Song Review
I was listening to CBC Radio 3 at the office today and caught an interview with the founder of the Polaris Music Prize, Steve Jordan. He announced that the 2009 Polaris Prize long-list will be announced June 12th, and the short-list July 7th. Keeping with that theme, I thought I would post a song from a past winner of the award. Your Ex-Lover Is Dead is originally a Stars tune that was remixed by the Canadian indie violinist/singer/songwriter Owen Pallett, and his solo music project Final Fantasy. Pallett won the inaugural Polaris Music Prize in 2006 for his second studio album He Poos Clouds.
God that was strange to see you again
Introduced by a friend of a friend
Smiled and said ‘yes I think we’ve met before’
In that instant it started to pour,
Captured a taxi despite all the rain
We drove in silence across Pont Champlain
And all of the time you thought I was sad
I was trying to remember your name…
This scar is a fleck on my porcelain skin
Tried to reach deep but you couldn’t get in
Now you’re outside me
You see all the beauty
Repent all your sin
It’s nothing but time and a face that you lose
I chose to feel it and you couldn’t choose
I’ll write you a postcard
I’ll send you the news
From a house down the road from real love…
Live through this, and you won’t look back…
Live through this, and you won’t look back…
Live through this, and you won’t look back…
There’s one thing I want to say, so I’ll be brave
You were what I wanted
I gave what I gave
I’m not sorry I met you
I’m not sorry it’s over
I’m not sorry there’s nothing to save
I’m not sorry there’s nothing to save…
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