Noble Monyei
&
Tobias The Owl
From ANDRAS JONES:
“Dear Deer”
NOBLE MONYEI of the Seattle music project DEARLY DEPARTED joins us at Clatter & Din in Seattle for a Pop Oracle session with TOBIAS THE OWL. Like the Owl’s songs it’s hard to put your finger on what exactly makes this conversation so moving but it is and that’s good enough. There is one synchronicity I missed at the time that may be worth sharing. I’ll act like it is and share it here.
– Deer Tick are the band that made “Low Life” popular.
– Noble’s band is called Dearly Departed. Two D’s Or 2 fours
– The song that answered the questions is Low Life. Two L’s or 2 twelves.
Make of this what you will.
The dates of April 12th and/or December 4th seem unavoidable.
I am struck by the preponderance of D’s; Dearly Departed, Clatter & Din, Deer Tick. I’ll take it as a good and noble omen for the Pop Oracle session we’re recording on April 4th with Tracy Bonham and friends.
Here’s the link to Dearly Departed’s album “Salad Days”
Low Life
i’ve been low living like i do
i’ve been tired when the day is through
half-awake and i try to face the night
i would sleep but i’d only dream of you
low is the life and i know that i’m right
cold is the comfort it brings in the night
fast i would hold to these truths that i know
even though they really never seemed quite real to me
so i’ll keep on lying low
i’ve been swept and brushed under the rug
like the dust collecting in my thoughts
i have tried to shake the cobwebs off
but they grow back whenever i wake up
ice is the lining that grows on my wings
down from the sky i’m adrift in the night
soft is the sound as i crash to the ground
knowing you will never hear the news and you never will be told
so i’ll keep on lying low
low i will lie and i’ll stay out of sight
far from the thoughts you keep close in your mind
years will pass by and i’ll hide from the light
knowing you will never think of me and in your distant memories
i will keep on lying low
Punxsutawney Lullaby
