I already wrote the story behind this song in an article titled "Farewell Song Sweet From My Trees."  Nick Cave once said something to the effect that his songs know more about his life than he does.  So, for reasons I'm not entirely aware of, I'm posting it again.

"Farewell Song Sweet From My Trees" is from the Wild Hearts Forever album.

Thanks for listening.

Farewell Song Sweet From My Trees

I haven't felt this clean for a thousand years
The desert dried my eyes
and the sea washed away my fears
The forest blinded me so I could see the lie I had become
The highway bit me on the ankle
and took me back from where I'd come

Home
to my amazement,
home

Home to my silver steel mouse on the side of the hill
home to the little city sitting on the windowsill
home

It's at least a thousand miles as the scarecrow cries
Over seas of shining snakes
and clear blue skies
Over cities and towns reduced to towers of smoke
It don't matter if I luvya,
cuz baby I'm broke

And so, for now,
I say goodbye

Don't curse my name, don't make it worse,
I'll tellya why—
My friends,
we live in a chandelier dropped from the sky
And when we get to the other side of goodbye,
don'tcha know?

We'll say hello.

©2014 Nathan Payne