[Verse 1]
He’s a shattered sculpture
He’s a deaf conductor
And his only score is burning
So they hit the doldrums
In joint discordance
It’s a wordless dead-end sermon
Like a violin scrape
Like the hiss of a tape
It always sounds unnerving
And it needs us the most
’Cause it feeds off the host
And it softly stays disturbing
[Pre-Chorus]
Here’s a ticket for the front row view
The saddest orchestra, it only plays for you
[Chorus]
Ever so sadly, ever so slightly out of tune
Ever so sadly, ever so slightly out of tune
[Verse 2]
Passing ships in the night
Not an end in sight
And we're stuck in uncharted waters
So you shrink in your chair
As it resolves nowhere
And it ends in quiet disorder
[Pre-Chorus]
Here’s a ticket for the front row view
The saddest Orchestra, it only plays for you
[Chorus]
Ever so sadly, ever so slightly out of tune
Ever so sadly, ever so slightly out of tune
[Outro]
There is no beauty in here
We keep our hands in the dirt
Don't need to seek a prayer
Or say any poignant words
Even the good and bad
I need you in sickness and health
There is no beauty in here
I don’t want anyone else
[Chorus]
Ever so sadly, ever so slightly out of tune
Ever so sadly, ever so slightly out of tune
The Saddest Orchestra (It Only Plays for You) was written by Ed Harcourt.
The Saddest Orchestra (It Only Plays for You) was produced by Dave Lynch & Ed Harcourt.
Ed Harcourt released The Saddest Orchestra (It Only Plays for You) on Mon Jan 20 2014.