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from Tiny Death by Nico Rivers

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lyrics

Tied my shoes
kissed my wife
and waved the sun goodbye
Next time I see his light
will be under the desert sky
All else seems to fail
in government we trust
Shackles 'round our ankles
as our bones begin to rust

Asleep beneath the palm trees
laid out in freedom's rest
stretching as far as I can reach
trying so hard to forget
about the landmine sitting next to me
and the angel of death
He's been circling like a vulture
hanging just above my head

My heart still kicks
My lungs they swell
The oil drips
as the bodies start to smell

Death came graceful
and stepped into the light
he said "take my hand, son"
but I just waved goodbye
I've got to shoot through the sun again
We're halfway home, now

I turned twenty-one on Tuesday
and I took fifteen shots of sand
dried out my mouth 'til I could speak
but it wasn't hard to stand
The devil he just laughed
and sent his best regards and love
calling me back home
but, lord, he knows
I was meant for up above

Or maybe not
It's hard to tell
My eyes can't see
if there's a bottom to the well

Death be patient
and take a step aside
you must be mistaken
it's just not my time
I've got to shoot through the sun again
We're halfway home now

Long live the free
Bathe in black gold

I've got to shoot through the sun again
We're halfway home now

I don't know God
I don't know God
I know no God who done seen the likes of me

credits

from Tiny Death, released May 25, 2018
Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica - Nico Rivers
Vocals - Emily Graham-Handley
Vocals, Guitar - Alex Giorgetti
Bass - Matt Schairer
Drums - Josh Strmic
Violin - Jo Cleary
Organ - Chris Gooch Bloniarz
Banjo - Jack Byrne
Recorded by Zach Bloomstein & Nico Rivers
Mixed by Nico Rivers
Mastered by Jeff Lipton at Peerless Mastering, Boston, MA
Assistant Mastering Engineer: Maria Rice

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