Rob Dougan
Recently mrfantastico did a post where he had commenters pick a number and then uploaded a corresponding music file for them to listen to. I of course went back to the post and listened to many of the songs which he posted for other people. One of these was "I'm Not Driving Anymore" by Rob Dougan, which fucking blew me away. When I had a few dollars I bought a copy of his album, "Furious Angels." It arrived today and turned out to be the best album I have heard in a very long time. I haven't even finished the whole thing yet and I already feel that this album warrants an entire post. This man is fucking great. He has this amazing voice that you can hear his entire soul through and the music is just beautiful. He seems to share my feelings about love:
You're a dirty needle
You're in my blood
And there's no curing me
And I want to run
To a place you can't see me...
'Cause love, like a knife in the back, has cut me down and I'm bleeding - yeah I'm bleeding
And if you go, angels will run to defend me - to defend me
He's also clearly at least a little insane:
(And I say) that I won't rest my head until hell is your home
You'll think that you're safe but oh no
You'll feel the cold of my gun hit your head
Ah you left me for dead
And you didn't stay close to me didn't stay by my side
I was choking in blood as delight filled your eyes
You're gonna burn for each word that you said
'Cause you
Left me for, left me for, left me for
Dead
But I don't want to search no more
There's nowhere to hide
So why don't you come quietly my love
I wanted to say, to say that you sure proved the death of me
Now I've reached a dead end, and I can't go back
But if I'm going down you'll come with me...
Okay, more than a little:
You're all I want
You're all I need
You're all I've got
All I see
It won't be long
'Til suddenly
You'll find he's gone
And you'll turn around and see
There's only me
Most people of genius are insane though, right? Right? It's not all insanity though:
Where will we go when we get old
When the bustle and the noise
Get too frightening
When each and every angry word
Is banished to the past
That when I think...
We'll learn as we go
To float far away
Into silence
And I'll watch your face
And read of patience and grace
In each line there
And:
She thinks that I was born yesterday
She thinks that I go out with the tide and fade at the end of the day
She thinks my hairs arent' numbered
And when pricked I don't cry in pain
Just 'cause I smile like a child born yesterday
And:
I want to weave a musical spell
That leaves you unwell and thinking of me everyday
I want to play you a tune that leaves you marooned and troubled
Each time I'm away
Is there a melody - that could lead you to me - like a lullabied child lead to sleep?
So for one moment in time, you'd find that you're mine
And softly I'd kiss you and weep...
I want to play a silver note that fills you with hope
And tames you to feed from my hand
A turquoise chord that invites you to soar
And fly... to a faraway land
A symphony that gently leads you to sit and be still with me
And grief doesn't frighten me
At its worst it delights me
'Cause I want to kiss you and weep
So, as I have already stated, I really really love this album. Everyone should go out and buy it. I've uploaded "I'm Not Driving Anymore" to yousendit and the link follows. This isn't my very favorite song on the album, but it's still a fucking great song and is the only one I have in mp3 format. I realize that yousendit has really been a little bitch recently, so if anyone has trouble downloading it please contact me and I will get the file to you some other way.
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=4984AF6D1D8ABEB8
You're a dirty needle
You're in my blood
And there's no curing me
And I want to run
To a place you can't see me...
'Cause love, like a knife in the back, has cut me down and I'm bleeding - yeah I'm bleeding
And if you go, angels will run to defend me - to defend me
He's also clearly at least a little insane:
(And I say) that I won't rest my head until hell is your home
You'll think that you're safe but oh no
You'll feel the cold of my gun hit your head
Ah you left me for dead
And you didn't stay close to me didn't stay by my side
I was choking in blood as delight filled your eyes
You're gonna burn for each word that you said
'Cause you
Left me for, left me for, left me for
Dead
But I don't want to search no more
There's nowhere to hide
So why don't you come quietly my love
I wanted to say, to say that you sure proved the death of me
Now I've reached a dead end, and I can't go back
But if I'm going down you'll come with me...
Okay, more than a little:
You're all I want
You're all I need
You're all I've got
All I see
It won't be long
'Til suddenly
You'll find he's gone
And you'll turn around and see
There's only me
Most people of genius are insane though, right? Right? It's not all insanity though:
Where will we go when we get old
When the bustle and the noise
Get too frightening
When each and every angry word
Is banished to the past
That when I think...
We'll learn as we go
To float far away
Into silence
And I'll watch your face
And read of patience and grace
In each line there
And:
She thinks that I was born yesterday
She thinks that I go out with the tide and fade at the end of the day
She thinks my hairs arent' numbered
And when pricked I don't cry in pain
Just 'cause I smile like a child born yesterday
And:
I want to weave a musical spell
That leaves you unwell and thinking of me everyday
I want to play you a tune that leaves you marooned and troubled
Each time I'm away
Is there a melody - that could lead you to me - like a lullabied child lead to sleep?
So for one moment in time, you'd find that you're mine
And softly I'd kiss you and weep...
I want to play a silver note that fills you with hope
And tames you to feed from my hand
A turquoise chord that invites you to soar
And fly... to a faraway land
A symphony that gently leads you to sit and be still with me
And grief doesn't frighten me
At its worst it delights me
'Cause I want to kiss you and weep
So, as I have already stated, I really really love this album. Everyone should go out and buy it. I've uploaded "I'm Not Driving Anymore" to yousendit and the link follows. This isn't my very favorite song on the album, but it's still a fucking great song and is the only one I have in mp3 format. I realize that yousendit has really been a little bitch recently, so if anyone has trouble downloading it please contact me and I will get the file to you some other way.
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=4984AF6D1D8ABEB8