Lera Lynn "My Least Favorite Life"
Lera Lynn "My Least Favorite Life"
From the True Detective soundtrack.
(Available on iTunes already. At least the first two songs are.)
Was heard in S02:E01 "The Western Book of the Dead"
(the live music playing in the bar where Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn were talking)
Here is the whole scene, though the songs fades out in the middle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOqzziWdVzk
Lera Lynn "My Least Favorite Life"
This is my least favorite life
The one where you fly and I don't
The kiss holds a million deceits
And a lifetime goes up in smoke
This is my least favorite you
Who floats far above earth and stone
The nights that I twist on the rack
Is the time that I feel most at home
We wandering in the shade
And the rustle of falling leaves
A bird on the edge of a blade
Lost now forever, my love, in a sweet memory
The station rolls away from the train
The blue pulls away from the sky
The whisper of two broken wings
May be they're yours, maybe they're mine
This is my least favorite life
The one where I am out of my mind
The one where you are just out of reach
The one where I stay and you fly
I am wandering in the shade
And the rustle of falling leaves
A bird on the edge of the blade
Lost now forever, my love, in a sweet memory
Lyrics source: https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Lera-Lynn/My-Least-Favorite-Life
Interesting THR article on the first episode:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/true-detective-season-2-references-804056
A few quotes from the article (the music related ones):
"All the Gold in California": The song that plays over the closing credits is by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis. It's a cover of a 1979 hit by the Gatlin Brothers that's decidedly darker than its predecessor. It's one of two original songs in the episode.
Lera Lynn: The woman singing in the bar where Ray (Colin Farrell) and Frank (Vince Vaughn) meet is country singer Lynn, performing another original song called "My Least Favorite Life." If her voice sounds familiar, it's because she also sings "The Only Thing Worth Fighting For" in a season two teaser.
"Nevermind": The theme song for season two is this spare track by Leonard Cohen from his 2014 album Popular Problems. Potentially key lyric: "I was not caught/though many tried/I live among you/Well disguised."