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Mary Chapin Carpenter This Shirt Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.33/10 [9 votes]Album: State of the Heart / Original Release Date: 1989-06-13Genre: CountrySong Duration: 3 min 47 sec
This Shirt
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter
MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER
- This Shirt LyricsThis shirt is old and faded
All the color's washed away
I've had it now for more damn years
Than I can count anyway
I wear it beneath my jacket
With the collar turned up high
So old I should replace it
But I'm not about to try
This shirt's got silver buttons
And a place upon the sleeve
Where I used to set my heart up
Right there where anyone could see
This shirt is the one I wore to
Every boring high school dance
Where the boys ignored the girls
And we all pretended to like the band
This shirt was a pillow for my head
On a train through Italy
This shirt was a blanket beneath the love
We made in Argeles
This shirt was lost for three whole days
In a town near Buffalo
'Till I found the locker key
In a downtown Trailways bus depot
This shirt is the one I lent you
And when you gave it back
It had a rip inside the sleeve
Where you rolled your cigarettes
It was the place I put my heart
Now look at where you put a tear
I forgave your thoughtlessness
But not the boy who put it there
This shirt was the place your cat
Decided to give birth to five
And we stayed up all night watching
And we wept when the last one died
This shirt is just an old faded piece
Of cotton, shining like the memories
Inside those silver buttons
This shirt is a grand old relic
With a grand old history
I wear it now for Sunday chores
Cleaning house and raking leaves
I wear it beneath my jacket
With the collar turned up high
So old I should replace it
But I'm not about to try
All the color's washed away
I've had it now for more damn years
Than I can count anyway
I wear it beneath my jacket
With the collar turned up high
So old I should replace it
But I'm not about to try
This shirt's got silver buttons
And a place upon the sleeve
Where I used to set my heart up
Right there where anyone could see
This shirt is the one I wore to
Every boring high school dance
Where the boys ignored the girls
And we all pretended to like the band
This shirt was a pillow for my head
On a train through Italy
This shirt was a blanket beneath the love
We made in Argeles
This shirt was lost for three whole days
In a town near Buffalo
'Till I found the locker key
In a downtown Trailways bus depot
And when you gave it back
It had a rip inside the sleeve
Where you rolled your cigarettes
It was the place I put my heart
Now look at where you put a tear
I forgave your thoughtlessness
But not the boy who put it there
This shirt was the place your cat
Decided to give birth to five
And we stayed up all night watching
And we wept when the last one died
This shirt is just an old faded piece
Of cotton, shining like the memories
Inside those silver buttons
This shirt is a grand old relic
With a grand old history
I wear it now for Sunday chores
Cleaning house and raking leaves
I wear it beneath my jacket
With the collar turned up high
So old I should replace it
But I'm not about to try
Facts about This Shirt
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This Shirt is written by Mary Carpenter.
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It is first released on June 13, 1989 as part of Mary Chapin Carpenter's album "State of the Heart" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 4th track on this album.
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When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, the song 'This Shirt' by Mary Chapin Carpenter uses an old shirt to show how people keep their memories through their possessions which remind them of past times and emotional experiences. The song lyrics of This shirt mainly show feelings of nostalgia while people think about their experiences and they express their affection to others and their heartbreak and their need for inner peace. The song demonstrates how people feel about their memories and their changing lives and their unchanging relationships and their ability to forgive others while experiencing shared moments. The lyrics contain some mature themes and mild language, such as 'damn' and 'cigarettes,' which suggest a rating of PG. The themes of nostalgia, love, and loss are more suited for an older audience, and the mention of rolling cigarettes adds a layer of maturity. The content does not reach the intensity needed for a higher rating.
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This Shirt falls under the genre Country.
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This Shirt song length is 3 minutes and 47 seconds.
Who wrote This Shirt lyrics?
This Shirt is written by Mary Carpenter.
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When was This Shirt released?
It is first released on June 13, 1989 as part of Mary Chapin Carpenter's album "State of the Heart" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 4th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind This Shirt lyrics?
When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, the song 'This Shirt' by Mary Chapin Carpenter uses an old shirt to show how people keep their memories through their possessions which remind them of past times and emotional experiences. The song lyrics of This shirt mainly show feelings of nostalgia while people think about their experiences and they express their affection to others and their heartbreak and their need for inner peace. The song demonstrates how people feel about their memories and their changing lives and their unchanging relationships and their ability to forgive others while experiencing shared moments. The lyrics contain some mature themes and mild language, such as 'damn' and 'cigarettes,' which suggest a rating of PG. The themes of nostalgia, love, and loss are more suited for an older audience, and the mention of rolling cigarettes adds a layer of maturity. The content does not reach the intensity needed for a higher rating.
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Which genre is This Shirt?
This Shirt falls under the genre Country.
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How long is the song This Shirt?
This Shirt song length is 3 minutes and 47 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Mary Carpenter
Record Label(s): 1989 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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