in which marcus foster evokes so many lovely things

so, today's song, tumble down by marcus foster, is utterly gorgeous. i really mean this. it's the sort of song that just blows you away with just how lovely it is. it starts quiet and builds and swells and then explodes and leaves you, in the end, sort of stunned by its beauty.



in a way, tumble down reminds me of U2 - not modern day U2 (and, let's be clear, i'm not saying 2011 U2 is crap, just different), but joshua tree U2. my favorite kind of U2. and furthermore, tumble down reminds me of the stunning simplicity and power of running to stand still, which, i think, makes me love the song all the better.

side note - this was how the original post on this song went: GAH, GAH, BRILLIANT, OMG, SO BEAUTIFUL, REPEAT, MUST LISTEN.

i have a sneaky suspicion this one might be on my top 10 list at the end of 2011.

in this life there’s only one man who is born, who is torn into the light
he has lived and he has died and he’s the only one who’s tied to the night

he will walk through pointless danger
he will go through twisted sorrow
he will know that if he really saw the wall it would all just tumble down

have you ever seen the haunted ancient morning sweep the stars out from the sky?
have you ever seen the dust wiped from your heart,
so clear that you can see it shine?
see it shine

as you walk through your pointless danger
you will go through twisted sorrow
but you will know that if you really saw the wall it would all just tumble down

'cuz it could hold no more truth
it could hold no more dreams
it could hold no more people
'cuz people, they would know what it means
it could hold no more sky
it could hold no more sea
no more.. no more sea
it could hold no more time
'cuz it would all, it would all
just tumble down
it would fall

stream and download this song from the soundcloud below:

Marcus Foster - Tumble Down (free download) by Stayloose

check out the video for shadows of the city:



buy the tumble down EP by marcus foster HERE.