the first thing that happened was the river overflowed
the water running through the streets and was sweet and cold
i knelt by the water like a doe by a stream
punch-drunk, snowblind, as though the whole thing were a bad dream
and then love pulled out the heavy artillery
kypris took the horses by the bit for the morning ride
i count my blessings, but you can only be expected to count so high
when love cuts the strings
i smeared myself with pennyroyal to keep the hounds at bay
you poked your head out of an alley half a block away
and i recognized you, though i'm not sure how
and the air turned red around you
as a dull chill came down over me
and then love summoned up the infantry
and the green-eyed goddess got ready for all out war
and i'd count my blessings,
but i don't even know what the word blessing means
when love cuts the strings
- :
- Beat the Champ
- Blood Capsules
- Transcendental Youth
- The Life Of The World To Come
- Heretic Pride
- All Eternals Deck
- Non-Album Releases
- Zopilote Machine
- Sweden
- Paper Towns (Music from the Motion Picture)
- Music From The Motion Picture Paper Towns
- La Face Cachée De Margo
- Città di Carta (la colonna sonora del film)
- The Sunset Tree
- Tallahassee
- 2003-07-02: The Guinguette Pirate
- 2003-09-27: Mercury, Austin, TX, USA
- 2004-02-11: Mills College Chapel, Oakland, CA, USA
- 2006-08-10: Athens Popfest, Athens, GA, USA
- 2004-10-19: Village Tavern, Mt. Pleasant, SC, USA