The Lumineers is a folk-rock band based out of Denver, Colorado and made up of Wesley Shultz (vocals, guitar), Jeremiah Fraites (percussion), and Neyla Pekarek (cello, vocals). However, none of that is really important. It doesn't matter what their names and stations may be. All that you need be concerned with when it comes to The Lumineers is how much you will be able to take, because this stuff is often too heartbreaking, too affecting, too poignant to listen to for hours on end. These songs are best when taken in small doses, lest they shatter you internally. Shultz, the one who writes the lyrics, is a poet demi-god who creates a series of letter sounds to form words that sound so beautiful when sung along side each other. This feat has been bravely attempted by many since the beginning of time, but never has such a man had this level of success. Seriously, these songs are beautiful and I want you to listen to them (all but the last are off their new album, "Cleopatra").

Because I once was like this:

(Because I used to dislike The Lumineers.)

But now I am like this:

(Because I have seen the light. I have listened to the sweet, beautiful words.)

1. "Gale Song"

And oh this too shall pass
This loneliness won't last for long
I wasn't there to take his place
I was ten thousand miles away

So when you hear my voice
And when you say my name
May it never give you pain

'Cause I don't wanna go
But it's time to leave
You'll be on my mind, my destiny


And I won't fight in vain
I'll love you just the same
I couldn't know what's in your mind
But I saw the pictures
You're looking fine

And there was a time when I stood in line
For love, for love, for love,
But I let you go, oh I let you go

2. "Cleopatra"

While the church discouraged any lust that burned within me
Yes my flesh, it was my currency, but I held true
So I drive a taxi, and the traffic distracts me
From the strangers in my backseat, they remind me of you

But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time

And the only gifts from my Lord were a birth and a divorce
But I've read this script and the costume fits, so I'll play my part

3. "Gun Song"

I don't own a single gun, but if I did you'd be the one
To hold it, aim it, make all of the bad men run
But I don't own a single gun

4. "Angela"

Vacancy, hotel room, lost in me, lost in you
Angela, on my knees, I belong, I believe

Home at last
Home at last
Home at last
Home at last

Home at last, hmm

5. "Where the Skies are Blue"

And if you ever change your tune
Oh, the world's got the best of you
You can always find me where the skies are blue


Wanted to change, turn into what you love, Mama
And I woulda gave all of my best to you

So, if you ever need a fool
Who will give you a love so true
You can always find me where the skies are blue

6. "Morning Song"

When all the trains have pulled away
From local stations in decay
It's I who waits, it's you who's late again

And did you think of me when you made love
To him, was it the same as us
Or was it different, it must have been

And it's a shame that it ends this way
With nothing left to say
So just sit on your hands, while I walk away
It's a shame, it's a shame, it's a shame
When my hands begin to shake
When bitterness is all I taste
And my car won't stop
Cause I cut the brakes
I hold on to a hope in my fate