Grand Dark Feeling of Emptiness - Bonnie "Prince" Billy

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Well I felt like I was born today
So I took it upon me to go away
To gather my thoughts and go away
Where I could (be used by) somebody
Now over the hill, like always you know
Were billy and frankie and henry and joe
And they beat and broke me hard and slow
To prove I was nobody
And no one I was and so I remained
Knocked-out in a hut, no mother, no name
And filled up my heart with one and the same
That grand dark feeling of emptiness
And was it a friend that turned me loose
Or was it a girl come to baste my goose
Or was it my great god who laid on his finger
And started my clock anew
Ah no, it was rain
Ah no, it was gunning
It was point break and buckle
And singing and cunning
That skinned me, re-skinned me
And started me running
And I never looked back from then on
And now I am learning bit by bit
About to make and model shit
The muddy bowl I live in it
And all the mucks that tire us
And im afeared if I dont have
A piglet, lamb, or little calf
Ill chop my humanness in half
And be as worm or virus
But kids ive had and they are sung
Upon folks ears my babes are hung
Rhythmically they live among
And grow but dont get old
Not in a box, not in a void
Not if their voice is never heard
Nor if no one repeats a word
But if their tune is told
Then we can age and fall away
To meet again some golden day
And fill it in our happy way
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Grand Dark Feeling of Emptiness Lyrics

Well I felt like I was born today
So I took it upon me to go away
To gather my thoughts and go away
Where I could (be used by) somebody
Now over the hill, like always you know
Were billy and frankie and henry and joe
And they beat and broke me hard and slow
To prove I was nobody
And no one I was and so I remained
Knocked-out in a hut, no mother, no name
And filled up my heart with one and the same
That grand dark feeling of emptiness
And was it a friend that turned me loose
Or was it a girl come to baste my goose
Or was it my great god who laid on his finger
And started my clock anew
Ah no, it was rain
Ah no, it was gunning
It was point break and buckle
And singing and cunning
That skinned me, re-skinned me
And started me running
And I never looked back from then on
And now I am learning bit by bit
About to make and model shit
The muddy bowl I live in it
And all the mucks that tire us
And im afeared if I dont have
A piglet, lamb, or little calf
Ill chop my humanness in half
And be as worm or virus
But kids ive had and they are sung
Upon folks ears my babes are hung
Rhythmically they live among
And grow but dont get old
Not in a box, not in a void
Not if their voice is never heard
Nor if no one repeats a word
But if their tune is told
Then we can age and fall away
To meet again some golden day
And fill it in our happy way
In starlight and in gold

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Will Oldham (born 24 December 1970, Louisville, Kentucky) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and musician. His music is often (perhaps inappropriately) placed under the genre of “alt-country”. Oldham has recorded under many names, including Palace, Palace Music, Palace Brothers, and Bonnie Billy. He often plays and records with other musicians, including David Pajo and his brothers Ned and Paul Oldham, but is generally the chief creator of the music. He has also been involved in musical projects and bands such as Amalgamated Sons of Rest, The Anomoanon, The Boxhead Ensemble, Tortoise, and The Sundowners as well as releasing his first solo album in 1993. Oldham has said that the Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy moniker has many references. These include ‘Bonnie’ Prince Charlie, an 18th century Jacobite; Billy the Kid, the 19th century American outlaw also known as William Bonney; and the American singer Nat King Cole. He has also appeared in several films, such as the 1987 film Matewan and most recently in Old Joy (released in late 2006). He is also the photographer of the cover image of the Slint album Spiderland. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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