A song from Matthew E. White’s sophomore LP, Fresh Blood, “Tranquility” was written as a tribute to late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and released on the first anniversary of his passing from a heroin overdose.
Upon the song’s premiere, White released the following statement:
A year ago today we l...
[Verse 1]
Goodbye, old friend
To a point underneath the skin
The strong and gentle fade
The lights on Broadway dim
We know no peacefulness
We know no peacefulness
[Verse 2]
Farewell, red light
The darkness always lasts the night
Later on, in the morning
You kept us wondering
We see no accident
We see no accident
[Chorus]
Angel of the cosmos
Turn your heart to me
Give me just a minute of your infinity
I'll climb inside your footsteps
And sleep beneath your seat
[Verse 3]
Goodbye, old friend
I read it, I read it: sixty-five bags of heroin
A man in the [?] sighing
His work is at an end
We feel no bitterness
We feel no bitterness
[Chorus]
[Outro] x14
I rid my heart of all that
Resist tranquility
Matthew E. White released Tranquility on Mon Feb 02 2015.