The Thorns – Among the Living

Album

The Thorns is the only studio album by rock supergroup The Thorns. Released by Aware Records in 2003, it was produced by Brendan O'Brien following songwriting sessions by the three members (Matthew Sweet, Pete Droge and Shawn Mullins) before they officially became a band.

Artist

The Thorns were an American acoustic rock band formed in 2002 as a project of Matthew Sweet, Pete Droge, and Shawn Mullins.

They toured the United States and Europe throughout 2003, in support of their eponymous debut album. The band toured supporting a number of acts including The Jayhawks and The Dixie Chicks.

The band had scored radio airplay with their cover of The Jayhawks song "Blue" and their only album charted at #62 on the Billboard charts. Album was later reissued the following year with a second disc of acoustic re-recordings of the album.

That same year, the band was featured on the television series, American Dreams, performing a cover of the Beach Boys' "Warmth of the Sun". The band broke up in 2004 with each member resuming their solo careers.

The band's song "Among the Living" was featured in the 2019 Netflix series After Life.

Among the living you'll find the dying
Waiting softly to pass on
Why can't a love be like a spirit
As it floats up to the sky

With the giving there is taking
Neither one feels like it's right
And since your heart can't tell the difference
You give up without a fight

Because you know it makes you cry
'Cause you can see what's passed you by
Because you feel you can't decide
Among the living

Instead of headstrong into darkness
We should be drifting into light
It's been a long time we've been searching
And we still can't get it right

Because you know it makes you cry
'Cause you can see what's passed you by
Because you feel you can't decide
Among the living, breathing painted shells
Crumbling as they fall

Because you know it makes you cry
'Cause you can see what's passed you by
Because you feel you can't decide
Among the living, among the living, among the living

Because you know it makes you cry
'Cause you can see what's passed you by
Because you feel you can't decide
Among the living

Tra i vivi troverai i moribondi
In dolce attesa di passare
Perché un amore non può essere come uno spirito
Mentre fluttua verso il cielo

Con il dare c'è prendere
Nessuno dei due si sente come se fosse giusto
E dal momento che il tuo cuore non può dire la differenza
Ti arrendi senza combattere

Perché sai che ti fa piangere
E Pppehé puoi vedere cosa ti è passato accanto
Perché senti di non poter decidere
In mezzo a I vivi

Invece di testardamente nell'oscurità
Dovremmo essere alla deriva nella luce
È da molto tempo che stiamo cercando
E ancora non riusciamo a farlo bene

Perché sai che ti fa piangere
E perché puoi vedere cosa ti è passato accanto
Perché senti di non poter decidere
Tra le conchiglie dipinte viventi, che respirano
Si sgretolano mentre cadono

Perché sai che ti fa piangere
E perché puoi vedere cosa ti è passato accanto
Perché senti di non poter decidere
Tra i vivi, tra i vivi, tra i vivi

Perché sai che ti fa piangere
E perché puoi vedere cosa ti è passato accanto
Perché senti di non poter decidere
In mezzo a I vivi