Patrick Watson – The Great Escape

Another great song up today, this time from the Montreal indie-rock singer/songwriter/band-of-the-same-name Patrick Watson.  The Great Escape can be found on Watson’s 2nd full-length album Close to Paradise, released in September of 2006.  The album would go on to be named the best Canadian independent album of 2007 by the Polaris Music Prize, edging out an array of fantastic works such as Neon BibleNeon Bible reviews from Arcade Fire, The ReminderThe Reminder reviews from Feist, and Skelliconnection from Chad VanGaalen.  Watson’s most recent full-length release, the 2009 album Wooden ArmsWooden Arms reviews, also found itself short-listed by the Polaris jury this year, ultimately losing out to The Chemistry of Common LifeThe Chemistry of Common Life reviews from Fucked UpMoms Fucked Up reviews.  The band is currently amid a European tour before returning to Canada for shows in Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal.  A full show schedule can be viewed here.

Bad day, looking for a way,
home, looking for the great escape.
Gets in his car and drives away,
far from all the things that we are.
Puts on a smile and breathes it in
and breathes it out, he says,
bye bye bye to all of the noise.
Oh, he says, bye bye bye to all of the noise.

Doo doo doo doo doo noo noo
Doo doo doo doo doo noo noo noo noo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo noo noo noo

Hey child, things are looking down.
That’s okay, you don’t need to win anyways.
Don’t be afraid, just eat up all the gray
and it will fade all away.
Don’t let yourself fall down.

Doo doo doo doo doo noo noo
Doo doo doo doo doo noo noo noo noo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo noo noo noo

Bad day, looking for the great escape.
He says, bad day, looking for the great escape.
On a bad day, looking for the great escape,
the great escape.

Related posts:

• Patrick Watson – Big Bird in a Small Cage
• Great Lake Swimmers – Still
• The Zolas – The Great Collapse
• Great Lake Swimmers – Your Rocky Spine
• Great Lake Swimmers – Pulling on a Line

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