17. Oren Lavie – Her Morning Elegance

I discovered this gem downloading podcasts from NPR.org. Astig talaga ang Public Radio and public broadcasts, period.

Without a real radio in the apartment and no MTV (we don’t subscribe to neither cable nor satellite) I only get to hear new acts by listening to free podcasts. A couple of weeks ago, KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic featured children’s book author/film director/singer-songwriter Oren Lavie.

Yes, his sound is not new. He even has some nasty reviews posted in his website. He sounds like Nick Drake with some hint of Alexi Murdoch. Ultimately, Oren Lavie’s music is soothing and I’d go for that any time.

Here’s a music video that he co-directed.

Her Morning Elegance

Sun been down for days
A pretty flower in a vase
A slipper by the fireplace
A cello lying in its case

Soon she’s down the stairs
Her morning elegance she wears
The sound of water makes her dream
Awoken by a cloud of steam
She pours a daydream in a cup
A spoon of sugar sweetens up

And she fights for her life
as she puts on her coat
And she fights for her life on the train
She looks at the rain
as it pours
And she fights for her life
as she goes in a store
with a thought she has caught
by a thread
she pays for the bread
and she goes…
Nobody knows

Sun been down for days
A winter melody she plays
The thunder makes her contemplate
She hears a noise behind the gate
Perhaps a letter with a dove
Perhaps a stranger she could love

And she fights for her life
as she puts on her coat
And she fights for her life on the train
She looks at the rain
as it pours
And she fights for her life
as she goes in a store
with a thought she has caught
by a thread
she pays for the bread
and she goes…
Nobody knows

And she fights for her life
as she puts on her coat
And she fights for her life on the train
She looks at the rain
as it pours
And she fights for her life
as she goes in a store
where the people are pleasantly
strange
and counting the
change
as she goes…
Nobody knows