Biography:
Lead singer of the Tindersticks. Born on 14 November 1965
in Nottingham.
Like Tom Waits or Mark Lanegan, Stuart Staples has a ragged voice that sounds like it's been wrecked by years of cigarettes and alcohol. Whether singing his lyrics in a whispery croon or incoherent mumble, Staples captures the twilight atmosphere of a lonely, dilapidated pub, creating sorrowful music that has little punch in daylight but becomes cathartic for lost souls in the late evening.
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A
I get that leaving feeling
F#m
This time it's here to stay
A
I've been weighing up the pulling
F#m
And pushing me away
Bm
The past is so heavy
F#m
But it's something that I can't leave
Bm
And the future is so certain
E
It just pushes me to my knees
[and so on...]
Lhasa:
Is that your heart talking
Or just that we fight over mine
The people that you love
They change when you leave them behind
Stuart:
But this rope that is pulling
Is whittled down to a thread
And if I don't start climbing
Pretty soon it'll be over my head
Lhasa:
We all have dreams of leaving
We all wanna make a new start
Go and pack a little suitcase
With the pieces of our hearts
All those worries and those sorrows
We can just dust them away
Buy a coffee and a paper
And go step on to a train
(Bridge)
Stuart:
But I've been too long wandering
Limping around this town
With everything that's pulling me
It's pulling me further down
Lhasa:
Go make all your excuses
Go say all your goodbyes
But take a look in the mirror
It's the hardest one you'll ever find
All those worries and those sorrows
You can just dust them away
Go and find a new tomorrow
And forget about your yesterdays
So you and pat your kids
And kiss your dog goodbye
Leave the keys on the nail
With the sadness that's in your eyes
Stuart:
Maybe tomorrow
Today looks like it's bringing rain
And I'll leave everything in order
I don't want nothing standing in my way
There are jobs needing tending
And logs that are waiting to stack
And I'll leave everything in order
I don't want nothing that's gonna hold me back
I get that leaving feeling
F#m
This time it's here to stay
A
I've been weighing up the pulling
F#m
And pushing me away
Bm
The past is so heavy
F#m
But it's something that I can't leave
Bm
And the future is so certain
E
It just pushes me to my knees
[and so on...]
Lhasa:
Is that your heart talking
Or just that we fight over mine
The people that you love
They change when you leave them behind
Stuart:
But this rope that is pulling
Is whittled down to a thread
And if I don't start climbing
Pretty soon it'll be over my head
Lhasa:
We all have dreams of leaving
We all wanna make a new start
Go and pack a little suitcase
With the pieces of our hearts
All those worries and those sorrows
We can just dust them away
Buy a coffee and a paper
And go step on to a train
(Bridge)
Stuart:
But I've been too long wandering
Limping around this town
With everything that's pulling me
It's pulling me further down
Lhasa:
Go make all your excuses
Go say all your goodbyes
But take a look in the mirror
It's the hardest one you'll ever find
All those worries and those sorrows
You can just dust them away
Go and find a new tomorrow
And forget about your yesterdays
So you and pat your kids
And kiss your dog goodbye
Leave the keys on the nail
With the sadness that's in your eyes
Stuart:
Maybe tomorrow
Today looks like it's bringing rain
And I'll leave everything in order
I don't want nothing standing in my way
There are jobs needing tending
And logs that are waiting to stack
And I'll leave everything in order
I don't want nothing that's gonna hold me back
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