BLUE PASTURES

First released 1997

Originally written during the Laid sessions and rediscovered three years later, this song details a man who wanders off and lays down in the snow to commit suicide. Tim often told the story during the Whiplash tour that a friend’s mentor chose this way to die without having heard the song

WHERE TO GET

Whiplash LP (534 354-1), CAS (534 354-4), CD (534 354-2)

Whiplash reissue CD (548 788-2)

Album Version : The Gathering Sound boxset USB stick

LYRICS

Blue pastures fade away

Green rivers in silver light

I'm walking to the sound of distant bells

So peaceful I don't know who I am

And just when I think its clear

It turns all grey again

And I wonder who will find me in the snow

And just when I thought I was free

I got pulled in again

Once you're in, you're in

Blue pastures calling home

I'm Walking but I can't stand anymore

Hear voices, can't tell near or far

Weird voices lay me down

And I don't see why I'm obliged

To just carry on

When everything I touch

Turns out wrong

And I feel I've committed some crime

But I don't know what I've done

One day life just wins

One day life just wins

Still breathing

But I'm tired and I want to go home

Still breathing

But I'm not sure anymore

Still breathing

But it doesn't really matter if I fade away

Fall into the sleep

Fall into the deep