Priest is about a Frisson: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright (thank you Jordan Rockford for your word prowess). It's a story about an unexpected awakening of ones senses. The awareness of sexuality, and being mistakenly identified by a priest as a male sex worker. The story goes something like this:
On a faintly lit and lurid night in the humidity of summer, a relatively innocent 19 year-old boy, Sidney, set out for a late night slice of pizza. Crossing the street at 104th and Broadway in New York, Sidney crossed paths with a prowler, a vampire in the night, who while driving by in a Lincoln Town Car latched eyes with him. This caused Sidney to feel what can only be described as a Frisson: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright.
Sidney safely returned home to the The Malibu Studio’s, a generously rated 1 star hotel, but did not go back to his bedroom. Instead, awakened and aroused, Sidney went to the rooftop to look down on the street scene where he had so nearly been swept away. There, from his cowering perch, he watched as the man drove past again and again, searching for his tempted little treasure he’d so narrowly missed tasting.
Much more to come.
lyrics
Saw a priest in the back of a cab
Staring out from his window
While glaring in the gaze of his eyes
We met each other soul to soul
Oh, oh, the devils got a hold of me
Oh , oh, he ain’t ever gonna let me be
Time is a crawl as we pass
He’s a devil in a long black dress
Striking fear in my heart and my mind
My innocence in full undress
Oh, oh, the devils got ahold of me
Oh , oh, he ain’t ever gonna let me be
No shelter for a moth in flame
When you’re torn between love and faith
When the truth in your heart is betrayed
All Your praying will not ease your pain
Oh, oh, the devils got ahold of me
Oh , oh, he ain’t ever gonna let me be
credits
from A Miners' Town,
track released May 7, 2013
Marc Silver - Guitar/Vocals
Mike Hlatky - Bass
Brad Hinton - Electric guitars
Chris Giraldi - Drums
Ryan Williams - Vocals
Andrew Lipke - Producer
Original Art - JT Waldman
Marc Silver & The StonethrowersPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
“Marc Silver is living proof that singer/songwriters don’t need to shout outrageously shocking lyrical lines in order to
attract well-deserved attention…His confessional songs draw you in, rather than drag you along… a truly noteworthy artist that walks quietly, but carries a big gift.” Dan MacIntosh, [Spin]
Marc works as a solo artist, and with his Bluegrass/Americana Band The Stonethrowers....more
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