Nick Drake - Northern Sky

Subject: Nick Drake - Northern Sky Mon May 05, 2008 12:49 pm

Great song by an under appreciated artist.

I never felt magic crazy as this
I never saw moons knew the meaning of the sea
I never held emotion in the palm of my hand
Or felt sweet breezes in the top of a tree
But now you're here
Brighten my northern sky.

I've been a long time that I'm waiting
Been a long that I'm blown
I've been a long time that I've wandered
Through the people I have known
Oh, if you would and you could
Straighten my new mind's eye.

Would you love me for my money
Would you love me for my head
Would you love me through the winter
Would you love me 'til I'm dead
Oh, if you would and you could
Come blow your horn on high.

I never felt magic crazy as this
I never saw moons knew the meaning of the sea
I never held emotion in the palm of my hand
Or felt sweet breezes in the top of a tree
But now you're here
Brighten my northern sky.

Subject: Re: Nick Drake - Northern Sky Mon May 05, 2008 9:35 pm

When the day is done
Down to earth then sinks the sun
Along with everything that was lost and won
When the day is done.

When the day is done
Hope so much your race will be all run
Then you find you jumped the gun
Have to go back where you began
When the day is done.

When the night is cold
Some get by but some get old
Just to show life's not made of gold
When the night is cold.

When the bird has flown
Got no-one to call your own
Got no place to call your home
When the bird has flown.

When the game's been fought
You speed the ball across the court
Lost much sooner than you would have thought
Now the game's been fought.

When the party's through
Seems so very sad for you
Didn't do the things you meant to do
Now there's no time to start anew
Now the party's through.

When the day is done
Down to earth then sinks the sun
Along with everything that was lost and won
When the day is done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2jxjv0HkwM

Subject: Re: Nick Drake - Northern Sky Tue May 06, 2008 12:42 pm

stretmediq wrote:: When the day is done...

There's something about that one that reminds me of a Jim Croce tune.

Number of posts : 8 Age : 53 Registration date : 2008-07-16

Cool! Glad to see some Nick Drake fans here!! Aside from my life long Metal love (mentioned elsewhere) I'm a huge Nick Drake fan. I found out about him in the early 1990's. Got all his stuff. Really recommend the two paperback biographies on him that are currently out there as well. I only wish there was some video of him performing in existence. Alas. He was a genius. A brilliant musician and a deep, and troubled person.