Bursting inside of me
Like poison flowers
It knocked the air right out of me
Three quarters of an hour
A stranger now, to me
Both you and my self
We’re drifting slowly
Off the continental shelf
Its already over
An echo in a cave
Ever deeper
Buried in the waves
This broke every hope we’d had
You’re falling from my hands
And I’m still astounded by the pain
When I know I won’t be seeing you again
And I know I won’t be seeing you again
Released in 2001, “The Convincer” is a gentle gem in the Nick Lowe catalog; an anniversary edition provides opportunity for rediscovery. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 20, 2021