This recent mandolin-driven rock ballad has a mysterious twist to it, alluding to not just a change in outer circumstances – the traditional "I'm gonna leave town” or “I’m gonna leave you”—but a radical change in inner circumstances as well. There’s an implication of witchery here, and a disturbing uncertainty about exactly what is happening. The song draws its lyrical inflection from works like Steely Dan’s "Don't Take Me Alive;” but the folky vocal break with mandolin is more like something pulled out of Led Zeppelin’s attic.
Better Off Dead
Better Off Dead
Better Off Dead
This recent mandolin-driven rock ballad has a mysterious twist to it, alluding to not just a change in outer circumstances – the traditional "I'm gonna leave town” or “I’m gonna leave you”—but a radical change in inner circumstances as well. There’s an implication of witchery here, and a disturbing uncertainty about exactly what is happening. The song draws its lyrical inflection from works like Steely Dan’s "Don't Take Me Alive;” but the folky vocal break with mandolin is more like something pulled out of Led Zeppelin’s attic.