"And she moves among the sparrows and she floats upon the breeze."

17 February

(From Nature Boy, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds)

"The ones you fear are wind and air."

22 January

(From Sweetheart Come, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds)

"I've nailed shut the windows & locked the doors, there is no escape, you see I chase you up & down the stairs..."

31 October

(From Supernaturally)

"& the night-time in which he's wrapped speaks of good and speaks of evil."

30 October

(From The Good Son)

"So he walked through the rain & he walked through the mud till he came to a place called The Bucket Of Blood."

29 October

(From Stagger Lee)

"Larry made his nest high up in the autumn branches built from nothing but high hopes and thin air."

28 October

(From Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!)

"& I kissed her goodbye, said, "All beauty must die"..."

27 October

(From Where the Wild Roses Grow)

"St. John of the Cross did his best stuff imprisoned in a box."

26 October

(From There She Goes, My Beautiful World)

"The night was cold and vast."

25 October

(From The Hammer Song)

"There's a devil lying by your side, you might think he's asleep but look at his eyes..."

24 October

(From Loverman)

"I ain't down here for your love or money, I'm down here for your soul..."

23 October

(From Deanna)

"You played the patriot, you raised the flag & I stood at full salute."

22 October

(From Nature Boy)

"Well I've been sliding down on rainbows, well I've been swinging from the stars...seems I'm sweeping up the ashes of all my former fires..."

21 October

(From Brother, My Cup is Empty)

"Sorry it don't make it right, I'm sorry for things I can't even mention..."

20 October

(From Thirsty Dog)

"Is there anybody here who feels this low?"

19 October

(From Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow)

"& a murder of crows did circle round - first one, then the others flapping blackly down."

18 October

Not crows, but grackles...

(From The Carny)

"I must remove your wings & you, you must try to fly."

17 October

(From The Ship Song)

"...Visits the home of the brave, hails a fat yellow cab..."

16 October

(From Jangling Jack)

"& I went on down the road..."

15 October

(From Papa Won't Leave You, Henry)

"I travelled this world around for an answer that refused to be found."

14 October

(From Nobody's Baby Now)