In a Facebook Q&A, lead singer Sam Cromack confirmed that the song is “a little bit” connected to a song from his own solo project My Own Pet Radio, “Wrest of the Whirl”.
“It was more a musical theme that was linking them. The main melody from ‘Western Whirl’ is played again on the ukulele at t...
[Verse 1]
Turn me to the canyon's anchor
Flip me from the no-haired banker
Into seas of fishes and my friends
On the walls of New York City
I can see the spring committee
Plummet to the bluey ocean floor
[Chorus]
Five, four, three, two, one
I know that I can find you
Five, four, three, two, one
I know that I can find you
[Verse 2]
Buy a ball and cut his head off
Re-enact the words you speak of
'Til your memory trickles down my spine
Western girl, you are my snowflake
Burn inside the open earthquake
Til your memory rolls in perfect time
[Chorus]
Five, four, three, two, one
I know that I can find you
Five, four, three, two, one
I know that I can find you
[Bridge]
I had a nice time here with you upon your legs
The sweeter the sea is, all the clouds burst from your springs
And out of the blue float all these bruised and beat-up shins
You'll bleed, bleed for the first time
Bleed, bleed for the first time
Bleed, bleed
[Chorus]
Five, four, three, two, one
I know that I can find you
Five, four, three, two, one
I know that I can find you
Five, four, three, two, one
I know that I can find you
Five, four, three, two, one
I know that I can find you
[Outro]
'Cause I could talk to you through tin cans
Tied together with some string, man
We can tangle stories all through space
Western Whirl was written by Samuel Cromack.
Western Whirl was produced by Samuel Cromack.
Ball Park Music released Western Whirl on Fri May 21 2010.