Music Monday – “If we were vampires and death was a joke/We’d go out on the sidewalk and smoke/And laugh at all the lovers and their plans/I wouldn’t feel the need to hold your hand”

A lot of my music-loving friends had posted something about this song but I’m embarrassed to admit I didn’t even give it a listen because I thought the title was terrible and reminded me of “Twilight” or something.

But I finally gave it a chance and boy, was I wrong.  Probably one of the most powerful, heartbreaking songs I’ve ever heard.

Here’s Isbell playing the song in a sit-down interview…

“If We Were Vampires” – Jason Isbell

…and here’s him talking about how and why he wrote it in that same interview: