“Poison and Wine” — The Civil Wars

Sometimes you have to listen to a song because it hurts.

A friend showed me “Poison and Wine” a few months ago, and when it got to the chorus he said, “I mean, duh.” With perfect harmony, the Civil Wars simply, beautifully and perfectly explain a specific kind of heartache. Everyone has been there — and it always hurts — but you always get through it, marching on like the steady drum beat in this song.