Seasick Steve - Purple Shadows Lyrics

Live forever Steve...

I started listening to John Hartford and this came on while I was cleaning house. I ran across the house tripping over my poor dog so that I could like this song. Soulful and beautiful.

Them purple shadows
Fall across
And they soften
Everything they touch
And they give me
A place to hide
And the moonlight
All around
Surely gonna wash
These troubles down
And cool the awful burningness
Of love

I'm talkin' 'bout the burningness
Yeah, the burningness
Oh, the burningness
Yeah, the burningness
We will cool down
The awful burningness
Of love

I hear your echo
On the run
Them damn tears
They start to come
And they will dry me up
And I'll simply
Blow away
But while I'm blowin'
In the wind
Surely gonna feel again
Your soft skin
And remember
The awful burningness
Of love

I'm talkin' 'bout the burningness
Yeah, the burningness
Oh, the burningness
Yeah, the burningness
We will cool down
The awful burningness
Of love

And the moonlight
All around
Surely gonna wash
These troubles down
And cool the awful burningness
Of love

I'm talkin' 'bout the burningness
Yeah, the burningness
Oh, the burningness
Yeah, the burningness
We will cool down
The awful burningness
Of love
We will cool down
The awful burningness
Of love

I don't remember seeing such simple raw authenticity in a musician in too long a time -if ever.
I can't believe i never saw this man before yesterday. Thanks youtube.

❤️❤️❤️

Yeahhh! Seasick Steve😄👏👍 from Turkey Republic💖😊✌

Cool song

This dude is pure chill. ....now I gotta hear it all. (~);}

love it

God bless you ,man !

Purple Shadow is my personal life song and is part of my tattooed sleeve. This song has helped me through the tough times after a separation.
Thank you Steve, for bringing it into my life. ❤️

The Burden

Could we get this song on spotify? Please.

It's on! Thanks!!!!

Just found SeasickSteve last night at bedtime and finally getting to listen to his songs today. So very in love. Wow..

now this is a great song..... glad i discovered you now

Why can´t i click like twice!

Wow, just wow xxx. Nina , Rossendale Lancs Uk

Awesome! :))))

I'm in love ! X sooo good Nina from Lancashire UK

Good song Seasick Steve. Enjoyed hearing a bit more of your country side.

Steve man you are kick ass hope you can make it to St.Louis soon man. Offbroadway would be perfect for ya man. The StL would be grateful.

I swear I thought he's singing something like "...burning this" hahaha I need to improve my listening skills! haha

Bravo!!! j'aime beaucoup cet Artiste....

Respect men!!

просто 27 человек поставившие дизлайк больше любят dog house boogie
Just 27 people who put the dislike - more like "dog house boogie"
I hope

He cannot be out of tune. He is bringing all in his own tune.

very cool !!!!!!!

I was expecting something like blue shadows on the trail. but i suppose this has a certain burniness to it. kinda sultry and smoky. Like Sweet baby Rays, liquid smoke, cayenne and habanero.

واصل يابطل👍👌

This guy is perfect, much love and respect

Absolute quality!Steve you are one seriously cool dude!

I'm outta words. What a song.

Best song ever!

fuckn perfect

Love burns.

This slice of paradise This sacred throne of Kings, you can quote me, "Love has a lot to answer for!"

How does he do it...yes indeed. Steve is unique. When I have a bad day, Steve his music and humor gets me out it

Sr. Steve Mestre

top!!!!!!!!! respect man

This stuff is 1000000xs better than anything pop stars are putting out now days.

That's because he's not a pop star, doesn't play pop, and would probably be dreadful at it. You can't compare apples and oranges.

amazing!!!!!!

you're right....papa!?😊

Never has a gentleman of a certain age been so dam cool. How does he do it?

just heared a beautiful song.thank you

Perfect! I love you Steve <3

Perfect uncle Steve!

+Sam he'll appreciate, uncle Sam! :D

Awesome

Thx... So much...

a versão de estúdio é ainda melhor. o vocal feminino em dueto deixa a melodia ainda mais bela.

cette musique, cette voix, toujours autant d'émotion à l'écouter!

Uau! Good songs! Show!

ему в 2013-м  всего 72 года было ...без парика и борода своя

He's come in France for you're concert is very grand artist. (sorry for my english language xD)

@izzy to some people you appear as an ant until they learn how to fly and join you in the sky :-)  Peace my friend, some people can't tell the difference between a comment and an attack..  

I wonder what these people would do if something really bad happened to them...  I bet Seasick Steve would be far less happy with the responses you got than your comment..

People scream about freedom on the web to express themselves and don't realise that these responses and trolling are the very thing that will kill the freedom to express...  When a watering hole fills with predators, pretty soon no one else but predators is left behind...

SONZERA DEMAIS! SICK STEVE É BOM DEMAIS!

Wow this is exactly what I've been looking for :3

beautiful....

Realmente, ótimo!

Nice good song.

Fantastique.

Real nice

Take those 3 thumbs down, turn it back up and stick em up your asses! Seasick Rocks!!!

+Tommy Robinson As much as I enjoy Steve's music, comments like this are why I stopped looking in comments sections to Nirvana videos with the "Damn you if you don't like what I like" attitude (though I did return occasionally later); It's not a friendly attitude to me, nor is it friendly to anyone. Doesn't mean I can't live with it with the great act of forgiveness.

Tommy Robinson you got that right 1000%

So many people are negative and like to verbally express their amger at me for mentioning an out of tune B string. I hope any bad vibes created can be shifted and expelled. It was wrong for me to mention the tuning difference on Purple Shadows. He is in tune in the studio and MAN I love the joos harp ! One love !

Been playing since I was three.classical violin , Suzuki program, which teaches youngsters to play and sing by EAR. I like Seasick Steve and his music is fucking cool. All I was saying is his guitar is out of tune on PURPLE SHOWERS. I never said anything but that. Sorry for getting you upset bro. And yes, the www.SoundCloud.com/bewareofgod is some studio fun I had at home using Fruity Loops and my guitars. I try to keep them in tune no matter what because my golden ear won't have it any other way. I am practicing tattooing now and my career choice had changed to full on INK now. But the music is always in me. Www.Facebook.com,/bloodyinctattoo . I hope anyone I offended will give me another chance because I truly love MOST music. And Seasick Steve is ultra cool. I live for the joos harp in SUMMERTIME BOY.

We hear you! Your right in what you have said. We still love you man.

Shut your f***ing mouth when you're talking to me!

No one gives a fuck

+Jesse Steel Omigod, Who is this "No one" and can I meet him/her?! :D

WoW! Let it out go ahead let me have it . After 2 years hope it's a lil' better for ya. But if not let me have it i can take it i'm a big boy you aint hurt'in nobody. I'm used to it anyway. Have at it.

Www.SoundCloud.com/bewareofgod

What the fuck is that garbage !? 

@Francisque S what do you play and where is the link to your work Francisque S ?

@Jenn Caldwell I seriously hope your master the art of inking someone someday, you definitely still have a long way to go.. Handpoking traditional style ftw

@Jenn Caldwell And please don't you just go and assume when someone tells his opinion that it means " I can do better than that" cause it's really not! There's things that just are facts, like russian cars suck, The Land of Freedom in USA is the biggest lie ever..etc

Seasick Steve needs to invest in a guitar tuner.

@JoeBTJ do you have a good ear for music? (Tritones rumbling in the mix)

@lexi stan What lexi said!! HELL YEAH

@Izzy James you need a soul tuner

I'm with you Izzy James!!!  really ??  I dont hear a thing wrong with Seasick Steve, Maybe you are out of tune  :D  <3 

Jenn Caldwell I can't say I hear tritones in my earphones. A tritone is going to sound like the intro to Purple Haze or the Simpsons melody.

he has such a warm voice :) I love it!

Fantastic Steve....

Wow. A masterpiece. 

Супер.

Amazing guitar play and whole song. Magnificent!

Good, glad someone bought Steve a real guitar. ;)

lol he is still using an old piece of string as a shoulder strap

Doesn't get more Elegant.

Seasick has more talent than most musicians. just about everyone you or I know play six string guitars. Steve adapted his style to single, double and three stringed instruments how many others do you know that can do that and make it sound fantastic

You should be a Music Reviewer, Mike.

No it's e minor and a minor, I've posted the chords for this on ultimate guitar

Anybody know if you can buy this version? The album version isn't as good as his acoustic

C, e, F, G, a,
Chords of this song if you wanna play this , so simple and still so great. wow, Im just so impressed what a natural style this guy has, so pure, it touchis the roots in the ground, fathers of our fathers, deep music, both wordwise and musicwise

Thank you Mr Wold. You really put a smile on my face these days while i listen to,and watches your videos.I can not remember enyone whom have done the same thing as you have to me. You are a true artist,and i love your work.LOL to you. J

This is Beautiful

Steve is a real poet. He's gotten me through some darker times.

So true.

fantastic....love it....can't wait fo more stuff from Steve.....

Lyrics? :$

They have been posted now, should be able to find them if you search "Purple shadows Seasick Steve tabs" in google.

Say, has anybody analysed the music yet? I'd really like to try this one out myself :)

Done :) Just need to wait for ultimate guitar to review it, so it should be up in a couple of days. I had to try and work out the lyrics too so they might not be too accurate.

Steve Sixstrings

WTF R U DOING WITH DEM VEVO LOSERS , CENCORING BASTARDS , I LOVE UR MUSIC STEVE BUT GET THE HELL OUT OF THOSE BASTERDS COMPANY

he looks so sad in this song? what happened in his early life?

sorry, I used the L word quite hastily. You're a really nice girl n'all but I don't love you. Hopefully in the future we can still be friends. But if you need space, I'm totally okay with that

Magnifique

In a few moments I hear mister Johnny Cash :)

Living legend!

Living legend!

I'm says hello for Seasick fans , TURKEY.

Love the way he plays

j'aime ce mec!!! jamais tu viens en France????!!! pleeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssse <3 <3 <3

Love it!!!

Steve's ticket to heaven!

buena cancion aqui desde Españaaa!! :D

yeah an oldtime lp please!!!!!!!!

amazing artist