Lost Gem: "Long Way Down" - Michael Penn (1992)


"...and if I wear
apathy's crown...

don't call me highness."
~ Michael Penn ~




Under-appreciated songwriter...Michael Penn...has always been given props and accolades from most music critics...but seems to have never been given a fair-shake from music fans.

Maybe because many felt Penn had been blessed with "silver-spoon" opportunities. Fugetabotit!

Michael Penn is very good on his own merits. Mixing folksy with a bit of Rock...and laying down one unexpected killer line after another.
Penn demands multiple listens. Just be ready to be hit with a heavy does of shadowy reality with a slice of tongue-in-cheek!

Lost Gem:--> "Long Way Down"...from "Free-For-All" (1992)...is an all familiar...light-bulb moment...of realizing you are in love with the wrong person...and resigned to a weary acceptance. Penn's vocal delivery is flawless, unapologetic and cuts, oh so very close, to the bone. -->Brilliant!

Have You Heard This Gem?


Oh man,
look what the cat drug in.
It's got the dress, tho the color's gone
that I gave my one true love on.
Oh man, look what the wind blew home.
Never had this much stimulation
since her low down elevation, but
Oh, don't look in those eyes
bluer than blue
her rule's on the rise
and if I wear apathy's crown
don't call me highness
It's a long way down.

Oh, what terrible things she shows.
I'm overwhelmed by rumors this high
and overcome by lows.
Oh, what use is it to pretend
that I have the strength for this anymore.
This is all in the world that she lives for but...
Oh, don't look in those eyes
bluer than blue
her rule's on the rise
and if I wear apathy's crown
don't call me highness
('cause) it's a long way down.

Now I would suppose
that I'm not the only one
and one never knows...
but I got a feeling she's been
sleeping with the whole wide world.

Oh, don't look in those eyes
bluer than blue
her rule's on the rise
and if I wear apathy's crown
don't call me highness
it's a long way down.


Good stuff!

Casey Chambers
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