CRAZY HOW THE EARTHS BEEN SPINNIN’ LATELY
CAN’T LOOK UP WITHOUT THE SUN AND MOON TRADING PLACES
SWEATIN’ THROUGH MY JACKET IN ENDLESS FEVER
WAKING UP ALONE IN A COLD CATHEDRAL
LIGHT LIKE PERFUME FROM HER SOUL SO CLEAN
SHE HELD MY HAND WHILE CROSSING THE STREET
CROWN OF BALLOONS AND A CLUMSY MOUTH
SHE REALLY KNOCKED ME OUT
ITS BEEN HARD, AND ITS BEEN DARK
BUT IT’S ALMOST AFTER MOON; THE SUN’S COMING SOON
I CAN’T SEE OUTSIDE MY WINDOW WITHOUT A FLASH LIGHT
STUMBLIN’ WITH MY GROCERIES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
WRITING POETRY I CAN’T READ
I’M DRINKING CHAMPAGNE CAUSE I CAN’T FIND COFFEE
THE SUN WENT DOWN WITH THE NOTE SHE LEFT
SAYING I COULD FIND HER AT THIS ADDRESS
IF I FINALLY DECIDED TO GIVE UP THE FIGHT
OF LIVING IN THE DARK AND CALLING IT THE LIGHT
IT’S BEEN HARD, AND IT’S BEEN DARK
BUT IT’S ALMOST AFTER MOON; THE SUN’S COMING SOON
I’M SITTING IN THE BACKSEAT OF A BLACK LIMOUSINE
THE DRIVER PROBABLY HAS A FACE BUT I CAN’T SEE
HE’S TALKING A LOT OF NOISE BUT HASN’T SAID A THING
AND I THINK WE’RE GOING SOMEWHERE BUT I CAN’T BE SURE
CAUSE AT THIS POINT THE WORLDS BECOME A SHAPELESS BLUR
SO I KICK THE SUNROOF OPEN AND THE DRIVER STARTS TO SHOUT
I BREATHE WITH MY LUNGS AND HOWL IT ALL OUT
IT’S BEEN HARD, AND IT’S BEEN DARK
BUT IT’S ALMOST AFTER MOON, ALMOST AFTER MOON
ALMOST AFTER MOON, ALMOST AFTER MOON
AND THE SUN IS COMING SOON
Released in 2001, “The Convincer” is a gentle gem in the Nick Lowe catalog; an anniversary edition provides opportunity for rediscovery. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 20, 2021
The eclectic influences of this California group shine through on these creeping tracks, full of dark electronics and intimate vocals. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 15, 2020