DEEP BENEATH THE CUMBERLAND MOUNTAINS NEAR PELHAM TENNESSEE LIES ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST MAGICAL MUSICAL ADVENTURES. IT'S BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND. THREE MILLION YEARS IN THE MAKING. PURE ACOUSTICS OFFER MUSIC FROM THE HEART OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. CENTER STAGE AND DEEP INSIDE THE MOUNTAIN THIS WEEK WELCOMING, GLEN HANSARD. WAY BACK...WAY BACK... A LITTLE BIT BLUEGRASS, A LITTLE BIT UNDERGROUND. IT'S BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND, COMING UP NEXT.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
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YOUR LOVE'S A BONNIE SNARE TRAPS ME IN THE EVENING
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GOT ME HANGING IN MID-AIR NOW I'M SWINGING FROM THE CEILING
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BUT IT'S ME THAT'S LOOKING NOW IT'S ME THAT'S SEEKING SOMETHING
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WHEN YOU'RE NOWHERE TO BE FOUND MUST I KEEP ON LOOKING
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I'LL BE YOU, BE ME AND I'LL BE YOU I'LL TAKE YOUR TRUTH, YOUR LIES, YOUR SECRETS
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HOW 'BOUT YOU BE ME AND I'LL BE YOU I LOVE YOUR STRENGTH, YOUR PRIDE, YOUR WEAKNESS
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MY LOVE'S AN ANDROGEN SHE WRITES WHEN I'M IN SLUMBER
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MY LOVER IS ALL GOOD THINGS AND I'M THE FOOL WHOSE SPELL SHE'S UNDER
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AND SHE LAYS A SILKEN THREAD A WARM SCENT IN THE EVENING
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IF YOU FOLLOW THE TRAIL OF DEAD YOU'LL COME UPON THE PLACE SHE'S SLEEPING
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I'LL BE YOU, BE ME AND I'LL BE YOU AND WE WON'T SAY NO MORE ABOUT IT
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HOW 'BOUT YOU BE ME AND I'LL BE YOU AND WE'LL JUST LEAVE THIS WHERE WE FOUND IT
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OOOOOOO... AHHHH... OOOOOOO... AHHHH... I'LL BE YOU, BE ME AND I'LL BE YOU AND WE WON'T SAY NO MORE ABOUT IT
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HOW 'BOUT YOU BE ME AND I'LL BE YOU AND WE'LL JUST LEAVE THIS WHERE WE FOUND IT
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AHHHHH...
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AHHHHH... OOOOO...
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APPLAUSE AND CHEERS
-THANK YOU.
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-THANK YOU, THAT WAS LOVELY.
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-THIS NEXT SONG IS ABOUT, AH, THAT PERSON IN YOUR LIFE WHO, UH, WHO YOU LOVE VERY MUCH AND VERY DEARLY, BUT, UH, JUST SEEMS TO BE CONSTANTLY IN TROUBLE. AH, EITHER WITH THEMSELVES, OR WITH YOU, OR WITH YOUR FRIENDS, OR WITH THE LAW.
AUDIENCE LAUGHING
-THIS IS THAT FRIEND THAT YOU'RE REALLY YOU KNOW THAT, YOU'RE REALLY PROUD TO KNOW AND TO HAVE BUT IT IS, IT'S CONSTANT WORK.
LAUGHTER
-YEAH, UH, AND IT IS DIFFICULT WHEN THAT PERSON IS IN YOUR BAND
LOUD LAUGHTER
-WE'RE JUST HAVING ONE OF THOSE DAYS.
LAUGHTER
-IT'LL BE ALRIGHT. NOTHING LIKE A GOOD GIG. THIS IS CALLED, "MY LITTLE RUIN."
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DID DID DIDI DOO...
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DID DID DIDI DOO...
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COME ON MY LITTLE RUIN WON'T YOU OPEN UP AND LET ME IN?
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TIME HAS NOT BEEN KIND, BUT YOU'RE STILL STANDING HERE. LEAVE A LIGHT ON IN YOUR WINDOW, WON'T YOU LET ME SEE A SIGN? IT'S GONNA TAKE MORE THAN SMOKE AND MIRRORS NOW FOR ME THIS TIME COME ON NOW, MR. SORROW, WON'T YOU SING YOURSELF A DIFFERENT SONG?
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THE MELODY THAT MADE YOU IS NOW A WORN-OUT SING-ALONG. EVERYBODY'S LOOKING AT YOU, BUT I CAN'T STAND TO WATCH, I'VE SEEN THIS SCENE COME AND GO TOO MUCH AND OH, HOW YOU STRUGGLE THROUGH THE HOURS WITH YOUR SORROW LEADING THE WAY, AND AS YOU STOOD THERE AMONG THE COWARDS, YOU WERE LETTING THEM WIN BUT I'M NOT GONNA STAND ASIDE AND WATCH THEM TEAR YOU UP NO, I'M NOT, 'CAUSE YOU'RE BETTER THAN THEY ARE, AND I CAN'T SAY IT ENOUGH THAT'S ENOUGH. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
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COME ON, MY LITTLE RUIN, WON'T YOU BUILD YOURSELF BACK UP AGAIN?
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WON'T YOU TAKE THE TIME YOU WERE GIVEN BEFORE IT'S TAKEN BY SOMEONE ELSE.
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YOU COULD STAND AMONG THE BEST OF THEM IF YOU COULD HOLD YOUR OWN, BUT NO ONE'S GONNA DO THAT FOR YOU NOW, BUT YOU AND YOU ALONE AND OH, HOW YOU STRUGGLE WITH YOUR POWER, AND KEEP YOUR BACK TIGHT TO THE WALL, AND AS YOU WERE COUNTED AMONG THE COWARDS, THEY DIDN'T SEE YOU AT ALL BUT I'M CAUGHT ON A RISING WAVE, AND I CAN'T GET YOU OFF, BUT I'M NOT GONNA STAND ASIDE AND WATCH THEM TEAR YOU UP NO, I'M NOT, 'CAUSE YOU'RE BETTER THAN THEY ARE, YOU'RE BETTER THAN THEY ARE, YOU'RE BETTER THAN THEY ARE, YOU'RE BETTER THAN THEY ARE, YOU'RE BETTER THAN THEY ARE, AND I CAN'T SAY IT ENOUGH THAT'S ENOUGH. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
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DI DI DI DEE DIT DOO, OOUU
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DI DI DI DEE DIT DOO OOUU
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APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
-THANK YOU.
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-THANKS A LOT EVERYBODY.
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
-I WANNA SING THIS FOR ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO HAS ANY IRISH IN THEIR BLOOD.
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-OR ENGLISH IN THEIR BLOOD.
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-OR POLISH IN THEIR BLOOD.
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-OR GERMAN IN THEIR BLOOD, SCOTTISH, SWEDISH, FINNISH. THIS SONG IS SIMPLY ABOUT ANYBODY WHO EVER MADE A JOURNEY A LONG JOURNEY. A LONG AND TREACHEROUS JOURNEY ACROSS AN OCEAN, ACROSS A DESERT. ANYBODY WHOEVER MADE A JOURNEY TOWARDS A BETTER LIFE. ECONOMIC MIGRANT. YOU ARE, I AM, HE IS, SHE IS. WE'RE ALL ECONOMIC MIGRANTS.
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AUDIENCE CHEERS
-SOME OF YOU CAME TO NASHVILLE BECAUSE YOU ARE ECONOMIC MIGRANTS.
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-BUT I WANT TO PARTICULARLY SING THIS SONG FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WE SAW IN EUROPE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS WALKING IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT ON HIGHWAYS. WHOLE FAMILIES IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT WERE PASSING BY IN OUR BUS, OUR COMFORTABLE BUS, DRINKING CUPS OF TEA. COMING FROM A GIG AND WATCHING WHOLE FAMILIES IS A VERY STRANGE THING TO SEE. VERY HUMBLING. VERY DIFFICULT. NOTHING YOU CAN REALLY DO ABOUT IT, EXCEPT VOTE THE RIGHT WAY.
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-BUT BELIEVE ME, I DIDN'T SAY THAT FOR APPLAUSE. I DIDN'T. IT'S VERY EASY TO... IT'S LIKE CLICK BAIT. I DON'T WANT TO SAY SOMETHING JUST FOR APPLAUSE IT'S A DIFFICULT THING TO SAY... BUT, ANYWAY, THIS IS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE COMING TO NASHVILLE CAUSE THERE SEEMS LIKE A LOT. THIS IS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE COMING INTO AMERICA. GOING OUT OF AMERICA.
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WE SET OUR SIGHTS ON SOME DISTANT LAND WAY BACK IN THE WAY BACK WHEN WE CROSSED THE DESERTS IN A CARAVAN WAY BACK IN THE WAY BACK WHEN WE SPOKE THE LANGUAGE 'TIL WE KNEW WHAT IT MEANT WAY BACK IN THE WAY BACK WHEN WE PRAYED TO GOD HE HAD A HAND TO LEND WAY BACK IN THE WAY BACK WHEN WE WERE LIVIN', BREATHIN' BROKEN, BATTERED BUT BELIEVIN' WAY BACK, WAY BACK, WAY BACK IN THE WAY BACK WHEN
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-THAT'S THE WHOLE SONG, YOU KNOW IT NOW.
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WE SET OUT ON A ROAD THAT WOULD NEVER END WAY BACK IN THE WAY BACK WHEN MADE SOME PENNIES PLAYING THE VIOLIN WAY BACK IN THE WAY BACK WHEN I PRAYED TO GOD HE HAD A HAND TO LEND ME WAY BACK IN THE WAY BACK WHEN AND I BUILT MY HOME ON SHIFTIN' SANDS WAY BACK IN THE WAY BACK WHEN WE WERE LIVIN', BREATHIN' BROKEN, BATTERED BUT BELIEVIN' WAY BACK, WAY BACK, WAY BACK, IN WAY BACK WHEN TIME KEEPS MOVING ON.
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TIME KEEPS MOVING ON.
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WE'VE WALKED SOME HARD ROADS WE PICKED SOME HOT POSTS DRIFTED UP ON THE WRONG SHORE BEEN SHOWN OUT THE BACK DOOR WE'VE BEEN TOLD TO KEEP MOVIN' SIGNS AIN'T IMPROVIN' SHOWIN' UP ON THE WRONG SIDE BUT NOBODY WAS GONNA BREAK MY STRIDE NOBODY'S GONNA BREAK MY STRIDE NOBODY'S GONNA BREAK MY STRIDE NOBODY'S GONNA BREAK MY STRIDE NOBODY'S GONNA BREAK MY STRIDE SO I DRESSED MYSELF UP IN THICKER SKIN WAY BACK IN THE WAY BACK WHEN GONNA LISTEN TO NO ONE BUT THE VOICES WITHIN ME WAY BACK IN THE WAY BACK WHEN I SANG YOUR SONGS 'TIL I KNEW WHAT IT MEANT WAY BACK IN THE WAY BACK WHEN I PRAYED TO GOD HE HAD A HAND TO LEND WAY BACK IN THE WAY BACK WHEN WE WERE LIVIN', BREATHIN' WE WERE COOKIN' AND CLEANIN' WAY BACK, WAY BACK, WAY BACK, IN THE WAY BACK WHEN
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TIME KEEPS MOVING ON
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TIME KEEPS MOVING ON.
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-OH YEAH... OH YEAH.
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-THANK YOU!
APPLAUSE AND CHEERS
-THANK YOU, WE'VE GOT ONE MORE.
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-THIS IS A SONG CALLED, BIRD OF SORROW. THANKS FOR LISTENING EVERYBODY THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
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-CAN WE TURN EVERYTHING DOWN. EVERYTHING DOWN, ALMOST TO NOTHING.
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EVEN IF A DAY FEELS TOO LONG YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN'T WAIT ANOTHER ONE YOU'RE SLOWLY GIVIN' UP ON EVERYTHING LOVE IS GONNA FIND YOU AGAIN
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LOVE IS GONNA FIND YOU, JUST BE READY THEN
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YOU BEEN KNEELIN' IN THE DARK FOR FAR TOO LONG YOU'VE BEEN WAITIN' ON THAT SPARK, BUT IT HASN'T COME WELL I'M CALLIN' TO YOU, PLEASE, GET OFF THE FLOOR LOVE IS GONNA FIND YOU AGAIN
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LOVE IS GONNA FIND YOU JUST BE READY THEN. TETHERED TO A BIRD OF SORROW A VOICE THAT'S BURIED IN THE HOLLOW YOU'VE GIVEN OVER TO SELF-DECEIVIN' YOU'RE PROSTRATE BOWED BUT NOT BELIEVIN' YOU'VE SQUANDERED MORE THAN YOU COULD BORROW YOU'VE BET YOUR JOYS ON ALL TOMORROWS FOR THE HOPE OF SOME RETURNIN' WHILE EVERYTHING AROUND YOU IS BURNIN'
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COME ON, WE GOTTA GET OUT, GET OUT OF THIS MESS WE'VE MADE AND STILL FOR ALL OUR TALKING, DO WE EVER SAY IT STRAIGHT? OR WILL WE LEAVE THIS UP TO CHANCE, LIKE WE DO EVERYTHING? A GOOD HEART WILL FIND YOU AGAIN A GOOD HEART WILL FIND YOU, JUST BE READY THEN TETHERED TO A BIRD OF SORROW A VOICE THAT'S BURIED IN THE HOLLOW YOU'VE GIVEN OVER TO SELF-DECEIVIN' YOU'RE PROSTRATE BOWED BUT NOT BELIEVIN. YOU'VE SQUANDERED MORE THAN YOU COULD BORROW YOU'VE BET YOUR JOYS ON ALL TOMORROWS FOR THE HOPE OF SOME RETURNIN' WHILE EVERYTHING AROUND YOU'S BURNIN' BUT I'M NOT LEAVIN' YOU HERE I'M NOT LEAVIN' YOU HERE I'M NOT LEAVIN' YOU I'M NOT LEAVIN' YOU HERE, I'M NOT LEAVIN' YOU
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I'M NOT LEAVIN' YOU HERE,
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I'M HANGING ON...
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I'M HANGING ON.
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FOR WHAT'S GONNA COME.
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I'M HANGIN' ON, HANGIN' ON, HANGIN' ON,
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HANGIN' ON,
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WITH THE FAITHFUL
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WITH THE FAITHFUL
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WITH THE FAITHFUL
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I'M HANGIN' ON
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I'M HANGIN' ON
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WITH THE FAITHFUL.
CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
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