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’Dark Lotus’ is a transition between 'Dark Energy’
and sound selections
"From a West Coast scene dominated by 7-inch singles and EPs
the aching ballad ‘It’s Been A Long Day’ or the atmospheric ‘Not What You Paid For’
” a ballad in 7/4 time
Townes Van Zandt - No Deeper Blue LP xx1973 ’Dark Lotus’ is a transitionVan Zandt's subject matter had not changed much in the seven years between recordings, as was apparent only a few lines into the leadoff track, "A Song For," when Van Zandt spoke sang, "I'm weak and I'm weary of sorrow." In fact, he wasn't weary of enumerating the causes of sorrow, as was proven especially in "Marie," sung in the voice of a derelict whose life gets worse and worse until his pregnant girlfriend dies. Songs like that were typical of Van