Guitar Cover: Alone With The Owl by Jason Molina

I've been trying to relax this long weekend and ended up playing guitar quite a lot. I stumbled on this singer named Jason Molina a few years back and instantly fell in love with his music. I was listening to this song for the first time ever and scrolled down to the YoutTube comments and found out that he had died some years back, RIP. He apparently had an alcohol problem and died of multiple organ failure because of it. I can't help but feel that many of his songs feel like suicide notes.

My guitar is definitely a bit sloppy when I sing along but I feel like I captured the spirit of the song.

Here is my rendition of Alone With The Owl:

Lyrics:

Alone with the owls howling pain, pain, pain
Alone with the owls howling pain
Alone with the owls howling pain, pain, pain
You don't have to live this way

While I lived was I a stray black dog
While I lived was I a stray black dog
While I lived was I anything at all
Did I have to live this way

I stood beside the ocean not a single wave
Beside the ocean not a single wave
Beside the ocean not a single wave
Not a single left to say

With the owl howling pain, pain, pain
With the ocean howling the same
With my life howling the same

Did I have to live this way

I would definitely recommend looking up his music if you are in the mood for some melancholic vibes.