Writer(s): Michael Carrington TaylorLyrics powered by www.musixmatch. But then, I guess all good things are.It′s cradle to the grave, so be good to each other And try to be brave Oh, Mama, I don't know I′m as cold as ice and I don't wanna do no favors You can live your life like a prodigal son A wandering ace, you ain't got no one To roll the dice Try and keep your hat on People get ready, there′s a big ship coming I felt the fire, now it′s down among us Walked on wires, tried to be humble People get ready, now you know the deal It's in high cotton or it′s run like Hell No way to fake it No way to get around it Brother, you found it Down in Hardlytown Now they do ya They say we'll understand it better some day Aw, who was it said that? They never worked a day They never worked an hour They want to make him king While you′re breaking your back like a slave So forward, children-never back down What used to hurt you can't hurt you now The world feels broken, I ain′t joking, babe Never back down People get ready, there's a big ship coming I felt the fire, now it's down among us I′ve been a liar, I wanna get honest People get ready, thanks for coming ′round You try to play quiet but they drown you out You play a little louder, it's ten bucks an hour You work like Hell Down in Hardlytown Now they do ya It’s sort of a simple lesson in theory, but more complicated in practice. I have two children, and I’m trying to teach them about what it means to be, and the ways we all stand to benefit from being, good neighbors. 'Quietly Blowing It' is out June 25th, 2021, on Merge Records. We’re currently in the middle of it as a country and as a species. Hiss Golden Messenger - Hardlytown (Official Video) 4.17K subscribers. New releases to look forward to in the coming months, from Sleater-Kinney, Lil Nas X, Chvrches, and more. We all know some version of this conversation. The 51 Most Anticipated Albums of Summer 2021: Billie Eilish, Thom Yorke, Migos, and More. How much to give away? How much to keep for ourselves? How much is too much, and how much is not enough? Maybe the conversation that the mother and son have throughout “Hardlytown” was my attempt to reckon with the tension that exists between selflessness and selfishness. The times that we’re living through have made me think, in so many different ways large and small, about our obligations to one another. Taylor discussed “Hardlytown” in a statement: In the video, Taylor stands with cue cards depicting the song’s lyrics just as Dylan does in the video for one of Paste’s favorite songs in his discography, “Subterranean Homesick Blues.”
The folk rock of Bob Dylan is felt as an influence throughout the song, but especially in the KidEthnic-directed music video. “Hardlytown” is a soulful, harmonica-infused exploration of what we owe to each other. The album follows 2019’s Terms of Surrender, which earned Taylor a Grammy nomination for best Americana Album. Hiss Golden Messenger has been a vehicle for Taylor’s music since the singer joined up with Scott Hirsh in ‘07, who shows up here playing lap steel.
Taylor’s music is at once familiar, yet impossible to categorize: Elements from the American songbookthe steady, churning acoustic guitar and mandolin, the gospel emotion, the eerie steel guitar tracings, the. Taylor, has released the third single ahead of Quietly Blowing It, out June 25 via Merge Records. Life is challenging, he sings in Hardlytown, where the world feels broken, but in If It Comes In the Morning, he attempts optimism in the hope (that) hope is contagious. Describing the Durham-based Hiss Golden Messenger is like trying to grasp a forgotten word: It’s always on the tip of your tongue, but hard to speak. Hiss Golden Messenger, the project of M.C.
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