Category: Lyrics
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Kent State – Remember
May 4th, 1970, The Ohio National Guard murdered four students at Kent State, and I snapped. I joined the marches… It was my rage over all the murders and the helpless futility I felt at the deaths of Hendrix, Joplin, Morrison, and others. They were called O.D.s, but what is death by overdose? The use…
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Michelangelo
Michelangelo by Emmylou Harris Last night I dreamed about youI dreamed that you were olderYou were looking like PicassoWith a scar across your shoulderYou were kneeling by the riverYou were digging up the bodies buried long agoMichelangelo Last night I dreamed about youI dreamed you were a pilgrimOn a highway out aloneTo find the mother…
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The Crucifixion by Phil Ochs
The Crucifixion by Phil Ochs And the night comes again to the circle studded skyThe stars settle slowly, in loneliness they lieTill the universe explodes as a falling star is raisedPlanets are paralyzed, the mountains are amazedBut they all glow brighter from the brilliance of the blazeWith the speed of insanity, then he dies In…
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Copperhead Road by Steve Earl
Copperhead Road by Steve Earle Well, my name’s John Lee PettimoreSame as my daddy and his daddy beforeYou hardly ever saw grandaddy down hereHe only came to town about twice a yearHe’d buy a hundred pounds of yeast and some copper lineEverybody knew that he made moonshine Now the revenue man wanted grandaddy badHeaded up…
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The Way It Goes by Gillian Welch
The Way It Goes by Gillian Welch Becky Johnson bought the farmPut a needle in her armThat’s the way that it goesThat’s the way And her brother laid her downIn the cold Kentucky groundThat’s the way that it goesThat’s the way That’s the way that it goesEverybody’s buying little baby clothesThat’s the way that it…
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Dancing In The Dark
Dancing In The Dark by Bruce Springsteen I get up in the evenin’And I ain’t got nothin’ to sayI come home in the mornin’I go to bed feelin’ the same wayI ain’t nothin’ but tiredMan, I’m just tired and bored with myselfHey there, baby, I could use just a little help You can’t start a…
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The HU – Song Of Women
The HU – Song Of Women (Featuring Lzzy Hale of Halestorm) – Lyrics Наргилхан модонд нь цэцэгхэн ургана хэмээнэНамуухан дуулахад нь сэтгэл минь хорогд гэмээрЭхнэр бүсгүйЭнэрэн уяраанаI am bones and I am skin I am home, where life beginsI’ve started wars, I’ve given peaceAcross the ocean, I carry the seedI’m your loverI’m your motherI’m your…
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Your Heart Is As Black As Night
Your Heart Is As Black As Nightby Melody Gadot [Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1]Your eyes may be wholeBut the story I’m toldIs your heart is as black as nightYour lips may be sweetSuch that I can’t competeBut your heart is as black as night [Hook]I don’t know why you came alongAt such a perfect timeBut if…
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Might As Well Smile
Might As Well Smileby Beth Hart I woke up this morningWith a smile on my faceI threw out those stonesThat stood in my wayAnd I put on a new pairOf hard walking shoesI woke up this morningLaughing the bluesWoke up laughing the blues When the talking on the TVTells me I should be scaredI don’t…
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Shankill Butchers
Shankill Butchersby Sarah Jarosz The Shankill butchers ride tonightYou better shut your windows tightThey’re sharpening their cleavers and their knivesAnd taking all their whiskey by the pint ‘Cause everybody knowsIf you don’t mind your mother’s wordsA wicked wind will blowYour ribbons from your curlsEverybody moan, everybody shakeThe Shankill butchers wanna catch you awake They used…
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