You want someone to want you for who you are
I want someone to try and let me down easy, easy tonight
Easy, easy tonight
Honey, it’s no secret that with matters of the heart
I’m reserved, I’m irrational and rarely ever start
Since the world’s dark and often inhumane
We relish our condition, come drinking in the rain
‘Cause you remember when, after Paris
We all decided the best way to fight it was
Drink wine, dance, heal and pray
And make love that lasts with a vengeance
So you can join the cowards all aboard the outrage train
You can stay afraid, or slit the throat of fear and be brave
And scratch a little itch ‘till you’re moving like a motherfucker
Up in this bitch
You wanted to fight for a cause?
Then go out and fall in love
Don’t stop, don’t stop believing
In truth, grace, and the grieving
You want someone to want you for who you are
I want someone to try and let me down easy, easy tonight
Easy, easy tonight
Have I told y'all how much I love Gang of Youths? Oh yeah. I guess I have. Twice. Well, they've been putting out a steady string of really great new music. From the totally rockin' "Atlas Drowned" to today's Most Important "Let Me Down Easy" which has a bit of a lighter sound and feel than most of their other work. Love the message and the lyrics and the bouncy beats. It reminds me of something...but I can't place it. Anyway, I'm excited for their new album, Go Farther In Lightness, to drop. What I don't love is that I've missed them on their latest US tour. They played The Bottom of The Hill in SF too. One of my favorite venues! That makes four times I've just barely missed them. Dang it. They're up to #1 on my list of bands to see and I'd love to do it before they're huge. :D
RIYL: The Gaslight Anthem, Woodlock, The National, Frank Turner, Ted Leo
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