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Live To Tell The Tale
04:06
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Live to tell the tale, tell the tale, tell the tale
My father was a willow tree, my mother was a raven
Live to tell the tale, tell the tale, tell the tale
But I was born upon the singing of a raging whale
Foolish girl, bound to fail, with these hell hounds on her tail
That's what the fortune teller once had told me
I remember who I was, this is not what I became,
no anchor, man or port could ever hold me
So I roamed and I sailed, ain't no sinner nor a saint
But if you think I am, I'll tell you a story
About my past, about my fate, about my perfect world's decay
About the vanity that's wrapped around my glory
About the damned and the holy
Live to tell the tale, tell the tale, tell the tale
My father was a willow tree, my mother was a raven
Live to tell the tale, tell the tale, tell the tale
My roots lead straight to hell my boys, my wings reach up to heaven
Live to tell the tale, tell the tale, tell the tale
But I was born upon the singing of a raging wave
It was long, long ago when they tied me to that pole
I still can feel the fire inside my lungs burn
Then I rose, like a ghost, known to few, to you unknown
And I gave an oath that this time would be their turn
So I killed and I spared, ain't no sinner nor a saint
But if you think I am, I'll tell you a story
About your past, about your fate, about your perfect world's decay
About the vanity that's wrapped around your glory
About the damned and the holy
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2. |
Moody
02:51
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When I rise, don’t need you baby
Stand by my side when I fall
Now I can take you wherever
When I’m bored, won’t drive you home
If you feel I’m pretty lazy
Patience pays my pretty Daisy
One side fades and the other one shines
One side runs and the other one lies
One side laughs and the other one cries
Just keep up with both of my sides
Be the sheep I’ll be your shepherd
Then we’ll switch and you’ll be mine
When I let you down it’s not me
That must be the other guy
When you feel I’m pretty crazy
Hold my hand my pretty Daisy
Round and round my sides are calling
If you want me keep me rolling
One side fades and the other one shines
One side runs and the other one lies
One side laughs and the other one cries
Just keep up with both of my sides
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3. |
Truth or Dare
03:20
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Come my love and lay on me
I'm a tired old pine tree
Light me up when I am low
I'm as dark as I can be
Never mind I've got my own
way to get by with my share
And if you ask where I belong
I don't know and I don't care
Tried to bury all my demons in a pile of human bones
I've got four of them awaken, Oh my Lord, I've got three already gone
Come and lay down on me
Wrap my limbs around your neck
And when you struggle to get free
I won't be the one to blame
Never mind I've got my own
way to play my truth or dare
And when you look for me at home
Again and again you will never find me there
Tried to bury all my demons in a pile of human bones
I've got four of them awaken, Oh my Lord, I've got three already gone
I've got few more pounds of flesh now on a pile of human bones
I've got all of them awaken, Oh my Lord, I've got all already gone
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4. |
Left With A Stranger
02:15
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“My baby” she said “I’m unhappy,
This pain in my head, it won’t leave me alone”
I looked at her eyes and I saw someone there
“It’s not you” she said, “don’t get me wrong”
The man that I saw was her lover
The pain in her head that was me all along
She gave me a kiss of redemption and cried
“I’m sorry” she said “don’t get me wrong”
And she left with a stranger with my heart in her hands
I went home but our house was on fire
Was there something he gave her more than me, I don’t know
If I get back my heart, then I’ll let go
It was last night she told me I love you
And I smiled and I gave her a kiss
But it was Judas that kissed me back so fondly and kind
And she said that "I want much more than this"
“My baby” she said “I’m unhappy”
and then she just looked far away
from the window I saw the shadow of a man
while she turned away and said “I cannot stay”
And she left with a stranger with my heart in her hands
I went home but our house was on fire
Was there something he gave her more than me I don’t know
If I get back my heart then I’ll let go
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5. |
The Devil
02:52
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6. |
Lay With Me
04:24
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Lay with me my sweet love
Hold my hand in the darkness
Cause the world is filled with holes
Lay with me, lay with me
And don’t you cry, don’t you cry
Don’t you fall my love in your sadness
Cause the world when I'm gone
Will not spare me, will not suffer
It was long, long ago,
When I saw your face
Then I saw your kindness
And I dreamed of you today
My sad, sweet love,
Before I go you have to know
If I had known what lies beneath us
I would be begging Him to forgive us
How could we know, how could we see
When there was no one left to hold
But you and me
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7. |
Devil's Reef
05:38
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My dear grief lay beside me
And bless my unspoken rage
Which spits the fog that rises
Within my golden cage
And if you've never felt it
The curse upon this land
The last thing you'll remember
Will be my waving hand
Though despaired, though forsaken
No men cast no stone
Hear the call of the wolf and the raven
Row men, take me home
Head for the Devil's reef...
Head for the Devil's reef
And bless my unspoken rage
Head for the Devil's reef
Within my golden cage
Head for the Devil's reef
The curse upon this land
Head for the Devil's reef
Will be my waving hand
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8. |
Too Wild To Be Tamed
02:55
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Cut off my roots and burn my branches
I've got wheels on my heels
And I've got rust on my knees
So I just keep this highway waiting
While you trick or treat me now and then as you please
I've got to roll baby, I've got to roll baby
But I'm staying here instead
I've got to find a roof against this stormy weather
But the rain keeps falling on my head
I'm just too wild baby, I'm just too wild baby,
I'm just too wild to be tamed
You are my steep hill downfall
Ain't gonna live with this burden
Ain't gonna walk with this cane
I tried to keep still, quiet and fearless
while these wolves are howling on my doorstep again
I've got to roll baby, I've got to roll baby
But I'm staying here instead
I've got to find a roof against this stormy weather
But the rain keeps falling on my head
I'm just too wild baby, I'm just too wild baby,
I'm just too wild to be tamed
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9. |
Blueberry Eyes
04:07
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I guess that’s how the story goes
You got me fooled, I got you wrong
And above all each time you talk you make me shiver
I see you take that midnight train
But just before I’m down and drained
I’ll cry a river, I’ll cry a river
And all the things you put me through
Wasn’t the wisest thing to do
I bought a shotgun just for you
Come by for dinner
You’re just a scarecrow in disguise
Behind those sweet blueberry eyes
You’re pretty fast but hon, those bullets run much quicker
You’ve got three minutes maybe more
Your suitcase ready at my door
Leave cause my finger started flirting with this trigger
I see you walking down the road
But not before you’re dead or gone
I’ll cry a river, I’ll cry a river
And all the things you put me through
Wasn’t the wisest thing to do
I bought a shotgun just for you
Come by for dinner
You’re just a scarecrow in disguise
Behind those sweet blueberry eyes
You’re pretty fast but hon, those bullets run much quicker
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10. |
Marked By Misfortune
02:24
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I wake up every morning with something new
There must be something in the air cause I feel blue
I might have been forgotten or I might be cursed
I’ve never heard nobody but I could be first
That will die from unluckiness
It started with my chest, well I couldn’t breathe
Life goes so fast, there’s no time to seethe
The doctor said "you’re fine but you need to rest
There’s nothing you can do about the pain in your chest
You might die from unluckiness"
But unluckiness the doctor said, is not an illness
And you cursing throughout life is surely not the cure
If I die and go to hell, I would beg my God
To forgive all of my sins and to let me in
Last night I was in jail, boy that ain’t much fun
The only crime I’ve done was to love someone
I pleaded guilty for my sin of trusting men
I bet I’ll never make the same mistake again
Or I’ll die from unluckiness
I lost my job, I lost my joy, I lost my bar
Without them I don’t think that I can go that far
I’m running out of money and it’s not even mine
I think I still got friends and a bottle of wine
Or I’ll die from unluckiness
But unluckiness the doctor said, is not an illness
And you cursing throughout life is surely not the cure
If I die and go to hell, I would beg my God
To forgive all of my sins and to let me in
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11. |
William The Deceiver
02:46
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Buried there beneath that stone
Buried there beneath that stone
William the believer, Willy the deceiver,
Mama Willy's getting cold
Now they're gonna hunt you down
And they're gonna find you son
Now they're gonna hang you
Better look behind you for a cleaver or a gun
Rotting bone and rattling tail
Rotting bone and rattling tail
Many miles of dessert mama it ain't pleasant
Better dead than run away
Now they're gonna hunt you down
And they're gonna find you son
Now they're gonna hang you
Better look behind you for a cleaver or a gun
Mama I'm gonna fetch my boys
Mama I'm gonna fetch my boys
Feel the table turning, keep my reefer burning
Reaper never leaves no choice
Come my child and burn them down
Burn the whole damn town down
Kill all the believers, slaughter the deceivers
Burn their faith to the ground
Burn their faith to the ground
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12. |
Troubling Mind
03:04
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I've always had a problem of letting things go
But I got lonely surrounded by clatter
I started drinking heavily, how much I don't know
I guess to swallow all the things that don't matter
And all through the years I learnt nothing at all
I got used to my troubling mind
I thought that the world would surround me with hope
But I've learnt that my world was unkind
There are times that I struggle whether to end it all
Oh, it's hard to stay strong when you crumble
And then you come along and I don't feel so small
I'm so sorry that I got you in trouble
And all through the years you learnt nothing at all
And you got used to your struggling mind
You thought you'd be fine but you can't really cope
In a world that is cruel and unkind
All through the years we learnt nothing at all
We got used to our troubling minds
The world would not change and we wouldn't change the world
Now we're stuck in a world that's unkind
And all through the years I learnt nothing at all
I got used to my troubling mind
I thought that the world would surround me with hope
But I've learnt that my world was unkind
All through the years we learnt nothing at all
We got used to our troubling minds
The world would not change and we wouldn't change the world
Now we're left in a world that's unkind
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Grey River & The Smoky Mountain Athens, Greece
Grey River & The Smoky Mountain is a folk band from Athens, Greece. Their style is described as Americana, blending various American, Irish and European folk elements and genres including bluegrass, folk, country and blues.
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