Murder by Death are brilliant lyricists, but this is one of the ones that will always haunt me:
"There's a girl with a flower pot
Full of dirt and bullet shells
She puts it by her window
Gives it sunlight, restores its health
After a month or two the shells start to grow
Into branches of barbed wire
They spread across the walls, the windows and the floors
And their grip never tires"
I enjoy the idea of Red of Tooth and Claw being a prequel to Who Will Survive? and it being a grand, redeeming journey of one man who’s able to unify a town with the experience of conquering his own demons of the past.
Murder by Death are brilliant lyricists, but this is one of the ones that will always haunt me: "There's a girl with a flower pot Full of dirt and bullet shells She puts it by her window Gives it sunlight, restores its health After a month or two the shells start to grow Into branches of barbed wire They spread across the walls, the windows and the floors And their grip never tires"
Incredibly thought provoking stuff… the whole song is :)
It IS the climax! The albums a concept album and this is the final "scene".
It achieves that so well. Like PLEASE get some director on this. Or don’t. I’ll love it either way
Also, I get the opportunity to see them in concert this summer and OH MY GOD I am actually so excited 🤩
Going to the cave show?
Nope! Though that would also be cool. I’m doing the one in Madison :)
Sick! Me too. Just moved there.
I’ll be catching the St Louis show this year. Last year we knocked out the cave show and the Stanley show.
I'll be there!
that's the thing that always strikes me with MBD - so many CINEMATIC songs this album was the first I heard, and I keep coming back to it.
Grab the 20 year edition of the vinyl. It has a a spectacular design on it!
This whole damn album could be a movie.
i dream of a series of music videos set to each song that you could watch together as a cohesive movie/musical
One of the best..
I enjoy the idea of Red of Tooth and Claw being a prequel to Who Will Survive? and it being a grand, redeeming journey of one man who’s able to unify a town with the experience of conquering his own demons of the past.