Story Behind The Song
I once had a girlfriend that told me when she was a little girl, and when she was scared, she would run and hide under the stairs. She said she did this once when she learned of a death in the family, and wouldn't come out. It's about reassuring that little girl that it's going to be all right, from the perspective of the one who passed.
Song Description
A foretelling of the narrator's demise, but told from a inspirational point of view. The narrative seems to come from above, in story form, as a message to both his killer, and a loved one left behind (a child). The music a low fi, slow and haunting.
| Song Length |
7:15 |
Genre |
Rock - Indie/Low-Fi, Rock - Religious |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving, Poignant |
Subject |
Sorrow, Spirituality |
| Similar Artists |
Tom Waits, Pink Floyd |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Down at Fitzgeralds, I'll get me a soak
They'll give me a shave, a tie, and a coat
They'll polish my shoes and fix up my bed
They'll set up the room lights and prop up my head
When it's time, Lord, then it's time
When it's time, oh Lord, then it's time
There'll be stories to tell, good times to recall
There'll be food on the table and long distance calls
You may find yourself out away from the crowd
You might find yourself under some cloud
When it's time, Lord, then it's time
When it's time, oh Lord, then it's time
You might shoot me in the alley or push me over a bridge
You might slip me a whiskey and leave me off in some ditch
But there's more to this boy than my bones and my skin
When the lights go out, the good times begin
When it's time, Lord, then it's time
When it's time, oh Lord, then it's time
Well you won't know a thing when she walks in the room
Then she'll hold you like a baby when she breaks you the news
There's no need to run and hide under the stairs
You're gonna find me again, I'm gonna show you the way
When it's time, Lord, then it's time
When it's time, oh Lord, then it's time