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1977

by the Black Sands

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1.
Walkin With A Gun 03:40
lyrics
walkin Streets are empty Barrel of a gun Why must you tempt me It’s been a long day Sun burns you down I got a long way No turning back now Been hiding From my shadow From your cold stare Down these narrows I got to face up To my ending To this weather New beginning You brought me back n forth again I’ve been fighting for my end Too long And every single place I’ve been Illustrated by your sins You’ve been wrong And every highway seems to lead Back to the black of my dreams Betrayed me Figure out this figure 8 Before it gets a little late to Save me Unforgiving Always lure me Always curse me Why can’t you cure me You’re in my blood Deep in my bones Past the marrow Etched in my home
2.
The Black Sands - Still In Colorado 02:50
lyrics
White snow Red rocks Black crow Wind talks 40 miles per hour and we’re still in Colorado Blue sky Gray cloud Window Too loud 50 miles per hour and we’re still in Colorado Open Field where Magpie Sits bare 60 miles per hour and we’re still in Colorado Frigid and bare Icy Still air 70 miles per hour and we’re still in Colorado Hair pin Turning Sweet smell burning 80 miles per hour and we’re still in Colorado Windshield White out Brake lights Pause now
3.
Hard To Remember 04:01
lyrics
It’s all beneath the new Moon as dark as tar There’s a murder of black crows Blocking out the stars Spooked by something certain Alleys dogs will bark now The mothers clutch their crosses You can hear their frantic hearts (beat) so loud This town has gone to hell By barrel of a gun cursed By a long lack of wages By bearing the brunt headfirst Far too much to fix it And far too late to run free Tumbleweed of litter Deserted by the sun please return Buy the cheapest smokes Sanding down the edges Breathe a little deeper Leaning off the ledge I Overlook the timeline Of our steep decline Got venom in the veins To numb the pain that’s all inside my mind Watched it all unfolding Watch the fray unwind I Feel the coming cold Wish the borderline Could be within the reach At least within mine Never had the bones Not enough to die, not for you Buildings quick to crumble Broken down like hearts A wicked wind blows trouble Trumps this house of cards We went from walk to stumble Crawling over glass shards Oil in puddles Closest that we come now to art My wishes are all whispers Ain’t been heard in so long Low life in the lowlands And what’s it take to grow strong Climb out of this darkness Catch a better vantage Point your gun the other way Learn to take your chances as they come And it was all Gone so far Fell so fast Hard to remember Was it ever Better than this Better than darkness Hard to remember
4.
Fork in the Road 03:50
lyrics
Fork in the road
 Lead me to your forked tongue
 Forget the red rose
 Forget the last rung
 The ladder you climb
 Won't reach from the depths
 No matter how high 
too many steps 

You strut like an angel
 Who fell too far down
 Sway like your tangled 
Hair neath your crown 
Thorns at your doorsteps
 Coal in your eyelids
 Hate how much I love you
 And How I can't hide it

 Grab hold of my heart like a knife in the dark 
Breathe some life in these lungs we all play our part Every flame has its spark Is it time to make our run
 Sore and I'm hungry 
Tempted and tired 
Hold me and scold me 
Place me on trial
 Contempt for your loathing
 As lonely as stunning
 Just know I'm the only one who
 Will ever come running

 

Serpent at your service 
set my sights to nervous
 Probably deserve this
 Your sun that doesn't shine
 Never granted purpose
 Least it never hurt much 
Never thought of your touch
 Just the diamonds in you eyes

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released May 1, 2012

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