The Avett Brothers — Open-Ended Life
Album: Magpie and the DandelionAvg rating:
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Pack a change of clothes
and a pillow for the road for when we drift off to sleep
Put the sketches and the notes in a box labeled "burn with furniture"
We will watch the fire burn the whole entire house we built down to ashes
From the mirror we'll admire how the flame quickly retires
we won't waste no long goodbyes on the smoke or foolish lies
that finally passed us
Let's find something new to talk about
I'm tired talkin' 'bout myself
I spent my whole life talking to convince everyone
that I was something else
And the part that kinda hurts
is I think it finally worked
and now I'm leaving
I get the feeling things have changed
but the mystery to me
is where and when along the way
did anyone decide that they believed me
I was taught to keep an open-ended life
and never trap myself in nothin'
I was told to keep an open-ended life
and never trap yourself in nothin'
When we settle down in another nowhere town
let's tell our neighbors
We won't be here long
and we'll be quiet but don't go asking any favors
I can't stand the unexpected, uninvited visits from too many strangers
My trust has dwindled down
and I can leave here just as abruptly as I came here.
I was taught to keep an open-ended life
and never trap myself in nothin'
I was told to keep an open-ended life
and never trap yourself in nothin'
and a pillow for the road for when we drift off to sleep
Put the sketches and the notes in a box labeled "burn with furniture"
We will watch the fire burn the whole entire house we built down to ashes
From the mirror we'll admire how the flame quickly retires
we won't waste no long goodbyes on the smoke or foolish lies
that finally passed us
Let's find something new to talk about
I'm tired talkin' 'bout myself
I spent my whole life talking to convince everyone
that I was something else
And the part that kinda hurts
is I think it finally worked
and now I'm leaving
I get the feeling things have changed
but the mystery to me
is where and when along the way
did anyone decide that they believed me
I was taught to keep an open-ended life
and never trap myself in nothin'
I was told to keep an open-ended life
and never trap yourself in nothin'
When we settle down in another nowhere town
let's tell our neighbors
We won't be here long
and we'll be quiet but don't go asking any favors
I can't stand the unexpected, uninvited visits from too many strangers
My trust has dwindled down
and I can leave here just as abruptly as I came here.
I was taught to keep an open-ended life
and never trap myself in nothin'
I was told to keep an open-ended life
and never trap yourself in nothin'
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Well, they seem earnest and whatnot, but this isn't really doing anything for me.
Keef wrote:
...The Santa Barbara County Bowl is the nicest venue that I have ever been to...
It can be very nice, depending on the weather. I used to live a few blocks towards the ocean from the bowl, people were forever giving away tickets they couldn't sell once the concert started. Lot of trickle-down goodies in that little town if you're courteous and not too scary-looking. scraig wrote:
Just saw them in Santa Barbara and they were AWESOME!
Lucky You. The Santa Barbara County Bowl is the nicest venue that I have ever been to. Gotta see these boys to really get them.
Just saw them in Santa Barbara and they were AWESOME!
Lucky You. The Santa Barbara County Bowl is the nicest venue that I have ever been to. Gotta see these boys to really get them.
I know that the conventional wisdom right now is that these guys are the real deal, I just haven't made the connection yet.
I guess this band just ain't right for me. Nothing really works and they sound more like a hybrid country (in the MOR sense) and light rock band. Musically they are not doing much and the vocals hurt. Can't win them all
Just saw them in Santa Barbara and they were AWESOME!
no, no, no, not after Kathleen Edwards! Boo, hiss Oh ,well, I'll just mute and listen to more of Kathleen on ITunes to see what else I can buy.
Where's auto-tune when ya need it? Zzzzzzzzzz
not bad,but also nothing special.nice to hear them play in the local bar on a saturdaynight.
Used to be a big Avett Bros fan, but these guys are getting worse and worse. And what is with that album cover? Horrid.
Another great album from the Avett Brothers. Thanks for playing.