Oh Valencia! (Decemberists)

[SPKrazy]

This is a GREAT song- the vid is a live version, but it rocks!

Enjoy


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz4YVuOh4Os

You belong to the gang
And you say you can't break away
But I'm here with my hands on my heart

Our families can't agree
I'm your brother's sworn enemy
But I'll shout out my love to the stars

So wait for the stone on your window, your window
Wait by the car and we'll go, we'll go

When first we laid eyes
I swore to no compromise
'Til I felt my caress on your skin

Well, how soon we were betrayed
Your sister gave us away
And your father came all unhinged

So wait for the stone on your window, your window
Wait by the car and we'll go, we'll go

Oh Valencia
With your blood still warm on the ground
Valencia
And I swear to the stars
I'll burn this whole city down

All I heard was a shout
Of your brother calling me out
And you ran like a fool to my side

Well the shot, it hit hard
And your frame went limp in my arms
And an oath of love was your dying cry

So wait for the stone on your window, your window
Wait by the car and we'll, go we'll go

Oh Valencia
With your blood still warm on the ground
Valencia
And I'll burn this whole city down
Valencia
With your blood gettin' cold on the ground
Valencia
And I swear to the stars
I'll burn this whole city down

[SPKrazy]

1. I'll Burn This Whole City Down

gangland love story

hmmmm, anyone ever hear a story like this before???

;-)

[Crap_in_a_Hat]

2. Great song

It was my jumping-off point for the Decemberists.

[GOPisEvil]

3. We Both Go Down Together!

Here on these cliffs of Dover
so high you can't see over
and while your head is spinning
hold tight it's just beginning

you come from parents' wanton
a childhood rough and rotten
I come from wealth and beauty
untouched by work or duty

and oh, my love, my love.
and oh, my love, my love.
We both go down together.

I found you, a tattooed tramp
A dirty daughter from the labor camps
I laid you down in the grass of a clearing
You wept, but your soul was willing

and oh, my love. my love.
and oh, my love. my love.
We both go down together.

And my parents will never consent to this love
But I hold your hand

Meet me on my vast veranda
My sweet untouched Miranda
and while the seagulls are crying
we fall but our souls are flying

and oh, my love. my love.
and oh, my love. my love.
and oh, my love. my love.
and oh, my love. my love.
We both go down together.

[tinfoil tiaras]

4. I love Colin Meloy's songwriting

Every song is like a little story...it's really cool

:hi:

[GOPisEvil]

5. By the way, if you get the chance to see them live, DO IT!!

You will not be disappointed.

[SPKrazy]

6. Oh I Will Do That If I Have The Chance