Siendo un niño de 12 años su padre le regala una guitarra y fascinado por el éxito de Elvis Presley decide hacerse guitarrista. Tras algunos problemas mentales y tratamientos desacertados abandona sus estudios para convertirse en compositor, y vaya si lo consiguió.
Empezó actuando en Houston por una miseria, versionando a sus artistas preferidos Lightnin' Hopkins y Bob Dylan, y aprovechando la oportunidad de codearse con grupos como Guy Clark o Jerry Jeff Walker. Años más tarde siguiendo el consejo de su padre en 1968 empieza a moverse para editar sus propios éxitos.
En los cinco años siguientes Townes Van Zandt lanza cinco álbumes que lo elevan a legenda entre los círculos de compositores norteamericanos. Se sabe que Bob Dylan era un gran fan suyo e incluso intento componer con el en varias ocasiones pero Van Zandt rehusaría la invitación, aunque coincidieran informalmente en contadas ocasiones.
Tras la actuación estelar de Matthew McConaughey y Woody Harrelson el listón a quedado muy alto y los elegidos para continuar esta exitosa serie son Colin Farrel y Vince Vaughn acompañados de Rachel McAdams. La trama se ambientará en California y se ha dado a conocer que tendremos que esperar hasta Septiembre de 2015 para disfrutar de ella. Su creador Nic Pizzolatto declaro en Julio de 2014 estar trabajando en la mitad de la temporada, así que con tanto tiempo contamos con que no nos defraudará.
Well, won't you lend your lungs to me?
Mine are collapsing
Plant my feet and bitterly breathe
Up the time that's passing.
Breath I'll take and breath I'll give
Pray the day ain't poison
Stand among the ones that live
In lonely indecision.
Fingers walk the darkness down
Mind is on the midnight
Gather up the gold you've found
You fool, it's only moonlight.
If you try to take it home
Your hands will turn to butter
You better leave this dream alone
Try to find another.
Salvation sat and crossed herself
Called the devil partner
Wisdom burned upon a shelf
Who'll kill the raging cancer
Seal the river at its mouth
Take the water prisoner
Fill the sky with screams and cries
Bathe in fiery answers
Jesus was an only son
And love his only concept
Strangers cry in foreign tongues
And dirty up the doorstep
And I for one, and you for two
Ai'nt got the time for outside
Just keep your injured looks to you
We'll tell the world we tried
Lungs - Townes Van Zandt
Mine are collapsing
Plant my feet and bitterly breathe
Up the time that's passing.
Breath I'll take and breath I'll give
Pray the day ain't poison
Stand among the ones that live
In lonely indecision.
Fingers walk the darkness down
Mind is on the midnight
Gather up the gold you've found
You fool, it's only moonlight.
If you try to take it home
Your hands will turn to butter
You better leave this dream alone
Try to find another.
Salvation sat and crossed herself
Called the devil partner
Wisdom burned upon a shelf
Who'll kill the raging cancer
Seal the river at its mouth
Take the water prisoner
Fill the sky with screams and cries
Bathe in fiery answers
Jesus was an only son
And love his only concept
Strangers cry in foreign tongues
And dirty up the doorstep
And I for one, and you for two
Ai'nt got the time for outside
Just keep your injured looks to you
We'll tell the world we tried
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