HavenStory

Today’s “Haven’s Happenstance” #song - “The Storyteller Series:” “Ten Cent Pistol” by The Black Keys. Art by Christel Bangsgaard via ssdmmfr.tumblr.com

I‘m a little late on the song of the day today… But, it’s still Thursday in some parts of the world, so here it goes. After a few emotional storytelling songs, and my own little panic attack at work today, I thought I’d lighten things up and profile the cool cat sounds of The Black Keys. Ten Cent Pistol warns us not to mess with a scorned woman, and reminds us how sweet revenge can indeed be… ahh I can taste it, yes I can…

“Well, he ran around
Late at night
Holding hands
And making light
Of everything
That came before
But there she was
Behind the door

She hit them with her ten cent pistol
Because they ruined her name
Well, she hit them with her ten cent pistol
And they’ve never been the same

There’s nothing worse
In this world
Than payback from a
Jealous girl
The laws of man
Don’t apply
When blood gets in
A woman’s eye

Well, she hit them with her ten cent pistol
Because they ruined her name
Well, she hit them with her ten cent pistol
And they’ve never been the same

Stars did fall
Thunder rolled
Bugs crawled back
In their holes
The couple screamed
But far too late
Cause a jealous heart
Did retaliate”

“Haven’s Happenstance: The Storyteller Series:” This week I profile songs that tell stories of love, death, crime, luck. What does this have to do with love, which I normally write about, you ask? Well, everything: The quickest way to my heart is through a good story.