effsod

[ForeverAutumn]

That's right, it's a new effsod thread, or Friday Song Of the Day for those who may not be familiar with this custom.

I suppose that I could have also posted this in the morning commute thread, but since it's Friday...well...an FOSD thread seemed appropriate.

My song today is Lesson Learned off of Ray Lamontagne's album Till the Sun Turns Black. This song just hammers home to me what a great songwriter this man is. The lyrics are simple yet poetic. The phrasing of the sentences is just beautiful. I especially love the last verse and the way that he interjects the thought "now looking back it seems surreal". The melody is simple but emotional. I repeated this song four times on the drive into work this morning. This is the kind of song that I listen to and think, "damn I wish that I could write like this!"

Well the truth it fell so heavy
Like a hammer through the room
That I could choose another over her
You always said I was an actor, baby
Guess in truth you thought me just amateur

That you never saw the signs
That you never lost your grip
Oh, come on now
That's such a childish claim
Now I wear the brand of traitor
Don't it seem a bit absurd
When it's clear I was so obviously framed
When it's clear I was so obviously framed

Now you act so surprised
To hear what you already know
And all you really had to do was ask
I'd have told you straight away
All those lies were truth
And all that was false was fact

Now you hold me close and hard
But I was like a statue at most
Refusing to acknowledge you'd been hurt
Now you're clawing at my throat
And you're crying all is lost
But your tears they felt so hot upon my shirt
But your tears they felt so hot upon my shirt

Well the truth it fell so heavy
Like a hammer through the room
That I could choose another over her
You always said I was an actor, baby
Guess in truth you thought me just amateur

Was it you who told me once
Now looking back it seems surreal
That all our mistakes are merely grist for the mill
So why is it now after I had my fill
Would you steal from me the sorrow that I've earned
Shall we call this a lesson learned?
Shall we call this a lesson learned?