Murders

Murders
Written by	Joe Hawley
Appears on	Hawaii: Part II
Sung by	Joe Hawley
Duration	3:43
Genre	Alternative
Language	English

Murders is a song by Joe Hawley. It is the 5th track on the album Hawaii: Part II.

History

This song was originally conceptualized during Tally Hall's Good & Evil writing phase. It might have been played once or twice live during the band's residency at Union Hall in Brooklyn during the month of February 2009, but nowhere else. It's changed little since its demo.

Trivia

The "all for nothing at all" segment in this song is in reference to a song entitled All or Nothing at All, most famously performed by Frank Sinatra.

This song refers to a lot of lore around the fae courts, (fairies), the erlking name refers to the king of the fairies, known for stealing the souls of children. Specifically he only appears to someone who is about to die and only them. Which makes sense as to why he found the forest and she found the erlking. There’s a lot more here involving the fountain of infinite mirrors and how it all related back to murder, but if the legends of the fae are true, invoking the name of them many times here is sure to get me killed but it’s super interesting to look into and I highly recommended it.

Lyrics

He was in the forest looking to see the trees
But none were there
He found a girl
She found the Erlking

They were in the white wood
Gamboling out to picnic
In the light leaves broke above
Then fell below

I was in the middle ground
Looking to find the

Flowers in the garden
Wearying of the hate me hate me not
Wait they forgot
Woe oh the rot

Deeper in they crept
Oblivious of the bears and darker terrors
Or none were there
How did they dare

I was in the middle ground
Looking to find the
Fountain of infinite mirror
Tree falling no one would hear
Shadow of nobody there
Murders of murderers living in fear of it

Owls on the night watch
Solemn and easily wise to what we thought
They thought above
Sound broke below

They were in the black wood
Coveting indiscreetly her for him
Or him for her
Shown what they were

I was in the middle ground
Looking to find the
Fountain of infinite mirror
Tree falling no one would hear
Shadow of nobody there
Murders of murderers living in fear of it

I was in the clearing
Buzzing around to hearing but the
Bees & birds who knew the words

Soon arrived the twilight
Finally the night & day remembered
How they came to be

All for nothing at all
All for nothing at all
With something to do

I was in the forest looking to see the trees
But none were there

Demo lyrics

I was in the forest looking to see the trees
But none were there
I found a girl
She found the Erlking

We were in the white wood
Gamboling out to picnic
In the light leaves broke above
Fruit fell below

I was in the middle ground
Looking to find the

Flowers in the garden
Wearying of the hate me hate me not
Wait we forgot
Woe oh the rot

Deeper in we crept
Oblivious of the bears and darker terrors
Or none were there
Why did we dare

I was in the middle ground
Looking to find the
Fountain of infinite mirror
Evergreen falling that no one can hear
Shadow of nobody there
Murder of murderers living in fear of it

Owls on the night watch
Solemn and ever wise to what we thought
They thought above
Sound broke below

We were in the black wood
Coveting indiscreetly her for me
And me for her
Shown what we were

I was in the middle ground
Looking to find the
Fountain of infinite mirror
Evergreen falling that no one can hear
Shadow of nobody there
Murder of murderers living in fear of it

I was in the clearing
Humming along to hearing all the
Bees & birds who knew the words

Soon arrived the twilight
Finally the night & day remembered
How they came to be

All for nothing at all
And all for nothing at all
With something to do

I was in the forest looking to see the trees
But none were there