Jenny Lewis and Twins

Jenny Lewis played a great show at Stubbs on Monday night. Lewis, the Watson Twins, and her band played a set that brought a fullness to Rabbit Fur Coat, both in sound and stage presence. They also unveiled some new music, my favorite of which is a song called Acid Tongue [savefile]:

"I went to a cobbler
to fix a hole in my shoe
He took one look at my face
and said, 'I can fix that hole in you.'

I beg your pardon,
I'm not lookin' for a cure,
seen enough of my friends
in the depths of the godsick blues

You know I am a liar
You know I am a liar
Nobody helps a liar

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Cause I've been down to Dixie
and dropped acid on my tongue
tripped upon the land
until enough was enough

I was a little bit lighter
and adventure on my sleeve
I was a little drunk
and lookin' for company

So I found myself a sweetheart
with the softest of hands
We were unlucky in love
but I'd do it all again

We build ourselves a fire
We build ourselves a fire
But you know I am a liar
You know I am a liar

And you don't know what I've done

By the rolling river is
exactly where I was
There was no simple cure
for unlucky in love

To be lonely is a habit
like smoking or taking drugs
and I've quit them both
but man, was it rough

Now I am tired
It just made me tired
Let's build ourselves a fire
Let's build ourselves a fire"

The recording of Acid Tongue is from the NPR Live Concert Series. You can listen to the whole of her set here.