Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds : "Nature Boy"

Although Nick Cave has been around for decades, he and his band seem to be experts at reinventing themselves and staying on top of their game. In their latest effort, “Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus” a two-disk set, they continue to deliver promising new lyrical endeavors. Director Grant Gee’s performance music video for “Nature Boy” took Nick Cave’s dark, eclectic blend of Johnny Cash/Neil Diamond-esqe vocals and bittersweet melodies and intertwined them into a visual masterpiece. By juxtaposing mirrored shots, a kaleidoscope of images was created, spinning slowly in sync with Nick’s meaningful lyrics. The effect leaves the viewer soulfully humming along, almost spellbound. "Nature Boy" I was just a boy when I sat down To watch the news on TV I saw some ordinary slaughter I saw some routine atrocity My father said, don't look away You got to be strong, you got to be bold, now He said, that in the end it is beauty That is going to save the world, now And she moves among the sparrows And she floats upon the breeze She moves among the flowers She moves something deep inside of me I was walking around the flower show like a leper Coming down with some kind of nervous hysteria When I saw you standing there, green eyes, black hair Up against the pink and purple wisteria You said, hey, nature boy, are you looking at me With some unrighteous intention? My knees went weak, I couldn't speak, I was having thoughts That were not in my best interests to mention And she moves among the flowers And she floats upon the smoke She moves among the shadows She moves me with just one little look You took me back to your place And dressed me up in a deep sea diver's suit You played the patriot, you raised the flag And I stood at full salute Later on we smoked a pipe that struck me dumb And made it impossible to speak As you closed in, in slow motion, Quoting Sappho, in the original Greek She moves among the shadows She floats upon the breeze She moves among the candles And we moved through the days and through the years Years passed by, we were walking by the sea Half delirious You smiled at me and said, Babe I think this thing is getting kind of serious You pointed at something and said Have you ever seen such a beautiful thing? It was then that I broke down It was then that you lifted me up again She moves among the sparrows And she walks across the sea She moves among the flowers And she moves something deep inside of me She moves among the sparrows And she floats upon the breeze She moves among the flowers And she moves right up close to me