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Captain Death
03:22
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Death do me a favor, when you drag me to your boat
Please remind me on our journey that I’m better dead than not
Death oh please remind me when I’m singing by your side
That my will to keep on breathing ain’t no stronger than my pride
Farewell to my friends, I’ve got no regrets
Before the sun sets I’ll be on my way
With a hole in my head I will lay on my bed
And the Lord of the river will take me away
I could have killed them all, to them I owe my fall
But instead I have chosen to pay the price
Now it can’t be undone so I got myself a gun
With a shot in my head I would fall twice
Death do me a favor, when you drag me to your boat
Please remind me on our journey that I’m better dead than not
Death oh please remind me when I’m singing by your side
That my will to keep on breathing ain’t no stronger than my pride
I’ve sinned and I’ve prayed, I’ve loved, I’ve betrayed
My Gods and my Devils in my head’s civil war
So I drifted and fell between Heaven and Hell
And yet here I stand on the Grey River’s shore
The river Lord said “Forgive and forget
Make peace with your anger, your sorrow, your strife
Come join my crew, have a pint or a few
Let the living still worry about life”
Death do me a favor, when you drag me to your boat
Please remind me on our journey that I’m better dead than not
Death oh please remind me when I’m singing by your side
That my will to keep on breathing ain’t no stronger than my pride
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Dark Man
02:55
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He was a dark, dark man, he was a dark, dark man
He was my father but not my friend, he was a dark, dark man
When I first met him I was eight
He was smoking his cheap cigarette
He said: “Don’t worry darling you’ll be fine
I’ve got your mama, now you’re mine”
It wasn’t long till he got in our house
And I was trapped in my hole like a mouse
You ain’t no master if you’ve got no slaves
I wish I was but I wasn’t so brave
He was a dark, dark man, he was a dark, dark man
He was my father but not my friend, he was a dark, dark man
He used to come home every night
And he would yell and scream and fight
My mama cried and she cried and I cried
I tried to help her, Lord I tried
And then he raised his hand one time
And people said that’ s not a crime
You ain’t no King if you’ve got no throne
And in this kingdom you’re dying alone
He was a dark, dark man, he was a dark, dark man
He was my father but not my friend, he was a dark, dark man
There was a dark man in my life
My mama was the Devil’s wife
I lost my years but not my soul
And made him think he’s in control
So when no fear controlled my past
The Devil turned to ashes and Hell turned into dust…
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Let the River Flow
03:29
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Hey, you need a brand new start
I’ve got a bunch of angry wolves
Ready to tear your world apart
Hey, quit trying to save your soul
I’ve got an open sky to fly,
You’ve got a thousand miles to crawl
The river flows like all the rivers flow
Will it reach the ocean or the waterfall
Or the waterfall now, or the waterfall
Every river flows like all the rivers flow
Just let the river flow
Hey, you little rotten dummy fox
I hope you like to spend your time
Living inside your leather box
Hey, you say your feet can’t take no more
When life just takes you for a walk
You’ve got a million ways to fall
The river flows like all the rivers flow
Will it reach the ocean or the waterfall
Or the waterfall, now, or the waterfall
Every river flows like all the rivers flow
Just let the river flow
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Lucky Bastard
02:24
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I’ve chosen to go left and left was the right way
And I walked a thousand miles some years ago
And I kept on going forward on the highway
When the Devil came and said “You’re going wrong”
So I stood there for a while and then looked behind me
Was the road that I have chosen not the one?
Should I keep on going on or would it define me?
Was the right way where I should be all this time?
In, out, back, front, down, up, left, right,
Win some, lose some, then you might
Find your way through Hell to Heaven’s doorway,
And if by chance you make it right
You lucky bastard I don’t mind
Cause I’m the one who chose to take the highway
So I’ve chosen to go back and find where I’ve started
And I walked a thousand miles and years went by
And I found my way back home there in my crossroad
And I knew back there and then I’m going right
So I kept on going on, it seemed like forever
When an Angel stood before me as I walked
“You couldn’t go back now” he said “Nor go forward
Cause you’ve missed the only chance you ever got”
In, out, back, front, down, up, left, right,
Win some, lose some, then you might
Find your way through Hell to Heaven’s doorway,
And if by chance you make it right
You lucky bastard I don’t mind
Cause I’m the one who chose to take the highway
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The King and the Crow
03:57
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The King summons the birds to sing for his son
The proudest of all the nightingales come
The hawks made him laugh, the owls made him sleep
But the crows make him cry, the crows made him weep
May the dark eyes return where the dark eyes belong
The King said: “Let’s burn all the crows until dawn”
But the blackest of all then killed them both and said:
“God made me fall for my wicked soul
King’s blood on my feather, King’s flesh on my claw
I fall, let me fall, how deep can I go
For I hear crows singing from there down below
I’ll never fly over this forest again
But if crows still breath then I ain’t lost in vain
I won’t give a damn about their Gods and their Kings
I’ll take all the pain; I’ll take all the pain
God made me fall for my wicked soul
King’s blood on my feather, King’s flesh on my claw
I fall, let me fall, how deep can I go
For I hear crows singing from there down below”
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Oh Mama
03:20
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When the devil went into my head,
He showed me ways I will never forget
He taught me who I should be before
They throw me down again
And then he told me to give my soul,
He said it’s better to die before
There’s no one left there beside you
That will catch you when you fall
Oh mama tell me what I’ve done
Was it all a lie when you brought me
In this old land of broken trees and souls
Oh mama tell me what I’ve done
Did you think I’d be just another tree
In a place where no one gives a damn about me
Oh mama tell me what I’ve done
Did you only see just a part of me
But not the one you never wanted me to become
Oh mama don’t you cry for me…
Oh mama tell me what I’ve done
Was it all in vain, I’m not the same,
There’s nothing left for me much more to gain now
Oh mama tell me what I’ve done
Did you think I’d be just another me
In a place where no one lives and no one dies free
Oh mama tell me what I’ve done
Cause If I only knew who I would become
I would make the same old, same old, same mistakes again
Mama don’t you cry for me…
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The Rambler's Way
03:52
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Every bank and train another decoy
The gang is rambling and you lead the way
The devil always knows the cards you hold boy
But you play with him anyway
She’s the only one that keeps you going
Riding home again against the odds
In this valley there is nothing growing
Just some ravens and a coal black rose
And every time he got home he told her
Don’t you know this is the rambler’s way
Honey I just grew one day older and one day wiser than yesterday
Every time he got home he told her
Baby better burn than fade away
Honey I just grew one day older and one day wiser than yesterday
Just another deadly fallen angel
Just another broken holy ghost
No one wants to run into the rider
But she’s waiting on her mama’s porch
Gonna take her where the sun is shinning
Gonna take her to the rainbow’s end
Leave this valley that is slowly dying
Leave the kingdom of the living dead
And every time he got home he told her
Don’t you know this is the rambler’s way
Honey I just grew one day older and one day wiser than yesterday
Every time he got home he told her
Baby better burn than fade away
Honey I just grew one day older and one day wiser than yesterday
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8. |
All the Rainy Days
03:49
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Me and my brothers love all the rainy days
It happens when I’m all alone then it fades away
Every little piece of hope in my aching head
Living in the brightest field or in the darkest room
It really doesn’t matter cause we’re gonna find each other soon
They say there is a place in hell where the flowers bloom
So you’d better hold on
No one’s gonna bring you what you’re hoping for
Brother will you go on
By walking through your own private heaven’s door
There you’d better go
Me and my brothers hate all our golden chains
Me and my brothers hate all our golden chains
Father tell me why you want all your children slaves
Me and my brothers love all the rainy days
Me and my brothers love all the rainy days
Rain is gonna wash the scars of my bleeding face
So you’d better hold on
No one’s gonna bring you what you’re hoping for
Brother will you go on
By walking through your own private heaven’s door
There you’d better go
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9. |
Rosemary Jones
02:45
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Nobody knew that this fragile little girl could be the reason
All those people are now dead
She used to go to church, she used to look so kind
But there were Demons dancing in her evil head
And in the backyard when they found the skulls and bones
They blamed the father for what’s there beneath the stones
So many broken souls waiting on the gates
But no one thought it was that cute Rosemary Jones
Rosemary Jones, nobody knows Rosemary Jones
God save all the lonely souls
Eleven bodies buried, twenty never found
One man in jail but dear Miss Jones was still around
Her poor old father raised a daughter out of hell
He loves her dearly but his feet are on the ground
Oh little Rosemary, a devil in disguise
Everyone paid and bought her pretty little lies
There is no reasoning to those who are insane
They’ve got no choice, they are just born to play that game
Rosemary Jones, nobody knows Rosemary Jones
God save all the lonely souls
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10. |
Cold Skin
03:47
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Cold, cold, cold
My skin is cold
Take my gold
Cause I’m growing old
A stranger to this news
With many things to lose
Cold, cold, cold
My skin is cold
Bought and sold
Out in the cold
I don’t wanna pray
To the Lord
I’m praying to the fools
with many things to lose
Cold, cold, cold
My skin is cold
Old, cold, sold
Into this world
Coming into things
I cannot hold
Step into my shoes
with many things to lose
Cold, cold, cold
My skin is cold
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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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