Remembering Mark Linkous

I'm So Sick of Goodbyes

if I could just keep my stupid mind together

then my thoughts would cross the land for you to see

no one sees you on a vampire planet

no one sees you like I do

seconds click in which I'm changed to dust

whithered roots of knots and hairy rust

no one sees you on a vampire planet

no one sees you like I do

I'm so sick

of goodbyes, goodbyes

I'm so sick

of goodbyes, goodbyes

goodbyes

the night comes crawling in

on all fours

sucking up my dreams

through the floor

I'm so sick

I'm so sick

of goodbyes

I'm so sick

of goodbyes, goodbyes

I'm so sick

of goodbyes, goodbyes

I'm so sick, so sick, so sick

of goodbyes, goodbyes

I'm so, I'm so sick

From Wikipedia:

Mark Linkous (September 9, 1962 – March 6, 2010) was an American singer, songwriter and musician, best-known as leader of Sparklehorse. He was also known for his collaborations with such notable artists as Tom Waits, PJ Harvey, Daniel Johnston, Radiohead, Black Francis, Julian Casablancas, Nina Persson, Sean Terrington Wright, David Lynch, Danger Mouse, and Sage Francis.

A member of the 1980s indie band the Dancing Hoods, Linkous moved with the group from his native Virginia to New York City and later Los Angeles in hopes to achieve mainstream success. By 1988, the band had failed to land a major record label deal, and they disbanded with Linkous returning to Virginia, where he began writing songs under various monikers.

By 1995, he created a project named Sparklehorse, of which he would remain the only permanent member. The band released a quartet of critically acclaimed albums on Capitol Records:
Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot, Good Morning Spider, It's a Wonderful Life, and Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain.

Linkous lived the last years of his life in Hayesville, North Carolina, where he established Static King Studio. He committed suicide in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 6, 2010.

The official Sparklehorse web site can be found here.