album cover
The Hole
album cover
The Hole was released on June 8, 1999 by Last call records as a part of the album Sam
AlbumSam
June 8, 1999
LabelLast call records
LanguageEnglish
BPM64
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Lyrics

The old woman finally caught me
Sneaking 'round her cave
Her hair looked just like barbed wire, boys
Her smile just like the grave
She asked me could I stay a while
I said I believe I'll go
She put her arm around my neck
And she whispered, "No"
It's cold, it's dark and it's lonely here
And soon enough you'll see
I'm so glad that you stumbled in
I've been craving some company
But I cannot stay too long, you know
I left some friends at home
She said, "Don't you worry about your friends
Soon everyone is alone"
But what about my mother?
I can't leave her there to mourn
You don't have to think about her
You'll forget that you've ever been born
But I'll disappoint my father
You know he works so hard for me
If you have to pay your father back
You can send him some misery
But I'll miss, I said, a girl I know
I can't leave her there to pine
She said she's got plenty of men to go
And I'm sure she'll do just fine
Hey, but what about my little boy?
She said he's just like you
Just let a few short years roll by
And he'll be down here too
And then her pale green eyes did glow
And she placed her hand on mine
And she said, "Don't you worry
You'll get used to me in time"
And as her cold tongue flickered for my throat
I spun myself around
I made a dive for the passageway
And the walls came tumbling down
And now her eyes were the only light
That my fevered brain could see
And I tore myself away from them
And I fell down on my knees
I've come too far and I can't get back
I beseeched all the gods of men
But all I heard were them laugh at me
And then silence once again
And then a whisper deep within
Embraced the god of love
I lifted my face and through the tears I saw
A light fall from above
I hurled myself into the wall
I ripped and clawed my way
Through the stinking, clinging loam
Out to the light of day
I crawled into the wind again
With the sky upon my face
I heard the earth sigh patiently
As it slid back into place
So now I'm back among the ones I love
And I'm loved in turn
And it's only on the darkest nights
That the green-eyed memory burns
So walk, my friends, in the light of day
Don't go sneaking 'round no hole
There might be something down there
Wants to gobble up your soul
Written by: Townes Van Zandt
instagramSharePathic_arrow_out􀆄 copy􀐅􀋲

Loading...