Damien Rice - 'Rootless Tree'
This guy is some sort of lyrical Bhudda isnβt he? He keeps floating out thess gorgeous, tranquil, talk-to-the-heart songs. And truth be told, Iβm a bit of a geek when it comes to stuff like this. Itβs all because Iβm a bit partial to a good old metaphor, so you can imagine my excitement listening to Mr Riceβs lyrics β βrootless treeβ? Ah, so much analysis, so little time! And having such a beautifully constructed song like this, I feel we need to stay on his level. So I figured what better way to do so, then to describe a metaphor WITH a metaphorβ¦genius!
With that in mind, this song is aβ¦POND.
Itβs like watching an (albeit deep) pond surface where you can see the rain drops delicately plop, causing one of those little circle ripples. But gradually the guitar play - I mean, the rain drops, get bigger and heavier until you get this massive βF*** you!β chorusβ¦or downpour, should I say. And this heavier rain does catch you by surprise the first time, but after a while it becomes part of the son...er....pondβs charm.
Clever wordplay aside, this isnβt the biggest emotional explosion weβve had from Damien, despite all the swearing. BUT it still makes the world slow down (rather than stop) when you listen to it. He has this ability to fill you with all the emotion heβs feeling, in such a cool way, you canβt help but appreciate everything heβs got to say.
Released: February 5th
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(Sophie W)
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