We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

I Dismissed Your Work

by Reece Sullivan

/

about

Written early 2012, Baton Rouge to May 2013, Lafayette, LA.

lyrics

I dismissed your work for several years
But I found it hard to take
That the words you once wrote drenched in beers
Somehow dried and blew away
I searched the earth both far and near
But none could give voice to my pain
Come back and sing your song so dark and strange

You worked as though you soul were at stake
As you scavenged to find some meat
Oh, you cut your teeth on William Blake
And William Butler Yeats
You sailed the moon into the lake
With words transcending the beat
Boy, you hit on something real and something deep

I'm telling you these things, 'cause I know that they're true
It's a very strange spiritual thing that we do
I'm trying to speak in plain terms that have practical use
And I'm telling you these things as a friend, because I care for you

I've seen the fashion come and go
I've heard the modern sound
Always empty, vacant, and lacking worth
Oh, one hears it round & round
I've travelled quite far upon the earth
But there ain't much of value I've found
Most things are cheaply made and let me down

In case your memory's failing you
I'll show you how it's done
And I'll make it all look easy, too
With words rolling off the tongue
And yes, these things were things you knew
Made clear in the song that you sung
Come back and sing your song; fill up your lungs

I'm telling you these things, 'cause I know that they're true
It's a very strange spiritual thing that we do
I'm trying to speak in plain terms that have practical use
And I'm telling you these things as a friend, because I care for you

Alternative Verse:
I've found it hard to come to terms
With your loss of art and such
For I believed in you as a fan will do
Perhaps believed too much
I assume and hope you see this, too
And throw me a wild, counter-punch
Forgo the easy road and lose the crutch

credits

released April 27, 2017
Paul Buller: pedal steel
Mixing: Kieran McIntosh
Photo and design: AR Taylor

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Reece Sullivan Lafayette, Louisiana

Originally from Arkansas, and now in Lafayette, LA, I play the surrounding areas regularly. Over the course of the years, I've reinvented myself musically many times: piano to guitar, classical to art rock, art rock to folk, flat picking to finger-picking, solely songwriting to performing. My latest incarnation has me playing out often, sometimes touring, and writing and recording consistently. ... more

contact / help

Contact Reece Sullivan

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

Reece Sullivan recommends:

If you like Reece Sullivan, you may also like: