Kick Drum Heart

Kick Drum Heart - The Avett Brothers


To glorify the Avett Brother’s new album “I and Love and You,” I would now like to introduce a very fun upbeat song to contrast the last blog, so that you are aware that this band is not a one trick pony, and neither is my musical taste.

The song “Kick Drum Heart” should have a warning label on it, because after you hear it one time you can’t help but be addicted. I have literally spent the entire weekend dancing like a fool in the car, in the gym, in the kitchen, and even on some tables, because this song just pumps me up to that level.

If you are a lucky enough person to experience love, or at the very least the feeling of your heart beating out of your chest for someone else, you will understand where this song is coming from. Sometimes the only things that matter, are the people who make you happy, and you should stop and enjoy the moment instead of thinking about the past and future. The lyric’s say the rest better than I could, so here they are:

“The footprints over the snow
the fabric of all the lonely
Covering only
the fables and hands
the rest is out in the cold
holding the last of the season
F-F-F freezzin'
My my my hearts like a kick drum
My hearts like a kick drum
My hearts like a kick drum
My loves like a foot.

We're walkin' in to the fields.
We're walkin in to the forest.
The moon is before us.
Up above
We're holdin' hands in the rain
Sayin words like I love you
Cha Cha do you love me?

My hearts like a kick drum
My hearts like a kick drum
My hearts like a kick drum
My loves like a foot

Mother Mary Heard us approaching her door
Though we didn't make a sound.

There's nothing like finding gold
within the rocks and the coal
I'm so surprised to find more
Always surprised to find more

I won't look back anymore
I left the people that do
It’s not the chase that I love
It’s me following you.”

This probably won’t be the last song I use from this album, but it is the perfect post to end the week.