Oberst, Conor - Next Of Kin Lyrics






I saw a crash on the interstate
It left a feeling I could not shake
Just a name in a database who must be notified
It's not a phone call I wanna make
A stranger answers, I hesitate
Got some bad news that couldn't wait
Are you sitting down?
Her bathrobe hangs on the bedroom door
Though she's been dead for a year or more
He buried her by the sycamore
So that he could keep her close
It broke his heart and it made him old
Tries to rebuild but it just erodes
Some people say that's the way it goes
But he don't feel that way

Get too drunk and you can't perform
Something dies when a star is born
I spread my anger like Agent Orange
I was indiscriminate
Yeah, I met Lou Reed and Patty Smith
It didn't make me feel different
I guess I lost all my innocence
Way too long ago

She called my bluff and she won the fight
I ran outside in the hot twilight
I had a lighter that didn't light
Well I know I shouldn't smoke
I was going, I was free to leave
Walking fast down the Bowery
Tears in my eyes so I couldn't see
But I made my way back home





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  1. A.... G....

    I’ve got some bad news, it couldn’t wait.

  2. S.... V....

    get to drunk and you can't perform/something dies when a star is born/i spread my anger like agent orange/i was indiscriminate

  3. S.... S....

    I lived the 60-70s,...., I can not remember when I heard anyone from that era that made me "feel" life and how lucky I am to have another wonderful life, the good and the bad. All that in a voice,....., thank you Conor Oberst.

  4. g.... ....

    Hey does anyone know how to play this on harmonica? can u send me some tabs or smth? please :D

  5. K.... F....

    This f-ing guy... beautiful...

    K.... F....

    Kevin Foster
    Always 💜

  6. k.... ....

    conor and i are the same age. i've been listening to him since i was 19 and i feel like we've grown up together. his music has always been there for me and it still is. love you bud.

  7. s.... ....

    Just heard this song on the radio....Very good.

  8. D.... M....

    I cry everytime I listen to Conor's music. It hits a place deep inside me no other music has.

  9. B.... S....

    I can see why the Felice Brothers have a connection with him.

  10. C.... T....

    This album is beyond great. The writing, production, etc. it's emotion and this is the gem on the collective work.

  11. c.... ....

    Too sad. This is just too sad.

  12. N.... ....

    Where can I donate, Conor?

    N.... ....

    The suicide hotline? Anyone who listens to this album all the way through will probably need it.

  13. S.... W....

    i guess i lost all my innocence

  14. D.... F....

    Thanks Fantano

  15. g.... a....

    a fucking melon sent me

    g.... a....

    gfy ayy rlly?

  16. p.... ....

    Reminds me of Van Morrison or Cat Stevens, good stuff

    p.... ....

    playingforbritain yeah van morrisons 'saw you from a foreign window' he's definitely chanelling here, pretty sure he's a fan as there's a few van like tracks he has

  17. t.... ....

    that is an ugly album cover, music is great though

    t.... ....

    why is it ugly? its true, this is nothing more the Conor Oberst being himself. jamming out, its beautiful and no nonsense. i agree there is something cool about some sweet new art work. im a media art major in collage. but the cover it says volumes about the album.

    t.... ....

    Lord of Mush yes. it's a beautiful cover. this album was recorded in Conor's living room. written and recorded alone in his home after discovering a cyst in his brain. He was not intending to release these versions of the songs.. But friends that he first showed these songs to all encouraged him to release the raw stripped down versions as well. knowing all of that makes the tracks and the album cover even more beautiful, I think.

    t.... ....

    Woooow.... Thanks for explaining this on here, I didn't know this despite having listened to this album quite a few times. This totally explains why I feel this album is superior in many aspects to Salutations.

    t.... ....

    i love the image but don’t care for the big ass letters

  18. K.... C....

    conor oberst is a god among men. <3

  19. C.... S....

    Please support this album it really deserves it

    C.... S....

    if by 'support' we mean 'listen to the music AND the poetry', i'm w ya

    C.... S....

    No deadbeat

    C.... S....

    Chris Santos, what then? by sharing? cash?

    C.... S....

    If you like an artist and want them to keep making music... pay em. Buy an album, go see them play live, tell your friends.

  20. P.... N....

    i saw a crash on the interstate....

    P.... N....

    ATLAS are you sitting down?

  21. M.... M....

    Did you keep it together during this song, I dare you ...

  22. M.... C....

    Hey everyone, I know that when people do this, it can be very annoying so feel free to ignore me. But, if you're interested, I am a singer-songwriter heavily influenced by Conor Oberst. I just started making videos and I have a few "About The Songs" and in the future I will have music videos, as well. I would appreciate a view, like, or subscribe because the people watching these Conor videos are the people that I want as fans.

    Thank you for your time!
    Matt Cattie

    M.... C....

    Sure thing

  23. C.... 2....

    So excited to see him in February

  24. t.... ....

    I just heard this for the first time today and I swear I've already listened to it about forty times

  25. S.... H....

    So beautiful