From the album North Country (2016)
Black Feathers: [Mulholland - words & music]
Stan Smith (lead vocals, acoustic guitar), Ann Dunford (piano, accordion, backing vocals), Laura Jackets (backing vocals), Mike Tavener (dobro), Lewis Thresh (mandolin), Kai West (double bass)
Lyrics
He’s a "bin here a while" kinda guy
Never stops payin his dues
Looks the storm right in the eye
Out there, looking for clues
CHORUS Still he barely sees the stars that shine
As they blaze past in the sky
No his eyes are focussed all of the time
On black feathers in the corner of his mind
He sits in the corner of the bar
Man of mystery amongst the Facebook clan
He fills his life from the whisky jar
Getting by doing what he can
CHORUS
He’s the man you see most every day
But you never take time to know him well
He’s the kinda guy with just a few words to say
But lifetimes of stories that he could tell
CHORUS
His silence is no rejection
His empty stare’s not wrong
His mind has a preoccupation
He’s caught up in his own song
CHORUS
He’s a "bin here a while" kinda guy
Never stops payin his dues
Looks the storm right in the eye
Out there, looking for clues
CHORUS