Joe Henry - Piano Furnace

Let's pull this piano
Out from the wall,
Clear the young children
From out of the hall,
Stuff it with tender
Put 'paid' to it all …
Let it stoke the fires of the world

Let's beat this guitar
It was meant to be heard
The way a confession
Is dragged word by word
From out of the mouths
Of the sick and the cured …
Let it stoke the fires of the world

A clanging black train
Runs through the door
Connecting the fears
We hadn't before

Leaves them in ribbons
Strewn out on the floor,
Tangled as ever we sing …
Let's string up that harp
From the limb of a tree,
Let it swing out above us
And buckle our knees
A hymn for the hopeless here,
Thicker than thieves …
Let it stoke the fires of the world

A clanging black train
Cuts through the song
Connecting the fears
Along for so long

Leaves them in ribbons
Strewn out on the lawn,
Tangled as ever we sing …
Let your iron lungs,
My dark heart
Crack open with diamonds
When the real rumble starts

Stand naked in smoke,
Sending up sparks,
Let us stoke the fires of the world
Let us stoke the fires of the world

Joe Henry - "Piano Furnace" (Live at WFUV)

Joe Henry performs "Piano Furnace" live in Studio A. Recorded 9/12/11. Host: Claudia Marshall Engineer: Tim Askerov Cameras: Patrick Moore and Andrew Arne Editor: Tim Teeling.

Piano Furnace :: Lisa Hannigan and Joe Henry

Portland, June 2012.

Piano Furnace

Provided to YouTube by Warner Music Group Piano Furnace · Joe Henry Reverie ℗ 2011 Anti, Inc. Composer: Joe Henry Composer: Linford Detweiler Auto-generated by YouTube.

Joe Henry: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Joe Henry's latest record 'Reverie' reflects his fearlessly easygoing style, so asking him to sing in a crowded office never felt like an imposition. Set List: "Sticks And Stones" "After The...

Joe Henry performing "Unspeakable" on KCRW

Ace-producer and songwriter Joe Henry brings songs from Reverie, his latest recording, to life when he performs them live. Watch / Listen to the full session here: http://www.kcrw.com/music/program...