Colin Meloy is pretty much my favorite person right now. When you have a minute, go listen to The Decemberists' "After The Bombs."
After the bombs subside,
And this long, low campaign
Calls it good for the night,
We meet in the streets.
Will we meet in a bar's cold light?
We grip at our hands,
We hold just a little tight.
After the bombs,
After the bombs subside.
And after the rockets come,
And the glimmer of fire
Pretends an early dawn,
We pinch at our skin
While we wonder how we escaped harm.
We forget all our trials,
All there in our baby's arms.
After the rockets,
After the rockets come.
Then we'll go dancing,
Won't we go dancing?
Yes, we'll go dancing
Until it all starts over again.
Then we'll go dancing,
Yes, we'll go dancing.
Won't we go dancing?
Until it all starts over again.
I never really appreciated how brilliant Colin Meloy was until I saw the Decemberists in concert. He is AMAZING. I love the Decemberists, but I didn't expect the concert to be as incredibly good as it was-- Meloy was super involved with the audience and he's clearly highly intelligent. Some people are just entertainers and artists at the same time... damn it.
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