Shawn Colvin - Kill The Messenger Lyrics
Jane it sure looks like rain
These Canadian plains
And their windblown hair
Jane the bruise colored clouds
The smell of the ground
I have seen you
In your fluttering dress
And your dry face of steel
As you're dragging your red rowing boat
Cross the forever fields
See Jane something's gone dead
Inside my head
There's nothing but fear
The tears of relief
Seem ages from here
Sometimes the beauty of life
Hits like lightening washing everything
clear
And these dimmers of doubt flicker
Fade out and disappear
But Jane that is a luxury
There are those of little faith it seems
And they beg for truth like charity
And I see them on every street corner
They are holding out one righteous hand
While the other leads the marching band
In the shadow hymn of the scratchman
Heed the message, kill the messenger
Jane I heard you found love
Wriggling up from the mud
On the shores of Granville
But Jane in the wink of an eye
The naysayers fly
Like hounds at your heels
Jane they'll whisper your name
And you won't feel the chains
And you won't see the moss
Oh, Jane there's an art to the game
The aesthetics of love
The athletics of loss
Sometimes someone drifts by
And our nets get entwined in the sea
And in time I might find
They still mean something to me
But Jane that is a luxury
There are those of little faith in me
And they pull me down like gravity
And I see them on every street corner
They are masters in the sleight of hand
They are dancers and they step so grand
To the shibboleth of Shadowland
Heed the message, kill the messenger
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Shawn Colvin Kill The Messenger Comments
Incredible song, three incredible musicians. I can find no fault with this. This is how music should be done.
Kill The Blues with an exclusive backstage interview with Shawn from 1999! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQjyQQ8j1T0
What is your favorite Shawn Colvin song?
keep the message. kill the messenger :)
"heed" the message, kill the messenger.
this is some beautiful shit right here!!!!!
August 21, 2017 @ 1022am - Dear Husband, I love you forever. I'd like to state here publicly what you already 'know'. I've been informed just now that I was incorrect somewhat as it turns out that you are both Saint Brigid of Ireland and Archangel Michael. I know, I'm having a hard time with it too but they are quite insistent. If I didn't write it down right now I'd be in big, big, BIG trouble. So, I am so humbled to share this soul with you. You are so magnificent Shawn Colvin. I'm giddy with love for you. Peace
Shawn, I wish you would write more songs like your old stuff! It's the best!
Wonderful!
Larry Klein-bass (Joni Mitchell's ex husband, producer for Joni and Shawn), Steuart Smith-guitar.
Just discovered this great performer today ! Awesome !!
There's so much power in shawn's simplicity. I love it!
19 anni che ascolto questa canzone... E in ogni versione mi piace sempre di più! I've been listening to it for 19 years, and in various versions I like it more and more!
The impact of this song and performance is simply stunning. I've listened to it for years and am continually amazed at the size of the HEART in this song. "To the Shibboleth of Shadow Land" Oh My God! Brilliant. A huge shout out to the bass and lead guitars...perfection.
Oh and I forgot, STUIEEE ROCKS!!!
What kills me is the crowd, sullen and dead faced, did the show pick them for this quality? My wife and I had the chance to talk to Shawn years ago at the 09.09.99 show in Tinley Park,IL and she said she liked a dynamic crowd. I would have liked to a little noise anyway.
Nice!
only trhee musicians... awesome!
STEUIE!!!!!!!!
Hell...I got nothin: Her songwriting is just too good.
"As you're dragging your red rowing boat across the forever fields..." .Hell, I got nothin': it's just too stunning. Jane Sexton was never a household name, but she sure has inspired wonderful songs: this, and Peter Gabriel's "Mercy Street."
jungkvist She's said it was inspired by another musician, Jane Siberry.
God i love her. One of the greatest songwriters of our time.