In various combinations and guises, the group had already played a long time together before the "crystalization event" in July 2000 on the slopes of the famous volcano Mt. Hood. Since then they have performed for audiences of all ages and socioeconomic groups, mostly playing close to home and for many years distributing recordings like itinerant madmen, for free.
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Evening Star
Blitzen Trapper Lyrics
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Your skirt's on fire, your hair's uncurled
Your dancing days are at an end
Yeah, you've got no one to call your friend
All you've got left is a silhouette,
An empty bed, and a cheap Corvette
You're a long way from your sweet sixteen
You need some stonewashed jeans
To take you back
To that railroad track
Where you first took flight
In the morning light
So take me back
To that first romance
Where you made your stand
You were hand in hand
With the black-eyed angel of the evening star
When you came to the city in your cheap perfume
And your ran through the room
But you grew up soon
Always dressed like a killer in the afternoon
Sipping warm champagne from a silver spoon
In the night you would travel in your lover's car
With your jewels so bright, like a shooting star
But your nightmares must have caught up with you
And all the pills and the prophets couldn't get you through
To take you back
To that railroad track
Where you first took flight
In the morning light
So take me back
To that first romance
Where you made your stand
You were hand in hand
With the black-eyed angel of the evening star
So take me back
You were found on the ground in a lonely town
At the end of the world, in a dressing gown
Your hair was on fire, your shoes were misplaced
On your face was a trace of a distant place
It's a long way home to Wichita
Where they put you back together
Filled your head with straw
Now all you've got left is a silhouette
And a cheap Corvette, but girl, you ain't dead yet
So take me back
To that railroad track
Where you first took flight
In the morning light
So take me back
To that first romance
Where you made your stand
You were hand in hand
With the black-eyed angel of the evening star
The song Evening Star by Blitzen Trapper tells the story of a broken-hearted party girl who, after losing her friends and her dancing days, is left with nothing but a silhouette, an empty bed, and a cheap Corvette. The song speaks to a sense of longing to go back in time to when the party girl was young with stonewashed jeans and first took flight on a railroad track with her first love. As she grows older, however, the party girl's lifestyle catches up with her, and she is left alone, addicted to pills and unable to escape her nightmares. The song ends with a glimmer of hope as the party girl is found with her shoes misplaced and hair on fire in a distant place, but not yet dead.
The lyrics of Evening Star are a commentary on the fleeting nature of youth, as well as the consequences of a wild lifestyle. The song tells the story of a woman who has lost everything and desperately yearns for what she once had. The haunting refrain, "So take me back to that first romance, where you made your stand, you were hand in hand with the black-eyed angel of the evening star," implies that the woman is chasing a memory that can never be recaptured. Overall, the song paints a poignant picture of nostalgia and regret, as well as the allure of a dangerous, hedonistic lifestyle.
Line by Line Meaning
You're a broken-hearted party girl
You're a girl who is sad about love and romance, but still tries to enjoy social gatherings and events.
Your skirt's on fire, your hair's uncurled
You're not in order, but you're still trying to present yourself as attractive.
Your dancing days are at an end
You can't enjoy dancing anymore, because you are too sad and broken about love.
Yeah, you've got no one to call your friend
You don't have anyone to rely on and share your sadness with.
All you've got left is a silhouette,
You no longer have a clear image of yourself in your own mind.
An empty bed, and a cheap Corvette
You only have an empty bed and a material possession (a cheap car) left in your life.
You're a long way from your sweet sixteen
You are much older than sixteen and you have experienced a lot of things since then.
You need some stonewashed jeans
You need to go back to the past and relive the time when you were young and still hopeful about love and life.
And a time machine
You need help in going back to the past and reliving your youth, maybe a time machine.
To take you back
To go back in time, as if with a time machine.
To that railroad track
To a specific place in the past when you were happy and free, maybe where you fell in love and started the train of your life.
Where you first took flight
Where you started to feel the beauty, happiness, and hope in your life or in your relationship.
In the morning light
At a specific time in the past when you were able to start a fresh new day and feel positive about it.
So take me back
Help me or bring me with you in going back to the past and reliving our memories.
Where you made your stand
At that specific place and point in your life, you were able to make a bold move and stand up for yourself, your love, or your principles.
You were hand in hand
You were together with someone you love and cherish.
With the black-eyed angel of the evening star
With the person you love, who you see as a divine being, and who brings beauty and light in your life.
When you came to the city in your cheap perfume
When you started anew in a place full of opportunities and new experiences, but still with limited resources and belief in yourself.
And your ran through the room
And you felt free to explore and enjoy the new world around you.
But you grew up soon
But you learned the hard lessons of life and lost your youth and innocence.
Always dressed like a killer in the afternoon
Always trying to be strong and bold, but also hiding your vulnerabilities and fears.
Sipping warm champagne from a silver spoon
Enjoying the luxury and finer things in life that you can afford, as a way to forget your sadness and pain.
In the night you would travel in your lover's car
Finding solace and happiness in your lover's arms, as you explore the vastness and beauty of the night together.
With your jewels so bright, like a shooting star
With the material possessions and glittering things that you acquire along the way, that shine like the star you wish upon.
But your nightmares must have caught up with you
But your fears, doubts, and sadness still haunt you, and you can't run away from them anymore.
And all the pills and the prophets couldn't get you through
And all the substances and beliefs that you rely on to numb your pain and find hope couldn't help you in the end.
You were found on the ground in a lonely town
You hit rock bottom, and you were in a sad and lonely place where nobody knows or cares about you.
At the end of the world, in a dressing gown
At a metaphorical end of the world, where everything feels bleak and hopeless, and you are left with almost nothing, even your dignity.
Your hair was on fire, your shoes were misplaced
You feel like you are losing it all, and everything is not in order or a chaos.
On your face was a trace of a distant place
You feel like you are no longer living in the present, and you've been living in the past or in an alternate reality for a long time trying to relive the better days.
It's a long way home to Wichita
It's a difficult journey back to your hometown or your true self where you left your happiness, innocence, and youth.
Where they put you back together
Where you can find people who care for you and can help you rebuild your life and confidence.
Filled your head with straw
Distorting and covering the sad and harsh reality with illusions and delusions, and not facing the truth.
Now all you've got left is a silhouette
After everything, you feel like you are a shadow of your former self, with no real meaning or purpose in your life.
And a cheap Corvette, but girl, you ain't dead yet
And you still have a material possession, a cheap car, that represents the remains of the better days you've had, but you still have life and hope to find a better and happier tomorrow.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Eric Earley
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