Thanksgiving by Poi Dog Pondering

[geri_chan]

For today's post, I thought it might be appropriate to share one of my favorite Poi Dog Pondering songs: "Thanksgiving" from their Fruitless EP. It's basically a song about being thankful even for the mistakes we've made, because without them, we might not be who and where we are today.

There is an audio-only track here from the EP, and a live concert performance here.


Somehow I find myself far out of line from the ones I had drawn
Wasn't the best of paths, you could attest to that, but I'm keeping on.

Would our paths cross if every great loss had turned out our gain?
Would our paths cross if the pain it had cost us was paid in vain?

There was no pot of gold, hardly a rainbow lighting my way
But I will be true to those red, black and blues that colored those days.

Would our paths cross if every great loss had turned out our gain?
Would our paths cross if the pain it had cost us was paid in vain?

Thanksgiving for every wrong move
Thanksgiving for every wrong move
Thanksgiving for every wrong move

I owe my soul to each fork in the road, each misleading sign.
'Cause even in solitude, no bitter attitude can dissolve my sweetest find

Thanksgiving for every wrong move
Thanksgiving for every wrong move
Thanksgiving for every wrong move...that made it right.