Sun Kil Moon - Micheline Lyrics






Micheline used to come to our house and knock on our door.
My dad would answer and say, "What do you want, girl?" and she'd say, "Can I take a bath with Mark?"
My dad would say, "My son ain't here," send her home and shut the door and we'd all laugh.
And Micheline would walk down the street glowing and smiling like she just got Paul McCartney's autograph.
Her brain worked a little slower than the others; she wore thick-rimmed glasses.
She took a different bus to school than the other kids and was in different kind of classes.

When she got older a neighborhood thug moved in with her and started taking her welfare payments.
He took her down to the bank, helped her withdraw her savings that was put away for her and he went off with it.
The cops caught up with him, he did a little time and cut to many years later:
He's doing life in a Florida penitentiary with his father, both of them for murder.

Micheline, Micheline. Micheline, Micheline. Micheline, Micheline, Micheline.
She wanted love like anyone else.
Micheline, Micheline, Micheline,
She had dreams like anyone else.

My friend Brett, my friend Brett, my friend Brett, my friend Brett, he liked to play the guitar.
But he had an awkward way of playing barre chords with two fingers spreading his index and middle fingers really far apart.
One day in band practice he dropped like a deer was shot and was flipping around like a fish.
He had an aneurysm triggered by a nerve in his hand from the strain he was putting on it.
I went to see him in Ohio; he had a horseshoe shaped scar on his scalp and he talked real slow.
We played pool like we did in our teens and his head was shaved and he still wore bell-bottomed jeans.

In '99 I was on tour in Sweden when I called home
To tell my mom I got a part in a movie when she said "Mark, there's something that you need to know."
"Brett died the other day, you really should send a letter to his mom and dad."
And I got on my train in Malmo and looked out at the snow feeling somewhere between happy and sad.
My friend Brett, my friend Brett. My friend Brett, my friend Brett. My friend Brett, my friend Brett, my friend Brett.
He had a wife and a son.
My friend Brett, my friend Brett, my friend Brett.
He just liked to play guitar and he never hurt anyone.

My grandma, my grandma, my grandma, my grandma, my grandma, my grandma.
Before she passed away we'd go and visit her at my aunt's house when I was small.
I couldn't bear the shape she was in so at the top of the driveway I'd sit in the car.
One day I was just fucking around when I put it in reverse and I was free-falling.
I remember the car moving backwards; my heart was beating and I blacked out.
Another car was coming down the street and I totalled them both and I got knocked out.

My grandma, my grandma, my grandma, my grandma, my grandma, my grandma.
First time I met her, she lived in L.A.; I think it was Huntington Park.
I made friends with a kid named Marceau and another kid named Cyrus Hunt.
We'd go downtown and get ice cream and feed french fries to the pigeons and talk to the handicapped vets from Vietnam.
It was the first time I saw a hummingbird, or a palm tree, or a lizard.
Or saw an ocean, or heard David Bowie's "Young Americans" and I saw the movie "Benji" in the theatre.
My grandma, my grandma. My grandma, my grandma. My grandma, my grandma, my grandma.
I heard she had a pretty hard life.
But after her first husband passed away she met a man from California and he treated her really nice.

My grandma, my grandma. My grandma, my grandma. My grandma, my grandma, my grandma.
My grandma was diagnosed at 62.
Her kids stepped up to the plate for her and were there the whole way through.





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  1. M.... K....

    how can a song by a middle-aged american be so specific yet make so much sense to a british teenager, what a genius

    M.... K....

    Just as it can make perfect sense to an Indian teenager. Music really is universal, isn't it? :)

  2. S.... S....

    dam... wish i could have written this song.

  3. R.... R....

    My grandma lived in Florida, and this song is hauntingly accurate. She passed away from cancer at 61.

  4. B.... ....

    My grandma just passed away this afternoon. I immediately came to this song for comfort. Sun Kil Moon is unbelievably soothing.

  5. J.... G....

    Micheline used to come to our house and knock on our door
    My dad would answer and say, "What do you want girl?"
    And she'd say, "Can I take a bath with Mark?"
    My dad would say, "My son ain't here
    Send her home and shut the door and we'd all laugh
    And Micheline would walk down the street
    Glowing and smiling like she just got Paul McCartney's autograph

    Her brain worked a little slower than the others; she wore thick-rimmed glasses
    She took a different bus to school than the other kids and was in different kind of classes

    When she got older a neighborhood thug moved in with her
    And started taking her welfare payments
    He took her down to the bank
    Helped her withdraw her savings that was put away for her and he went off with it
    The cops caught up with him, he did a little time and cut too many years later
    He's doing life in a Florida penitentiary with his father, both of them for murder

    Micheline, Micheline
    Micheline, Micheline
    Micheline, Micheline, Micheline
    She wanted love like anyone else
    Micheline, Micheline, Micheline
    She had dreams like anyone else

    My friend Brett, my friend Brett, my friend Brett, my friend Brett, he liked to play the guitar
    But he had an awkward way of playing barre chords
    With two fingers spreading his index and middle fingers really far apart
    One day in band practice he dropped like a deer was shot and was flipping around like a fish
    He had an aneurysm triggered by a nerve in his hand from the strain he was putting on it
    I went to see him in Ohio; he had a horseshoe shaped scar on his scalp and he talked real slow
    We played pool like we did in our teens and his head was shaved and he still wore bell-bottomed jeans

  6. P.... ....

    This chord progression is nearly identical to the Among the Leaves track "Elaine"

    P.... ....

    Its not that unique of a chord progression

  7. N.... H....

    horrible,whiney bruce springsteen mimic!,give it up dude...

  8. l.... g....

    sun of a bitch! made me cry!

    l.... g....

    oops! SON of a bitch, of course!"

  9. b.... ....

    Gets me every damn time.

  10. k.... ....

    this song is a warm blanket on a snowy evening. a dog lay at the foot of the bed. you're sipping a perfect cup of coffee, remembering the other cups you've had and the pots you've shared in your life.

  11. J.... F....

    so few people have the balls to be this honest.

  12. C.... H....

    "it was the first time I'd saw a hummingbird or a palm tree or a lizard, or saw an ocean, or heard David Bowie's 'Young Americans' and I saw the movie 'Benji' in the theater." - that's my favorite part, along with the end, "was diagnosed at 62 / her kids stepped up to the plate for her and they were there the whole way through."

    C.... H....

    The song is so sad but it actually has a happy ending. Great touch.

  13. R.... L....

    This song is really unique and original in a lot of ways. It would be really stupid if only it wasn't so darn sad.

  14. h.... ....

    Sometimes I feel great emotion just in remembering everything and certain stories in life stick with you, life is so beautiful and is worth letting it all out, I love how absolutely deep music can go, it's so moving because it's so detailed and honest

  15. H.... ....

    I was listening to this and then I started crying

  16. O.... E....

    The part about Brett always gets me, I can't imagine the pain of his awkward barre chords

    O.... E....

    I can't imagine dropping dead because of the tension in my fucking hands. This song fucked me up

    O.... E....

    After I first heard it I was afraid to play guitar for a while because worried I’d hit a nerve in my finger and have an aneurys,

  17. J.... D....

    Mary Lou & Kurt

    J.... D....

    omg. xo

    J.... D....

    @Mary Lou Lord We ALL wish he would have married you instead

  18. T.... M....

    Thank you Mary Lou Lord for this song. Now I can't stop listening. So beautiful, so heartfelt.

  19. A.... ....

    "I made friends with a kid named Marceau and another kid named Charizard".

    A.... ....

    I thought he said And another kid named "Cyrus"..haha. xo

    A.... ....

    you're correct

  20. M.... ....

    MY GRANDMA MY GRANDMA MY GRANDMA

    M.... ....

    MY GRANDMA MY GRANDMA MY GRANDMA MY GRANDMA MY GRANDMA MY GRANDMA MY GRANDMA MY GRANDMA MY GRANDMA MY GRANDMA

  21. h.... ....

    a mighty fine album

  22. q.... y....

    feeling somewhere between happy and sad

  23. K.... G....

    I discovered this band at the perfect time. I'm dealing with very intense emotions and this is soothing to the ear.

  24. D.... G....

    This song is probably the funniest thing I've heard since Dan Cusack's fart joke

  25. m.... l....

    this song is so fascinating
    filled with mark's bad memories
    it's so strange yet amazing how he sings about death so much
    i know that benji is more death-themed than any other album of his but this.... is like the most depressing thing in the whole world

  26. P.... ....

    This song fucks me up so bad.

  27. R.... B....

    My grandma passed away today..
    this song really gets me now

  28. A.... G....

    I live in Huntington Park xD this song is really cool ...I know Cyrus Hunt!!!! xD lol jokes.

  29. A.... N....

    the piano bit in the song changes the tempo just at the right time. love it either way

  30. r.... ....

    she was born in a small town

  31. J.... H....

    I love it how he seems to be celebrating each of their lives when the chorus melody rolls around. This whole album feels like a good friend sitting down and opening up to me with all of the things that he's been thinking about over the years. Definitely an all time favorite. Thanks, Mark.

    J.... H....

    John, I miss you, buddy. This song and you. I'm crying right now. Thanks, Mark. Thanks, John.

  32. M.... P....

    Love the fact that he starts playing a piano when the grandma part comes. That piano means that he felt that death a bit more than the others, he really must have loved her

    M.... P....

    oh my god yeah ive noticed that recently
    i thought the same thing and wow i keep coming back to this video and the album in general
    i love how he ends the song singing about how her children were there for her
    ;-; so nice

    M.... P....

    @Carpettower I cry every time i hear this song. 

  33. C.... ....

    4:29
    This part got stuck in my head for like a week

    C.... ....

    same here, i was walking down the street singing "my grandma" to myself and people gave me looks

    C.... ....

    @Pezweb (Mauricio Parada) hahahaha that same exact thing happened to me

    C.... ....

    @Carpettower thanks dude,now it's stucked in my head too :D BUT they're playing a gig here in croatia so I can sing along

    C.... ....

    +Pezweb (Mauricio Parada) lol same thing here

    C.... ....

    Internal prayer

  34. M.... P....

    This guy's lyrics are something else... u can feel the honesty in his words and i believe he dont even try to beautify anything, is so true that the beauty of it comes out by itself

  35. a.... ....

    I feel it

  36. B.... J....

    My name is Brett...my ex-fiancee (we're still very good friends) is Micheline. I'm a little weirded out right now, hearing this song...

    B.... J....

    Was she a bit slower than the other kids and wore thick brown glasses :3

    B.... J....

    do u play the guitar? be careful...

    B.... J....

    I'm glad that you and your ex-fiancee are still very good friends. I don't how your situation unfolded, but it's good that you two managed to work it out like that.

    B.... J....

    You might want to let mark know you're okay

    B.... J....

    MY FRIEND BRETT MY FRIEND BRETT MY FRIEND BRETT

  37. c.... b....

    Incredible

  38. d.... c....

    I agree

  39. N.... M....

    June <3 Richardson

  40. N.... M....

    Michael <3 Venus

  41. N.... M....

    Jean <3 Venus