Today, listening a few times to The Go-Betweens‘ 16 Lovers Lane album, I was gripped again by how evocative and lovely it is. Particular songs, such as “Quiet Heart” somehow manage to bring on nostalgia while feeling new at the same time. It fit my mood today all too well.
“The heater’s on
The windows are thin
I’m trying hard to keep this warmth in
I turn to her, she’s sound asleep
Someplace I don’t know
Doesn’t matter how far you’ve come
You’ve always got further to go
I tried to tell you, yeah
I can only say it when we’re apart
About this storm inside of me
And how I miss your quiet, quiet, quiet heart
Two hours on
My eyes are open
There’s bad blood between us
And what did I say that made you cry?
Our dream won’t die
Doesn’t matter how far you come
You’ve always got further to go
I tried to tell you, yeah
I can only say it when we’re apart
About this storm inside of me
And how I miss your quiet, quiet, quiet heart
What is that light? That small red light
Scorpio rising
Doesn’t matter how far you come
You’ve always got further to go
I tried to tell you, yeah
I can only say it when we’re apart
About this storm inside of me
And how I miss your heart
I, I tried to tell her, yeah
I can only say it when we’re apart
About this storm inside of me
And how I miss her quiet, quiet, quiet heart“
Funny thing about some bands – thinking here of ones like The Go-Betweens or The Chills – fantastic music that so few people seem to have heard of. Such a shame.