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“Take it Easy (Love Nothing)” is a song off of Digital Ash in a Digital Urn that has a connecting thread to “First Day of My Life” off of I’m Wide Awake it’s Morning (both albums were released on the same day).
In this song, the narrator ties together a brief, spontaneous tryst with a platonic frie...
First with your hands and then with your mouth
A downpour of sweat, damp cotton clouds
I was a fool, you were my friend
We made it happen
You took off your clothes, left on the light
You stood there so brave, you used to be shy
Each feature improved, each movement refined
And eyes like a showroom
Now they're spreading out the blankets on the beach
That weatherman is a liar, he said it would be raining
But it's clear and blue as far as I can see
Left by the lamp, right next to the bed
On a cartoon cat pad she scratched with a pen
"Everything is as it's always been
This never happened
Don't take it too bad, it's nothing you did
It's just once something dies you can't make it live
You're a beautiful boy, you're a sweet little kid
But I am a woman."
So I laid back down, wrapped myself up in the sheet
And I must have looked like a ghost 'cause something frightened me
And since then I've been so good at vanishing
Now I do as I please, I lie through my teeth
Someone might get hurt, but it won't be me
I should probably feel cheap but I just feel free
And a little bit empty
No, it isn't so hard to get close to me
There will be no arguments, we will always agree
And I'll try and be kind when I ask you to leave
We'll both take it easy
But if you stay too long inside my memory
I will trap you in a song tied to a melody
And I will keep you there so you can't bother me
Take It Easy (Love Nothing) was written by Conor Oberst.
Take It Easy (Love Nothing) was produced by Mike Mogis.
Bright Eyes released Take It Easy (Love Nothing) on Tue Oct 26 2004.