Ryan must have been high to think this didn’t belong on an album proper. It’s one of my favorite tracks in years.

Seriously this might be the best song ever. The lyrics, the beautifully painted visual and the way it just builds and builds. Wow. ❤

Such sweetness to my soul☄️

Is there a better break-up song than this? For those of us who’ve been there, it’s a masterpiece that encapsulates all the hurt that we humans can inflict on each other 😢

Thanks for sharing, this is so incredible, with those evocative, scathing lyrics… Loved it immediately when I originally heard it. Sounds like a chapter from a classic, gothic Southern novel being sung ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Magnificent song 😍

You're right. That's definitely one of his best songs in recent years. Can't say I'm really surprised it's not on an album. Probably about half of my favorite Ryan songs are either b-sides or unreleased.

Thank you so much for all the Ryan bonus vinyl discs, would otherwise never have been able to hear these.

I needed this song so much.

instantly in love when I saw it on the live Insta. Thanks for posting!

There's a river down in Nashville Where the alcohol's so clean You can wash away the sins Of anyone but me And if you're not at the table Then you're probably the mill Your name goes higher on the menu As her drinks begin to spill And it's too humid in the morning Her mascara starts to fade Into the silk of all her pillows Where the codeine's set to lay And when they wash away the garbage All that horror will remain And the red and orange special Is burning on that midnight train And if you try hard enough Maybe you just might believe You still know exactly who you are Til you panic and can't breathe But you're just sweating in the mirror You're just melting in the sink Like cheap trick birthday candles Slow red flames burning into the pain It is raining on the harbor It is raining on the sea I am rushing through the alleyway I am almost free You are toxic and so selfish Like you are some sort of saint Walking around the house and cussing Counting all the things you hate Put a bullet in the TV While you're screaming at the clouds Passing by us moving overhead When there's no one else around I drink the poison when it's liquid I drink the poison in your glass Your kisses burn my tongue of feeling Onion peels and fiberglass It is raining on the cemetary It is falling from the tree There's detectives in the shadows Taking notes on what I see There's a broken moon ascending Like a sword up from the sea There is no one there to give a fuck And the midnight special Is burning into the pain Stand against the wall, drinking pints When it's nice When it's sunny Smoke is billowing out of the cackling mouths Telling jokes that are barely funny People laughing anyway Stuck in their jobs like bees and honey I don't need your love to stay alive I'll take my pride, baby You can keep the money It's too humid in the evening As your looks begin to fade All the money in the world Cannot take back what you said And when they wash away the garbage Only her memories will remain And the red and orange special Is burning on that midnight train

Wow. Amazing.

This is his Idiot Wind. Stunning.

Oh man, this is great

This is still a masterpiece in every way but it now has a rival for ‘best breakup song ever written’. Thanks to Ryan’s glorious recent cover of Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks, I now know ‘Idiot Wind’ which is also a masterpiece. Both will stand the test of time as outstanding pieces of literature (imo). If I was a teacher, I would present these two songs as an exercise in ‘compare n contrast’. With the proviso that most 16/18year olds don’t yet have an inkling of the tragedy that a full scale marriage breakup entails. Hard to beat Ryan’s lines - - - “I don’t need your love to stay alive - I’ll take my pride baby, you can keep the money - -“.

Such a great tune. I wonder if he thought it was too similar to Birmingham to include?

this has real Joel Plaskett vibes- really fantastic

What is this on?

Well, it sounds like Mandy Moore isn’t so perfect after all. 😂😂😂

............." a real classic. So why not on an album?? It's all very confusing! " ....agree with you pal ¡¡¡ a lot of confused , You must be an expert in ryan's career for understand that lot of songs and released works ¿¿¿