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The Shins — Gone for Good
Album: Chutes Too Narrow
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Released: 2003
Length: 3:05
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Untie me, I've said no vows
The train is getting way too loud
I've got to leave here, my girl
And get on with my lonely life
Just lay the ring on the rail
For the wheels to nullify

Until this turn in my head
I let you stay and you paid no rent
I spent twelve long months on the lam
That's enough sitting on the fence
For the fear of breaking dams

I find a fatal flaw
In the logic of love
And go out of my head
You love a sinking stone
That will never elope
So get used to the lonesome, girl
You must atone some
Don't leave me no phone number there

It took me all of a year
To put that poisoned pill to your ear
But now I stand on honest ground
You want to fight for this love
But honey, you cannot wrestle a dove
So baby, it's clear

You wanted to jump and dance
But you sat on your hands
And lost your only chance
Go back to your hometown
Get your feet on the ground
And stop floating around

I find a fatal flaw
In the logic of love
And go out of my head
You love a sinking stone
That will never elope
So get used to the lonesome, girl
You must atone some
Don't leave me no phone number there
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 kcar wrote:





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Posted 2 years ago by terrybakee9538    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:





Check out the late Buddy Emmons's work using pedal steel as a jazz instrument.
Posted 2 years ago by bimmerfan739    [ Reply ]
Good to hear something besides cuts from Wincing Through the Night, which is an awesome album, btw. I like the lyrics to this song.
Posted 3 years ago by Ok_Sobriquet    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:

Check out Robert Randolph for some excellent pedal steel guitar that's not C&W.



https://www.allmusic.com/artist/robert-randolph-mn0000288350/biography



 

Posted 4 years ago by nelsonha    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:
Read the lyrics ... ;D


 

Posted 4 years ago by Johnny_Alpha    [ Reply ]
 bobcouch wrote:
No great reason, but I really like this song. I literally tap my foot along to this. 
 

I think its his phrasing that draws me in.
Posted 4 years ago by jbuhl    [ Reply ]
 bobcouch wrote:
No great reason, but I really like this song. I literally tap my foot along to this. 
 

Posted 4 years ago by jbuhl    [ Reply ]
For me, a top 5 breakup song.... for this pseudo-intellectual anyway. 
Posted 4 years ago by sieversfam    [ Reply ]
 k-man wrote:
This album cover reminds me of a couple of Frank Zappa album covers—I wonder if it's the same artist!
 
Probably not, though Jesse is a great graphic designer for sure....http://ledouxville.com/about
Posted 4 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Wunderbar sentimental. Für mich einer der besten Shins Songs.
Posted 5 years ago by ger-man    [ Reply ]
Please allow posting.
Posted 6 years ago by ni6hant    [ Reply ]
No great reason, but I really like this song. I literally tap my foot along to this. 
Posted 6 years ago by bobcouch    [ Reply ]
This album cover reminds me of a couple of Frank Zappa album covers—I wonder if it's the same artist!
Posted 6 years ago by k-man    [ Reply ]
 Pristina wrote:


Yum!

 
Brilliant
Posted 7 years ago by Chinto    [ Reply ]
I hear Rhett Miller singing every time I hear this song. Every time.
Posted 7 years ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
well I've learned alot about sheep teeth with this goofy tune thank you : )
Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 WonderLizard wrote:
Fred, IMHO your comment reflects more on your antipathy to American C&W, well documented I might add, rather than the merits of the song. Then again, a steel guitar might murder any song for you. More's the sadder. It robbed you of "Dire Wolf" as much as "Love Has No Pride." Just a thought, but denying yourself the richness of one song or another because of one instrument, pedal steel guitar, does a disservice to yourself. I used to feel the same way about the bagpipes.


 
FWIW 
Dire Wolf is from Grateful Dead
Love Has No Pride - Linda Rondstat or Bonnie Raitt
I'll add
Your Cheating Heart - Hank Williams
 
Posted 8 years ago by netskink    [ Reply ]
Nice song but a memorable one? 
Like most stuff of their's, not really. 
Posted 8 years ago by Redpoint    [ Reply ]
Bill is in a place that suits my mellowness this morning, nice run of songs
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
 yippee wrote:

sorry, wrong recipient

 
Apology accepted.
 
Posted 8 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:
Well said, although I don't much like C&W much (there's a lotta schlocky, cliched music). But the lap steel and pedal steel guitar make wonderful sounds. It's a criminal shame that they've been shackled to one musical genre. 
 

 
And it was the opening instrument for all Loony Tunes cartoons...
https://youtu.be/7s21gNbCYXk
Posted 8 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
What a great song to play along with an acoustic guitar, love these guys!
Posted 8 years ago by CowboyJJ    [ Reply ]
 WonderLizard wrote:
Fred, IMHO your comment reflects more on your antipathy to American C&W, well documented I might add, rather than the merits of the song. Then again, a steel guitar might murder any song for you. More's the sadder. It robbed you of "Dire Wolf" as much as "Love Has No Pride." Just a thought, but denying yourself the richness of one song or another because of one instrument, pedal steel guitar, does a disservice to yourself. I used to feel the same way about the bagpipes.


Well said, although I don't much like C&W much (there's a lotta schlocky, cliched music). But the lap steel and pedal steel guitar make wonderful sounds. It's a criminal shame that they've been shackled to one musical genre. 
 


Posted 8 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Love This!
Posted 9 years ago by jbuhl    [ Reply ]
So glad I got to see them do this at Shibuya Club Quattro! What a band; what lyrics, what incredible tunesmanship, wry wit, and verve!
Posted 9 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 TerryS wrote:
Lamb Rib Chops

The definitions for lamb, hogget and mutton vary considerably between countries.

In New Zealand, they are defined as follows:

Lamb — a young sheep under 12 months of age which does not have any permanent incisor teeth in wearHogget — a sheep of either sex having no more than two permanent incisors in wearMutton — a female (ewe) or castrated male (wether) sheep having more than two permanent incisors in wear

 

Yum!
Posted 9 years ago by Pristina    [ Reply ]
 yippee wrote:

o f"n please

 
sorry, wrong recipient
Posted 9 years ago by yippee    [ Reply ]
 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:
Amen brother!

 
o f"n please
Posted 9 years ago by yippee    [ Reply ]
Love everything this band has ever done. They will remain one of my favorites for the rest of my life.
Posted 10 years ago by JasondotG    [ Reply ]
 gandalfbmg wrote:


I LOVE hearing REAL musicians take on the C&W sound. I'm a US midwesterner so I shoudl like that music but the drivel they pass off as country these days is unbearable. I like it when good artists bring a little life back into the mid-american music style.


  Amen brother!


Posted 10 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
My shins are hurting from listening to this song.
Posted 10 years ago by Krakus    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:

<snip> what a shame about the steel guitar in the background - Shins and C&W don't mix, IMO. Without the gee-tar this would be an easy 7, with it it's nearly mutable. The usual gnomic Shins lyrics, though: "you can't wrestle a dove" - wtf? 

Fred, IMHO your comment reflects more on your antipathy to American C&W, well documented I might add, rather than the merits of the song. Then again, a steel guitar might murder any song for you. More's the sadder. It robbed you of "Dire Wolf" as much as "Love Has No Pride." Just a thought, but denying yourself the richness of one song or another because of one instrument, pedal steel guitar, does a disservice to yourself. I used to feel the same way about the bagpipes.
Posted 10 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Nice reminder of what a good album this is.  I should hunt down the disk among my CDs and rip it to my laptop.
Posted 10 years ago by Cyclehawk    [ Reply ]
 Baby_M wrote:
He sings that he "spent twelve months on the lam"--wouldn't it have been a full-grown adult sheep by then?  {#Mrgreen}

 
In U.S. terminology, that animal would be considered a "yearling".
Posted 10 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Lamb Rib Chops

The definitions for lamb, hogget and mutton vary considerably between countries.

In New Zealand, they are defined as follows:

Lamb — a young sheep under 12 months of age which does not have any permanent incisor teeth in wearHogget — a sheep of either sex having no more than two permanent incisors in wearMutton — a female (ewe) or castrated male (wether) sheep having more than two permanent incisors in wear
Posted 11 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Always makes me smile, always takes me back to the joys of discovering the Shins! I heard this first, bought it, then learned they'd done one called Oh, Inverted World...and I was hooked, big-time!  What a great, enigmatic and uplifting band, and thanks and praise to RP!
Posted 11 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 Baby_M wrote:
He sings that he "spent twelve months on the lam"--wouldn't it have been a full-grown adult sheep by then?  {#Mrgreen}

 
Hogget.
Posted 11 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
He sings that he "spent twelve months on the lam"--wouldn't it have been a full-grown adult sheep by then?  {#Mrgreen}
Posted 11 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
 bill-1956 wrote:
This song rubs me the right way.
 
That's not legal in all states.
Posted 11 years ago by WhiteWater    [ Reply ]
This song rubs me the right way.
Posted 12 years ago by bill-1956    [ Reply ]
The Shins will be the musical guest on SNL thiis weekend.  Looking forward to seeing what two songs they perform for us...
Posted 12 years ago by dpvest    [ Reply ]
I'm liking this Shins tune very much thank you! Sealed
Posted 12 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
 kdavistcb wrote:
As for me - I'm lovin' the steel guitar in the background. Reminds me a little of My Favorite Band.
 
the steel was a nice follow up to the Jangly Jayhawks

Posted 13 years ago by mcYammer    [ Reply ]
okay someone loses a Jules Shear CD boxset in an Albuquerque trailer park about 1985 and a young James Mercer...
Posted 13 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
As for me - I'm lovin' the steel guitar in the background. Reminds me a little of My Favorite Band.
Posted 13 years ago by kdavistcb    [ Reply ]
GORGEOUS AGAIN!
Posted 13 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
 The usual gnomic Shins lyrics...
 

Here I thought they were protecting my garden, now I find out they've been writing lyrics for The Shins!
Posted 13 years ago by df1489    [ Reply ]
i simply adore this song! always a treat to hear!
Posted 13 years ago by FrankAnja    [ Reply ]
 marksda wrote:
I love this band.

This song is cool because it has a country sound to it, but it's better.
 
Agree!!

Posted 13 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
I love this band.

This song is cool because it has a country sound to it, but it's better.
Posted 14 years ago by marksda    [ Reply ]

The Shins by ~Jupifang
©2007-2010 ~Jupifang

The Shins - 5th of April 2007- Paradiso Amsterdam


Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:

Same here, but what a shame about the steel guitar in the background - Shins and C&W don't mix, IMO. Without the gee-tar this would be an easy 7, with it it's nearly mutable. The usual gnomic Shins lyrics, though: "you can't wrestle a dove" - wtf?

 

I LOVE hearing REAL musicians take on the C&W sound. I'm a US midwesterner so I shoudl like that music but the drivel they pass off as country these days is unbearable. I like it when good artists bring a little life back into the mid-american music style.

And I actually think the lyrics on this are about as straighforward as you're going to get out of the Shins (maybe that's why it's in a more 'earthly' musical style compared to their other stuff?); it's about how he's been living with/in a relationship with someone but he realizes it's not going anywhere/is codependent/etc., and his forcing them to move out and let go of him, because he's over it, and they need to get their act together. etc. etc... "you wanna fight for this love, but you cannot wrestle a dove" means that "love" and "fight" are diametricall oppossed and have no business being together, if you *have* to fight, it's not really love...

Not saying I agree with the viewpoint of the singer here, but I think his message isn't all that gnomic.

Posted 14 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
Love this song.
Posted 14 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
 Susan_Ssun wrote:
Really like the harmonies. 
 
Same here, but what a shame about the steel guitar in the background - Shins and C&W don't mix, IMO. Without the gee-tar this would be an easy 7, with it it's nearly mutable. The usual gnomic Shins lyrics, though: "you can't wrestle a dove" - wtf?

Posted 14 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 Susan_Ssun wrote:
Really like the harmonies.  Reminds me of the 80's band The Proclaimers.
 
Yes!  I heard recently the Shins will be back.  Thank goodness!


Posted 14 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
Really like the harmonies.  Reminds me of the 80's band The Proclaimers.
Posted 14 years ago by Susan_Ssun    [ Reply ]
 ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:
What ever happened to these guys? They need another album, lest they become a mid-2000s anomaly...
 
https://pitchfork.com/news/36632-the-shins-james-mercer-and-danger-mouse-team-up-for-new-band/

Posted 14 years ago by window    [ Reply ]

With maybe only a couple of exceptions, no modern band can match The Shins for melody.


Posted 14 years ago by Rick_V    [ Reply ]
 alaken wrote:
Wow, great song. Love the vocal harmonies! {#Music}
 
Very odd harmonies in the chorus, but I like them! Works for me.
Posted 15 years ago by tompoll    [ Reply ]
What ever happened to these guys? They need another album, lest they become a mid-2000s anomaly...
Posted 15 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:
I see a lot in common between the Shins and Gomez, taking other, older music genres and making them quite new. 
 
Nice observation.  I might add this song continues another killer set.  Many Thanks!

Posted 15 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
Live at Lollapalooza '07, good times. :)
Posted 15 years ago by Bone    [ Reply ]

 scott4261 wrote:
This is a fantastic album! I wish RP would play "Kissing the Lipless" every now and then...

 

Agreed on both counts
holborne wrote:


And again please
Agreed on both counts.

Posted 15 years ago by sharkey    [ Reply ]
I see a lot in common between the Shins and Gomez, taking other, older music genres and making them quite new. 
Posted 15 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
GREAT ALBUM
Posted 15 years ago by Wonderloaf    [ Reply ]
Wow, great song. Love the vocal harmonies! {#Music}
Posted 15 years ago by alaken    [ Reply ]
What a fabulous, understated song.  This is why I love the Shins.

Posted 15 years ago by thilo    [ Reply ]
YEE HAW!
Good and Y' Alternative!!!

Wouldn't this be great on a radio station that won't play it because it's to country.
Or a station that won't play it because it's to rock?

Wait!
It's here on Paradise!

Thanks Bill!

Posted 16 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
great song from a great album.
Posted 16 years ago by ndc18    [ Reply ]
Yes, catchy.  Has me reaching for similar tunes....    Eyes wide open?
Posted 16 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Embarrassingly catchy.
Posted 16 years ago by PanamintMark    [ Reply ]
Did this songwriter listen to Porcupine Tree's Lightbulb Sun release?
Posted 16 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
 scott4261 wrote:
This is a fantastic album! I wish RP would play "Kissing the Lipless" every now and then...

 

Agreed on both counts.
Posted 16 years ago by holborne    [ Reply ]
This is a fantastic album! I wish RP would play "Kissing the Lipless" every now and then...

Posted 16 years ago by scott4261    [ Reply ]
Love the vocal harmony.

Posted 16 years ago by flyin_bri    [ Reply ]
I have an abnormal fondness for this band.
Posted 16 years ago by Dragonfly_Launch    [ Reply ]
i'm going to have get all of the shins... quality
Posted 16 years ago by lophrequa    [ Reply ]
99 wrote:
The transition from the Jayhawks to the Shins deserves a 10. Nice job, Bill.
Don't you love it when a dj makes a connection for you? I honestly thought this was Jayhawks side-project - and I already know this cd!
Posted 16 years ago by apd    [ Reply ]
meydele wrote:
Could not love it more.
I'm with you. Best.
Posted 16 years ago by sharkey    [ Reply ]
Reminds me that I haven't heard enough Jayhawks lately. Pretty good tune.
Posted 16 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
A good snort of Afrin ought to clear up that nasal congestion.
Posted 16 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
more from this album, I request ~yoda their best, I think it is
Posted 17 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
Man, what great music today! Shins, Pete Yorn, Wilco, Luna...it's like Bill is going through my own music collection. Keep up the great work!
Posted 17 years ago by abrady    [ Reply ]
AlienRelic wrote:
I have a pet dove. You can wrestle a dove. In fact, sometimes you have to....
This is my favourite song comment ever.
Posted 17 years ago by thewaxtadpole    [ Reply ]
I have a pet dove. You can wrestle a dove. In fact, sometimes you have to....
Posted 17 years ago by AlienRelic    [ Reply ]
I thought it was back-to-back Jayhawks.
Posted 17 years ago by underarmor    [ Reply ]
" ...you just can't wrestle a dove..." Lyrical structure: F
Posted 17 years ago by SomeOldGuy    [ Reply ]
Sounding so much like several others serves to make this group--at least per this song--unmemorable.
Posted 17 years ago by rKokon    [ Reply ]
Every time this song comes on, I think it's "Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day" by Doug Sahm.
Posted 17 years ago by cohenpeart    [ Reply ]
lmic wrote:
Fave song, fave album Bill plays by the Shins! Is this their best CD?
I think it is.
Posted 17 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
Fave song, fave album Bill plays by the Shins! Is this their best CD?
Posted 17 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
Rickvee wrote:
The Shins = melody masters Love this song as I do all of their material.
Could not love it more.
Posted 17 years ago by meydele    [ Reply ]
twothingsatonce wrote:
This song grabs my attention and starts my toe tapping and head bobbing every time.
Nicely said, same here :)
Posted 17 years ago by Kerly    [ Reply ]
The tentative title for this song was "A call to apathy", which might be another clue to the meaning of the lyrics mayhaps?
Posted 17 years ago by Darkmatter    [ Reply ]
The Shins = melody masters Love this song as I do all of their material.
Posted 17 years ago by Rickvee    [ Reply ]
99 wrote:
The transition from the Jayhawks to the Shins deserves a 10. Nice job, Bill.
Hmm. Rating sets/transitions could be interesting, but a lot more data to track.
Posted 17 years ago by UltraNurd    [ Reply ]
The transition from the Jayhawks to the Shins deserves a 10. Nice job, Bill.
Posted 17 years ago by 99    [ Reply ]
I am starting to really notice this guy's voice which means Shins music, but like I noted on another of their RP pages, their effort to sounds different each time is praiseworthy. Rock on, Shins!
Posted 17 years ago by celadonstone    [ Reply ]
This song grabs my attention and starts my toe tapping and head bobbing every time.
Posted 17 years ago by twothingsatonce    [ Reply ]
Love the Shins! I have to admit, i discovered them thanks to The Garden State Soundtrack, but then promptly went out and bought this album, and immediately fell in love. This is one of my favorite tracks- every time I feel depressed about being single, I give this tune a spin.... thanks!
Posted 17 years ago by ChicagoEmily    [ Reply ]
Can't think of a better example of how something can grow on you than this one...and the whole recording, really. Liked it at first, and LOVE IT now and probably will forever. Their lyrics speak volumes to me, and something about the delivery, quirky at times, and tunesmanship, talented but unorthodox, that just transcends it for me...Go, Shins, take it from 'Kerky to the whole wide world!
Posted 17 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
These guys are just really good, plain and simple.
Posted 17 years ago by RobK    [ Reply ]
flyfree wrote:
"leave the ring on the rail, for the wheels to nullify." !!!!!
my favorite line
Posted 17 years ago by rasta_tiger    [ Reply ]
The best line in it is "Lah De Dah"....I think...
Posted 17 years ago by SpaceCase    [ Reply ]
huebdoo wrote: Wow... These lyrics are perfect in capturing the emotion of a hellish relationship and the regret of letting it slide into the abiss. agreed. i've been through it and boy does this remind me of all the places i never want to be again. i love the honesty.
Posted 17 years ago by greenpubes    [ Reply ]
mrrmt wrote:
why are we constantly falling in love with these guys who won't commit?? great song. painful message....ouch.
My answer to most problems... NUKE 'EM!
Posted 17 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
PacificNWPariah wrote:
Great band, great song!
Let me guess, given your location, you were probably taken off the government's anti-terrorist funding list, right? P.S. the song is great....
Posted 18 years ago by strick    [ Reply ]
TBD wrote:
decent music ... terrible singer ... marginal lyrics. rates a 2 with me.
You must be a real hardcore music snob. I mean if you give the shins a 2, what would you rate a 10?
Posted 18 years ago by milehighYinzer    [ Reply ]
Great band, great song!
Posted 18 years ago by PacificNWPariah    [ Reply ]
I hear it as sort of a parody of country western with the cheesy lap steel... I love it on that level
Posted 18 years ago by Hinkamp    [ Reply ]
Such a good song!
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Love the lyrics this is my favorite song on this Shins album "I find a fatal flaw in the logic of love and go out of my mind" ...indeed!
Posted 18 years ago by go_ski_mully    [ Reply ]
"You wanna fight for this love, but honey you cannot wrestle a dove..."
Posted 18 years ago by isaacsonar    [ Reply ]
highwindows wrote:
You heard Elvis Costello?
Excellent!
Posted 18 years ago by lixy    [ Reply ]
somebody please bury this band.
Posted 18 years ago by ndfan75    [ Reply ]
decent music ... terrible singer ... marginal lyrics. rates a 2 with me.
Posted 18 years ago by TBD    [ Reply ]
leave the ring on the rail, for the wheels to nullify...
Wow... These lyrics are perfect in capturing the emotion of a hellish relationship and the regret of letting it slide into the abiss. Not something you want to listen to dinner music on a first date or when you bring home your first child. But fantastic for those moments where you are ready to scream and tear someone elses hair out. Welll done RP for this
Posted 18 years ago by huebdoo    [ Reply ]
this song breaks my heart, but i love it.
Posted 18 years ago by mrrmt    [ Reply ]
Nice melody, but the adenoidal voice kinda ruins it for me.
Posted 18 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
Nice sound to start my day off with!
Posted 18 years ago by weevilkinevil    [ Reply ]