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Shipwreck Man
(Andrew Combs, Kenny Childers)
Tunes of R and T Direct / Chunk of Coal Publishing (SESAC) / Broadripple Nightclubs Music (ASCAP)
The mirror in the hall's given up the ghost
But it’s never been my mind that I miss the most
The stars dress the wind and they’re in my clothes
Am I gone for good?
Shipwreck man with a shaky hand
No anchor to the world, no sight of dry land
Shipwreck man, falling out of view
Once I saw the future, now the future don’t last
How can you move forward if you can’t look back
The mirror in the hall is broken and black
Am I gone for good?
Shipwreck man with a shaky hand
No anchor to the world, no sight of dry land
Shipwreck man, falling out of view
Shipwreck man with a shaky hand
No anchor to the world, no sight of dry land
Shipwreck man, falling out of view
Tell me, am I gone
Tell me, am I gone
Tell me, am I gone for good?
The best I've heard from Steve Earle in a while. The songs have a subtler, earthier tone, tastefully rendered in authentic sounding country/blues/bluegrass stylings. 'J.T' reminds of earlier records like 'Feel Alright' or 'Train a Comin'.
Deep grief, love and compassion is felt on the final track, the only composition from Steve, seemingly written for his son. The rest, composed by JT, do confirm what a great songwriter he really was. tideracer
He is masterful on the piano. Robert Ellis writes songs that grab your attention and are very well written and often times catchy and witty. I love the fact he mostly used the piano on this one. I wish more artists followed this pattern. Yimmy Kil