The second track on Down In Heaven is a fitting example of a major theme throughout the album, described by Clay Frankel as “how you kind of do stuff that you love, but how it kind of depresses you.”
For the verses, Clay’s voice sounds eerily-similar to one of his favorite artists, Lou Reed of The...
[Verse 1]
Holding my own hand, walking all alone down a road
Holding my own hand, feeling the tips of my ears getting cold
A bell rings as a ghost walks up beside me, with a face like mine
And tells me that I won’t always be lonely, it just takes a little time
[Chorus]
I wanted you, but you didn’t want me
Good Lord, heaven knows I’m bad with love
I wanted you, but you didn’t want me
Good Lord, heaven knows I’ve been banged up
[Verse 2]
Oh, my sister, dead men are singing on the radio
Oh, my sister, it’s all they ever seem to play anymore
A bell rings as I walk into a hotel, nobody’s inside
A purple cat comes floating down the stairwell
With its blue eyes shining bright, suddenly I feel alright
Look out
[Chorus]
I wanted you, but you didn’t want me
Good Lord, heaven knows I’ve been beat up
I wanted you, but you didn’t want me
Good Lord, heaven knows I’ll bandage up
Wanted You was written by Clay Frankel.
Wanted You was produced by Andrew Humphrey & Twin Peaks.
Twin Peaks released Wanted You on Fri May 13 2016.