Tuesday, February 3, 2009

M. Ward - Fisher of Men

I heard this song on NPR's "All Songs Considered." It's a really good folky song.

He tied a feather to the hood for to get you to look

And by the time you know what took you, you already took

He's got a line in the water, he's a fisher of men


And he put the thorns on the rose for to get you to bleed

And by the time you know what stuck you, the pains in deep

He's got a line in the water, he's a fisher of men

He's got a lot on the line, he's a fisher of men


He's a fisher of men, he's wise as a prizefighter

He's like a soul martyr, mining souls on down the great divide

Aw, the fisher of men

Fisher of men

He's got a lot on the line


And he put his name in my verses and his name in the hook

Before I knew what I was cooking, it was already cooked

He's got a line in the water, he's a fisher of men

And he put his name in my chorus, and the dark before the dawn, so that in my time of weakness, I'd remember it's his song

He's got a line in the water, he's a fisher of men

He's got a lot on the line, he's a fisher of men


He's a fisher of men, he's as wise as a prizefighter

He's like a soul martyr, mining souls on down the great divide

Always a fisher of men

Fisher of men

He's got a lot on the line


Download the song here.

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