The great thing about The Mountain Goats is that you can have been listening to John Darnielle’s music for well over a year and still come across tracks that you’ve never heard. Actually, it’s pretty common. I’ve got 338 tracks of his on my computer, and that doesn’t include any live bootlegs, which means no duplicates, and I still know my collection isn’t complete.
I heard “Chanson du Bon Chose” for the first time this afternoon, and I think it’s one of the most amazing songs about falling in love I’ve ever heard. Honestly. I was kind of half listening while I was doing work, but even so it gave me chills listening to it the first time.
i saw the sycamore underneath the moon
i was waiting for something and you were sleeping out there in the living room
and it was five-sixteen a.m. – the air was sharp and cool
and i wondered where you buried our dark little jewel
and the heat rising, in the room
i am digging graves. i am digging graves
and the water boiling, on the stove
i am digging graves. i am digging gravesso i held you close to me
i saw the shadows start to gather outside beneath the sycamore tree
and something was changing
this was something here entirely new
bursting into blossom inside of us both with the sun coming up and
me holding onto youand your body breathing on mine
i am digging graves. i am digging graves
and your hands running through my hair
i am digging graves. i am digging graves