I’m really loving The Trumpet Child, the new disc by Over The Rhine. I just can’t seem to get enough of Karin Bergquist’s voice. I’m normally not into music sung by females, although I can’t really explain why. I just don’t have many female singers in my collection. The overwhelming majority of my music features dudes singing. There are, however, a few exceptions, and OTR is now one of them.
“The Trumpet Child” live
The (not-so-great-quality) video included is a live performance of the title track. Here are the lyrics.
Will blast the sky till it’s reborn
With Gabriel’s power and Satchmo’s grace
He will surprise the human race
The trumpet he will use to blow
Is being fashioned out of fire
The mouthpiece is a glowing coal
The bell a burst of wild desire
The trumpet child will riff on love
Thelonious notes from up above
He’ll improvise a kingdom come
Accompanied by a different drum
The trumpet child will banquet here
Until the lost are truly found
A thousand days, a thousand years
Nobody knows for sure how long
The rich forget about their gold
The meek and mild are strangely bold
A lion lies beside a lamb
And licks a murderer’s outstretched hand
The trumpet child will lift a glass
His bride now leaning in at last
His final aim to fill with joy
The earth that man all but destroyed