I am very excited about this week's review. I am new to The Luxury Liners and this is just a great song. The Luxury Liners are a Nashville-based indie band comprising David Dewese on guitar and vocals, Scott Carpenter on drums and David Wistermann on bass. They've released three albums and an EP since 2000. I discovered this band through a free solo album that David Dewese posted on Noisetrade.com which you can find here. Dewese is also in The Foxymorons, another pretty cool band. They are all part of a burgeoning indie movement of Christian artists that are trying to make very interesting music. Think Sufjan Stevens or Danielson Family. The Luxury Liner's website is here, their MySpace is here and their Facebook page is here."Sing a Song For You" comes from The Luxury Liners' 2006 album Nonetheless. It starts with a slow, low pulsing dirge with distorted vocals like through a tiny radio speaker. It sets the sad mood of the song despite the pulsing, jangling guitars that come in 40 seconds into the song. Musically, this song brings to mind early R.E.M. with a little more swirling distortion and actual decipherable vocals.
Lyrically, "Sing A Song For You" is a letter to a former love. It acknowledges the pain of a love that seems to be one-sided and still remains so.
Like many of The Luxury Liners music, there is lyrical depth alongside the melodic indie pop of the music. Its sometimes easy to lose the meaning of the words as you get wrapped up in the enjoyment of the music. This too me is just plain good music.
Below is my transcription of the lyrics. If I messed them up maybe someone can let me know so I can fix them.
There is nothing wrong with me
There is nothing right.
You were not the only one afraid.
Time can take a toll on your soul
And shake your world.
Now I'm all alone, but that's ok.
Words are not the enemy and silence is our friend.
Open up your eyes and you might see.
Trust can only hurt if you turn out to believe
Let go of that fear to be free.
All I can do is sing a song for you
You were never there for me and
I was always there for you.
All I can do is dream a dream of you
I was never up for you
You'll always know I'm still in love with you
Cast aside our history and turn another page
Start from the beginning again.
Once you hit the bottom, well there's nowhere left to turn
Set your sights on all that remains.
Your heart, it can't be found.
Who knows where you belong.
All I can do is sing a song for you
You were never there for me and
I was always there for you.
All I can do is dream a dream of you
I was never up for you
You'll always know I'm still in love with you.
