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Down in the Snow
04:43
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father john i know i've done wrong
i'm shaking like a dog and i haven't got long
i ditched the ride when the engine died
i found a pipe by the river and i crawled inside
folks round here got nowhere left to go
you can find them lying down in the snow
call off your hounds i got my head bowed down
you got a little close so tell me what you found
we got real high up where the ledge is wide
and she danced like an angel into the night
now they got me locked up in a house up on the hill
i get a little paper cup full of water for the pills
i got some scars on my arms i did them by myself
they've got me locked up with bars upon the sill
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2. |
Drunken Turkey
04:14
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you dined well on old stale bread
you got a heart condition and you're pissing blood
down at the docks they'll hang you on a peg
and wait for the tide to rise
you can't fish in a pot to piss in
fetch a rusty bucket chuck him out of bed
there's an old bent nail in the bottom of the pail
and when he shakes it keeps away the flies
that's my only friend
i suggest you let him be
i'm long gone like a turkey in the corn
that trout he's drowned out
too drunk too hoarse to shout
spoken softly he says
send someone down here for me
dont you take to long
my name's up on my headstone
send someone down here for me
i can't stand to be alone
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3. |
Damn Your Eyes
04:12
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your eyes trap the light like a beer bottle
sinking in the river on a moonlit night
bootlace tourniquet holding back a stocking lace
tapping out a tattoo on your thigh
your poor heart is beating like a hawk moth's wing
trapped beside a spider in a jar
You know you should be going
but the beer tap is flowing
as you fumble for the key to your car
who you owe the money to?
they've been asking round here for you
who you owe the money to?
there's a laminated kodak photostat description of you
your eye's like a lantern hanging in the wind
strung out along the river bank
whipcrack pistol shot out in the parking lot
you're losing all the colour from your head
hid out in the boathouse shaking like a field mouse
snakes skate the surface of the lake
you've been in trouble since your mama let your papa
talk her into jumping in the sack
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4. |
The Jester
03:43
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when your heart is beating fast
when you're trapped beneath the glass
you'll find me
you'll find me
i'll take you home
cushion the blow
like a spider in the gloom
i'll cradle you
when your blood is running cold
and your hand is too weak to hold
you'll find me
you'll find me
don't search to hard
these cards are marked
take my hand
we'll play there in the dark
when your shadow's grown long
when you're scared to be alone
you'll find me
you'll find me
it's the closing scene
where i've always been
when i fall
i'm gonna take you
take you with me
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5. |
Stubb's Yard
02:30
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you're trying to make it out of mudlow
fishtail pipe on a BSA
dirty old road's a no-go
flat bottomed tinny on a jetty by the lake
i'd sure like to help you
i got to run for the shelter
keys to the car in the marmalade jar
a little bit of food in the refrigerator
get out of old stubb's yard
howling hounds tracking you down
tracking you down in the old compound
you'd better ask for simone
she's up there in sawyer's hope
laying you low in a winnebago
ain't nobody knows where the fire roads go
poor old lightning john
outside in the middle of a storm
ain't no shame throw away the cane
lightning left him healing hands
get out of old stubbs yard
howling hounds tracking you down
tracking you down in the old compound
well you're all messed up
and you can't stand up
put the pellets in the cup
and stitch it back up
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6. |
Snowhill Farm
03:08
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there's a frost on the ground
a dog in the yard
he's barking out loud
the sod's turned hard
foal on the hill
the sun went down
he'll be standing there still
when you've moved on
the roof's leaking rain
there's a pail on the floor
a cracked window pane
i can't see through no more
the door on the barn
don't fit the frame
it tore off in a storm
you did the same
where are you going?
there's a mist in the field
my broken down car
it's missing a wheel
i made a swing from the tire
you moved to the town
been around here too long
said nothing ever changes
snowhill farm
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7. |
Crackling
03:25
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you said you're gonna leave
you never got that far
someone's gonna pay for
the damage to my car
when you quit your crying
fetch your things from the yard
that's a heavy horizon
its a gathering of clouds
you can take another step
a little closer to the fire
you can take another step
closer
the skyline's alive with javelins of light
like filaments under glass
as they crackle and they die
clean sheets on the bed
i'll sleep down the hall
there's money on the nightstand
you can leave after the storm
you can take another step
a little closer to the fire
you can take another step
closer
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8. |
So Long Lee
04:44
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halo round the street lamp
i can hardly see
so long lee
so long
duck down in the alley now
everybody's looking for you
you got chinese on your face
like a worn out tattoo
crouch down in the darkness
grit your teeth and shiver
you cut acroos the park
your car is in the river
my heart's all beat up
breath is getting shorter
my heart's all beat up
blood is in my water
rinse me down
in cool clear water
halo round the street lamp
i can hardly see
so long lee
so long
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9. |
Minnesota Snow
04:56
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blizzard in the spring
flurry of snow
feathers on the wind
from a dead bird in the road
dew beads on a beer
braille for a blind drunk
should have moved on
before it all got mixed up
i let the air from the tire
rock it back and forth
the needle's on empty
the heater's on full
i ran out of luck
you ran out the door
ran out on me
to the minnesota snow
minnesota snow
it's a white outline you left behind
when you go
minnesota snow
it's a cold trail footprints fill
when you go
i shake like a palm
swaying on a beach
ship on the horizon
sails out of reach
i drain my coffee cup
take care of the check
take another senorita
from the packet
i took up cigars
you made me quit cigarettes
i grind down the stub
on the sun where it sets
i ran out of luck
you ran out the door
ran out on me
to the minnesota snow
minnesota snow
it's a cold trail footprints fill
when you go
minnesota snow
it's a white outline you left behind
when you go
minnesota snow
it's a time out
out of time
time to go
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10. |
Codename: Toad
04:14
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i crashed a plane in the rain in a field of cocaine
i cut myself a switch just to ease the pain
the sky's on fire I can hardly see
i got a Ka-Bar clamped between my teeth
the codename is Jericho Canetoad
i got people to meet
places to go
i got a Cuban Chevrolet and a walnut-grip Baretta
i got a hispanic honey in a mohair sweater
i got a 747 burning orange and black
a tropical shirt on my back
the codename is Jericho Canetoad
i got people to meet places to go
i met a President once
he spiked my drink
he said
"I would love to help you son gonna tell you what I think
you're working for me and the CIA
do it cause you like it
cause you're wired up that way"
the embassy is empty and the chopper's gone
I got a rope ladder wrapped around my one good arm.
The crowd's getting angry and shots ring out
I got an empty magazine and a bad heart valve
the codename is Jericho Canetoad
I got people to meet places to go.
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11. |
Evol
04:58
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i know where you come from
i know what you done
i know somethings wrong
way back at your home
creeping round the back door
can't tell you what i saw
creeping round the back door
can't tell you what i saw
seen that dirty mule kicking in your stall
seen the bloody fool licking out your bowl
i seen them drooling over your bones
i seen them drooling over your bones
you better run for the backdoor
better run for the backdoor
run for the backdoor
i can't catch you before you fall
evol
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12. |
Letter to Louise
04:27
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13. |
Mad Mary Lou
05:04
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14. |
Good Whiskey
03:23
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15. |
Bad Hand
05:28
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16. |
Caz
04:21
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17. |
Red Ribbon
05:19
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Mudlow Brighton, UK
Mudlow play the soundtrack to the dark worries...
when you can't sleep at night!
There's trouble
everyday!
The dread of a flat tire
on a country two-lane road
at ten o'clock at night,
where you can still be seen.
Somebody's at the back door,
there's a lady at the bar you used to know, and she's strapped,
...and a jukebox plays a Mudlow album.
~Rick Saunders.
... more
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