“the band is playing our song again”
the band is playing our song again 1
he's balancing a diamond on a blade of grass
Maybe when our story's over 7
I absolutely love Tom Waits - this was written for the stage play Woyzeck, and is beautiful. There's a short interview with Letterman after the song - It's worth a watch too!!! 10
"He is balancing a diamond On a blade of grass The dew will settle on our grave(s) When all the world is green"
Sometimes you need the powerfully sad and beautiful.