Mumford and Other Observations

T. S. Russell
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An examination of the literary sources in Mumford and Sons' lyrics. T. S. Russell and Bridget Gamboni seek the answers to life's most important questions with the music of Mumford and Sons as their guiding light.

  1. 07/01/2021

    After the Storm - Recapping the Entire Album

    Follow us on Instagram @mumfordpodcast "After the Storm" Lyrics And after the storm I run and run as the rains come And I look up On my knees and out of luck, I look up Night has always pushed up day You must know life to see decay But I won’t rot, I won’t rot Not this mind and not this heart, I won’t rot And I took you by the hand, And we stood tall And remembered our own land What we live for But there will come a time you’ll see With no more tears And love will not break your heart But dismiss your fears Get over your hill and see, what you find there With grace in your heart and flowers in your hair Now I cling to what I knew I saw exactly what was true, but oh no more That’s why I hold That’s why I hold with all I have That’s why I hold And I will die alone, and be left there Well I guess I’ll just go home Or God knows where Because death is just so full, and man so small I’m scared of what’s behind, and what’s before But there will come a time you’ll see With no more tears And love will not break your heart But dismiss your fears Get over your hill and see, what you find there With grace in your heart and flowers in your hair

    1h 17m

  2. 05/15/2021

    Dust Bowl Dance - The Grapes of Wrath and Mumford & Sons' Only Ballad

    Follow us on Instagram @mumfordpodcast "Dust Bowl Dance" Lyrics The young man stands on the edge of his porch The days were short and the father was gone There was no one in the town and no one in the field This dusty barren land had given all it could yield I’ve been kicked off my land at the age of sixteen And I have no idea where else my heart could have been I placed all my trust at the foot of this hill And now I am sure my heart could never be still So collect your courage and collect your horse And pray you never feel this same kind of remorse. Seal my heart and break my pride I’ve nowhere to stand and now nowhere to hide Align my heart, my body, my mind To face what I’ve done, and do my time Well you are my accuser, now look in my face Your oppression reeks of your greed and disgrace So one man has and another has not How can you love what it is you have got When you took it all from the weak hands of the poor Liars and thieves you know not what is in store There will come a time I will look in your eye You will pray to the God that you always denied Then I’ll go out back and I’ll get my gun I’ll say you haven’t met me, I am the only son Seal my heart and break my pride I’ve nowhere to stand and now nowhere to hide Align my heart, my body, my mind To face what I’ve done, and do my time Well yes sir, yes sir, yes it was me I know what I’ve done, ‘cause I know what I’ve seen I went out back and I got my gun I said you haven’t met me, I am the only son

    1h 5m

  3. 04/12/2021

    Awake My Soul - The Psalms in the Music of Mumford & Sons

    Everything starts to come together at the end of the album, starting with this song. Awake My Soul is so good and so jam-packed with awesomeness that we had to record a mega-episode in order to do it justice! Check us out on YouTube and follow us on Instagram @mumfordpodcast This podcast is a production of The Flight House. Support our work at buymeacoffee.com/theflighthouse Links Mentioned in Episode: Dennis Russell Dennis From Scratch “Awake My Soul” Lyrics How fickle my heart and how woozy my eyes I struggle to find any truth in your lies And now my heart stumbles on things I don’t know My weakness I feel I must finally show Lend me your hand and we’ll conquer them all But lend me your heart and I’ll just let you fall Lend me your eyes, I can change what you see But your soul you must keep totally free Awake my soul, awake my soul In these bodies we will live, in these bodies we will die Where you invest your love, you invest your life Awake my soul, awake my soul For you were made to meet your maker

    1h 28m

  4. 03/27/2021

    Thistle and Weeds - The Parables of Christ and Mumford & Sons

    We continue our discussion of the album Sigh No More by examining Thistle and Weed's connections to Christ's parables. Check us out on YouTube and follow us on Instagram @mumfordpodcast This podcast is a production of The Flight House. Support our work at buymeacoffee.com/theflighthouse “Thistle and Weeds” Lyrics Spare me your judgments and spare me your dreams ‘Cause recently mine have been tearing my seams I sit alone in this winter clarity which clouds my mind Alone in the wind and the rain you left me It’s getting dark, darling, too dark to see And I’m on my knees and your faith in shreds it seems Corrupted by the simple sniff of riches blown I know you have felt much more love than you’ve shown I’m on my knees and the water creeps to my chest But plant your hope with good seeds Don’t cover yourself with thistle and weeds Rain down, rain down on me Look over your hills and be still The sky above us shoots to kill Rain down, rain down on me I will hold on, I will hold on hope I begged you to hear me, there’s more than flesh and bones Let the dead bury the dead They will come out in droves But take the spade from my hand, and fill in the holes you’ve made Plant your hope with good seeds Don’t cover yourself with thistle and weeds Rain down, rain down on me

    1h 9m

  5. 03/12/2021

    Timshel - The Significance of John Steinbeck's "East of Eden" in Mumford & Sons' Music

    We continue our discussion of the album Sigh No More by examining Timshel's connections to John Steinbeck's East of Eden and the book of Genesis. Featuring special guests Elizabeth Bernadette and Clare Fletcher. Check us out on YouTube and follow us on Instagram @mumfordpodcast This podcast is a production of The Flight House. Support our work at buymeacoffee.com/theflighthouse Links: Little Lion Man by Mumford and Sons East of Eden - The First Page Through the Deep, Dark Valley by the Oh Hellos Sirens by the Gray Havens Dante's Inferno - The First Page “Timshel” Lyrics Cold is the water, it freezes your already cold mind Already cold, cold mind And death is at your doorstep and it will steal your innocence But it will not steal your substance But you are not alone in this You are not alone in this As brothers we will stand And we’ll hold your hand You are the mother, the mother of your baby child The one to whom you gave life And you have your choices — these are what make man great His ladder to the stars But you are not alone in this You are not alone in this As brothers we will stand And we’ll hold your hand But I will tell the night And whisper lose your sight But I can’t move the mountains for you

    47 min

  6. 03/06/2021

    Little Lion Man - The Wizard of Oz, John Steinbeck, and Mumford & Sons

    We continue our discussion of the album Sigh No More by examining Little Lion Man's connections to L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, John Steinbeck's East of Eden, and the book of Genesis. Check us out on YouTube and follow us on Instagram @mumfordpodcast This podcast is a production of The Flight House. Support our work at buymeacoffee.com/theflighthouse Links: Little Lion Man by Mumford and Sons East of Eden - The First Page “Little Lion Man” Lyrics: Weep for yourself my man You’ll never be what is in your heart Weep little lion man You’re not as brave as you were at the start Rate yourself and rake yourself Take all the courage you have left Waste it on fixing all the problems that you made in your own head But it was not your fault but mine It was your heart on the line I really “effed” it up this time Didn’t I, my dear Tremble for yourself my man You know that you have seen this all before Tremble little lion man You’ll never settle any of your scores Your grace is wasted in your face Your boldness stands alone among the wreck Now learn from your mother or else spend your days biting your own neck But it was not your fault but mine It was your heart on the line I really “effed” it up this time Didn’t I, my dear

    48 min

  7. 02/20/2021

    I Gave You All - Shakespeare's King Lear in the Music of Mumford and Sons

    We continue our discussion of the album Sigh No More by examining I Gave You All's connections to Shakespeare's King Lear. Check us out on YouTube and follow us on Instagram @mumfordpodcast This podcast is a production of The Flight House. Support our work at buymeacoffee.com/theflighthouse Links: I Gave You All by Mumford and Sons King Lear - The First Page I Gave You All Lyrics:  Rip the earth in two with your mind Seal the urge which ensues with brass wires I never meant you any harm But your tears feel warm as they fall on my forearm But close my eyes for a while Force from the world a patient smile How can you say that your truth is better than ours Shoulder to shoulder, now brother, we carry no arms The blind man sleeps in the doorway, his home If only I had an enemy bigger than my apathy I could have won But I gave you all Close my eyes for a while Force from the world a patient smile But I gave you all But you rip it from my hands, and you swear it’s all gone And you rip out all I have just to say that you’ve won Well now you’ve won

    48 min

  8. 02/12/2021

    White Blank Page - Theology of the Body, Shakespeare, and Mumford and Sons

    We continue our discussion of the album Sigh No More by examining White Blank Page's connections to JPII's Theology of the Body and Shakespeare's Othello. Featuring special guest Elizabeth Bernadette Check us out on YouTube and follow us on Instagram @mumfordpodcast This podcast is a production of The Flight House. Support our work at buymeacoffee.com/theflighthouse Links: White Blank Page by Mumford and Sons Othello - The First Page Theology of the Body - The First Page

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An examination of the literary sources in Mumford and Sons' lyrics. T. S. Russell and Bridget Gamboni seek the answers to life's most important questions with the music of Mumford and Sons as their guiding light.

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