]
And I smile a bitter smile; it's not a pretty thing to see
I think about a railroad platform back in 1983
[Chorus]
And I remember the train headed south out of Bangkok down
Toward the water
Source Decay was written by John Darnielle.
Source Decay was produced by Emil Amos.
Holy Sons released Source Decay on Thu Mar 22 2018.