Story Behind The Song
Inspired by a friend whose name was not Katherine. I was not her only lover - she was a true patron saint of lost causes.
| Song Length |
2:55 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Disturbed |
Subject |
Dysfunctional Relations |
| Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
KATHERINE
The broken mind of Katherine
With its cracked old hacksaw brain
The kindly leather tongue
To keep you warm
Earthmover, hatchet love
Who came and went and came
Made mountains from the rubble
Then destroyed it and destroyed it all again
Somewhere in the back
A man called Lomas waits
He believes his need is very grave
I can hear him crying out his lonely fate
Even junkyard lovers
Should be saved
The gentle art of Katherine
Was to nurse the beaten brain
Who can ever clear
The mess she made
Earthmover, hatchet love
Who came and went and came
Made mountains from the rubble
Then destroyed it and destroyed it all again
Train wheels shake the windows
Where we came to rest
The only place a woman travelling comes
Trapped with broken Lomas
In a timeless break
Praying that the only train has gone
The healing breath of Katherine
From the shadows of her face
Whoever can restore
The breath she takes
Earthmover, hatchet love
Who came and went and came
Made mountains from the rubble
Then destroyed it and destroyed it all again