The snow came fast
After all these lies and tired skies
She sent poetry and ice
and all the while
it blocks the roads
and drives me crazy.
not fast enough
slip and skid and sit and fall and taste me in your mouth
don’t think too much
I’ll drive you crazy
And the snow would snap and vanish
And sleet upon the flame
You know we’re reflex and we’re passion though we’re trying to stay away
and oh how slow will all this burn me when you’ve tired of your game
it drives me crazy
so lay down all your arms and show those marks upon your back
and lay down cross your arms and hide your scars from me and laugh
we’re shoving static at each other and you know we’re mutilating facts
you know the weather looks so good when you pass
and wait
and keep your home from me
I’d burn it down
For the noise and all it’s beauty
Just to see
If you were beautiful when angry
And I think you are
I’ll give you time
I’ll be leaving in the sun when the road is clear
I’ll just pretend I never feared you
and I’ll lie and say we’re fine
just give me space
it’s not a complicated question
I’ve dumped money in this engine
and dreams upon your fire so let it burn
let them say it’s crazy.
and wait just wait
and leave your home for me
we’ll burn it down
For the noise and all it’s beauty
Burn it down
cause you’re beautiful when angry
I think you are
and I drive you crazy.
Trouble was the last song to make it on the album. We wanted something genuinely new that most people weren’t going to have heard yet, but it takes so much time for us to work things out… we’re BAD at learning our new material (much to the chagrin of EVERYONE). This was recorded at the Evening Muse in Charlotte, NC on a particularly awesome night. I remember feeling like we were surrounded by friends and there was a LOT of joy to being able to debut this tune there (I think it was the first time we’d played it for an audience). We ended up jamming with friends on the street corner long into the night after the show – it was a great time.
Of course, by now, Trouble has a full band arrangement and Sharif’s piano just makes it PERFECT, but i don’t know that there’s been a better performance of it. You can hear my lament.
© 2007 rob hinkal.
written by rob hinkal – arranged by ilyAIMY.