The National stopped by the 88.1 KDHX studio in Saint Louis on September 7,2013 for a live set. Audio by Dan Kinney. Discover more great media at http://kdhx.org

The National  "Graceless" Live at KDHX 9/7/13

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You Were A Kindness

14 You Were A Kindness

This was the last song I recorded with this particular guitar before it got smashed in the truck of a car.

Lyrics:
You wanna go
You wanna fight
Is that really why you call me
In the middle of the night

You want a show
I’ll take a bite
We could break another wall
But I could never make it right

I offer your pleasure
You give me pain
This hate that we treasure
Love leaves a stain

You were enough for me
They didn’t need to know
It didn’t have to be
Damn what lies below

A pretty fantasy
Our little puppet show
It didn’t have to be
I would have let you go

Just take it back
Forget the lies
But I know you never want me
When you look me in the eye

There was a crack
A compromise
You wanna tell me why you taunt me
And you never say good bye

I offer you weakness
You hold me tight
My darling we seek this
You love the night

It was enough for me
You didn’t have to know
It didn’t have to be
Damn what lies below

A pretty fantasy
Your little puppet show
It didn’t have to be
I would have let you go

Green is the grass
Where all True Love will lie
This too may pass
But I will never say goodbye

Why should I ask
I know the hero always dies
Raise up your glass
To every pitiful disguise

I’ve had enough
Give me a break
When I know the night you hated
Was a dream you couldn’t shake

It was a bluff
We were awake
And I know you hesitated
But it wasn’t a mistake

The time that you held me
I was afraid
Why didn’t you tell me
I would have stayed

You were enough for me
But you will never know
I should have let it be
Damn what lies below

And you will never see
What I could never show
You were enough for me
I should have let you know




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