Bells for John Whiteside's Daughter [bonus track from Ransom EP]
from The Life You Save by Whiteside's Daughter
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about
This is an adaptation of John Crowe Ransom's classic poem, "Bells for John Whiteside's Daughter."
lyrics
There was such speed in her small body
And such lightness in her footfall
It is no wonder her brown study
Astonishes us all, us all
The bells at noon
March us to her grave
And death comes soon
And no one can be saved
Her wars were bruited in our window
We looked among orchard trees and beyond
Where she took arms against her shadow
Or harried geese unto the pond, the pond
The bells at noon
March us to her grave
And death comes soon
And no one can be saved
Like a snow cloud dripping its snow on the green grass
Tricking and stopping
Sleepy and proud
Cried in goose, Alas!
For the tireless heart within her
And with her rod she made them rise
From their apple-dreams and scuttle
These geese under the skies, the skies
There go the bells and we are ready
In one house we're sternly stopped
To say we're vexed at her brown study
Lying here so primly propped
The bells at noon
March us to her grave
And death comes soon
And no one can be saved
And such lightness in her footfall
It is no wonder her brown study
Astonishes us all, us all
The bells at noon
March us to her grave
And death comes soon
And no one can be saved
Her wars were bruited in our window
We looked among orchard trees and beyond
Where she took arms against her shadow
Or harried geese unto the pond, the pond
The bells at noon
March us to her grave
And death comes soon
And no one can be saved
Like a snow cloud dripping its snow on the green grass
Tricking and stopping
Sleepy and proud
Cried in goose, Alas!
For the tireless heart within her
And with her rod she made them rise
From their apple-dreams and scuttle
These geese under the skies, the skies
There go the bells and we are ready
In one house we're sternly stopped
To say we're vexed at her brown study
Lying here so primly propped
The bells at noon
March us to her grave
And death comes soon
And no one can be saved
credits
from The Life You Save,
track released August 16, 2020
Music by Steve Deaton, John McNaughton, and Stephen Poff
Lyrics by John Crowe Ransom and Steve Deaton
Steve Deaton - guitars, vocals
Stephen Poff - vocals
John McNaughton - bass
Brian Hughley - drums
Music by Steve Deaton, John McNaughton, and Stephen Poff
Lyrics by John Crowe Ransom and Steve Deaton
Steve Deaton - guitars, vocals
Stephen Poff - vocals
John McNaughton - bass
Brian Hughley - drums
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Whiteside's Daughter Jackson, Mississippi
Rooted deeply in the southern US, Whiteside’s Daughter is the brainchild of musician & English professor Steve Deaton. Influenced by 70’s prog, 80s metal, Southern rock, the Who, & the Southern Gothic literary tradition—Deaton is joined by drummer Brian Hughley. Once described as “Sabbath and Crimson meet Molly Hatchet and William Faulkner.” ... more
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Jun 2019
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