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Black Dog

by The Revenants

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1.
Above This World 04:23
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Off I go into the wild blue yonder Or so I dream, so I dream Up so high above the sky You can’t see me, no you can’t see me Just how high do I have to be So I could fly above this old world Will I achieve escape velocity So I could fly above this old world This crazy old world This crazy, crazy old world Got a running start and I’m ready to take off Wish I had faith, a little bit if faith I’m lowering my trunk and flexing my legs Wanna let go, gotta let go And if I could I’d get so high So high above the sky Last night I dreamed of contrails And they were streaming out of eyes And your face was beautiful and blue Calling to me to come home Off I go into the wild blue yonder Up so high above the sky Down I go sprouting my flame from under Or so I dream, so I dream
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You Gotta Be Kidding 04:09
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All you do is work, work, work, work Never stop with work, work, work, work All you do is fret, fret, fret, fret Never stop with fret, fret, fret, fret All you do is push, push, push, push Never stop with push, push, push, push All you do is kill, kill, kill, kill Never stop with kill, kill, kill, kill Don't you stop it You gotta be kidding You gotta be kidding me All you do is love, love, love, love Never stop with love, love, love, love All you do is hate, hate, hate, hate Never stop with hate, hate, hate, hate All you do is give, give, give, give Never stop with give, give, give, give All you do is take, take, take, take Never stop with take, take, take, take Don't you stop it All you do is lie, lie, lie, lie Never stop with lie, lie, lie, lie All you do is fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck Never stop with fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck All you do is shit, shit, shit, shit Never stop with shit, shit, shit, shit All you do is burn, burn, burn, burn Never stop with burn, burn, burn, burn Don't you stop it
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That Summer by the Lake 04:50
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That summer by the lake There was a boat house and a pier We sat around a fire Told some stories and drank some beer One day you swam too far We didn't hear you scream I still wonder if it was real Or something from a dream You drowned, yes you drowned Who can forget that day The day you went away That summer by the lake Mosquitoes ate us alive We sprayed ourselves with Deet Waited for paramedics to arrive They never found your body Just your two-piece bathing suit Well Tom he drank Tequila And Sue she ate dried fruit You had a flair for the dramatic I must admit your final scene was quite climatic That summer by the lake We fished and ate s'mores The heat was so intense The sweat gushed out our pores I still think about that day And I was devastated Did you forget just how to swim Or was it something much more calculated
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What Happened 05:52
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A sperm greets an egg in a series of events It is the moment of conception A newborn babe enters the world It is a less than excited reception It's what happened to me It's what happened to you Sooner or later the bill comes due It's what happened to them It's what happened to us Sooner or later we all say adieu A man grabs his chest and he slams the floor His poor old heart is giving out He looks as his life streaks by in a flash He has no idea what it's all about A weed springs up through the dirty ground And it pushes it’s way right up to the sky Then someone comes and rips it out Goodbye, ol' weed, goodbye
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I Could Just Kick Myself 04:09
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There are times When I look back in anger And I’m as pissed as hell Seems like every choice I ever done made Didn’t turn out too well I could just kick myself For being such a fool I could just kick myself I broke every rule I could just kick myself I’m dumb as a mule Hee-haw, hee-haw Why is it always That I never get it right Why is my life such a freaking mess And how come when I ask you What I done wrong You say it’s anyone’s guess I could just kick myself If could be so crass I could just kick myself In my own ass Sometimes I wonder If I was born to suffer Though that was not my aim Wish you could hear me But I know you can’t You don’t even know my name
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No One to Blame 04:55
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I rambled around like a ne'er-do-well I didn't take it seriously And as it turns out I got lucky Kind of lucky mysteriously I wound up winning a jackpot Got me a mega manse I gambled it away one long weekend And now all I got are my pants Yeah, I had it all, I had it all I had fame, I had wealth But then I went and I blew it And I got no one to blame but myself Yeah, I had it all, I had it all I had trophies on my shelf But then I went and I lost it And I got no one to blame but myself I was a three-time loser More like four or five Every time I got a grace note I'd try see what I could connive I married me a pretty lady And I took her for what she had I know it wasn't too nice of me Yeah, I know that I'm downright bad I got my comeuppance Yeah, it was more like a big comedown And know it made some folks happy I saw no one frown But you know I got the last laugh Because I don't need nothing, nothing at all I've got all I want in my pockets And I roll 'round like a roulette ball
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Black Dog 03:29
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We were on the outside looking in And the time was ticking by We were just waiting for the dream to begin When it didn't we didn't know why Somewhere behind us A train whistle blows Long and low, deep and dark A black dog it wails Like a sad song, like a sad song Is this the way that the world ends Not with with a whimper but with a bang It's so deep our disbelief suspends It hits us like a boomerang Throw your bags into the back Don't you ever look behind Drive that thing into the middle of the sea All the stars are aligned
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Living in Each Other's Pockets 04:58
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Thems were good times Thems were happy days Drinking rum and soda Lounging on a chaise You told me that you loved me And I believed it true You told me that you loved me And I said, Right back at you Right back at you Tea for two and two for tea Living in each other's pockets Me for you and you for me Living in each other's pockets We hadn't much money We lived in a tiny dump When you'd go into a tizzy I'd fall into a slump You told me that you loved me And I could not resist You told me that you loved me And I was able to assist And then we kissed We got a little older And a little bit wiser too Time it got a hold of us And wore us like a shoe You told me that you loved me And I acknowledged the same You told me that you loved me And I hung a frame A picture frame
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The Most I Could Hope For 05:49
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The way I thought about things Back when my hopes were high Just where I imagined I'd be With an unlimited sky I moved from town to town to town Did just what the hell I pleased No, nothing could keep me down Or make me feel tightly squeezed The most I could for now Now that I lost the touch The most I could for now Well it's not too much Well I knew some pretty ol' mean ol' folk But also I knew some good Gotten too hard to tell the difference Couldn't now if I could What is gonna happen next, ooh I can't say And if it turns out not so great Well, it will have to be OK Well I've dialed way down my expectations Till they are almost zip I pray that I can make it one more day On this rapidly sinking ship I know these are changing times Right here in the land of the free But I've changed so much over the years That now I don't recognize me
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On My Way 03:23
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Got places to go, got people to see Out of my way, it's a busy day Gotta get it all done, no time for some fun Gotta cram it all in, done before I begin I am on my way again Flying past today again I am on my way again I'm on my way home Got big stuff to do, need it done by two Feeling overcome, chew some chewing gum Eat my lunch at three, no time to go pee Solve world hunger by four Then I'm out the door Have a couple of drinks Complain how much this all stinks Everybody agrees, none of it is a breeze What's the future hold, get fat and get old Not exactly great Uh-oh it's getting late Take me home I wanna go home Come on and take me home with you Take me home I wanna go home It's all I ever wanna do
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An Army of Shadows 05:00
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Time it goes by much faster than you know And it goes faster as you move along You try to hang on, yeah Well you try to hang on But it’s a losing game So don’t pretend to be strong There goes Jeffrey And there goes Bobby There goes Danny and there goes Tom They march through me Like an army of shadows They lived their lives And then they moved along They march through me Like an army of shadows I hear their screams And I sing their song Children they grow up much faster than you know One minute they’re born and then they are gone You try to hang on, yeah Well you try to hang on But it's a losing game So you pass the baton Life it goes by much faster than you know One minute you're young and then you are old You try to hang on, yeah Well you try to hang on But it's a losing game So you watch it unfold
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The Carousel Is Closed 04:00
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We hope that you've enjoyed your ride We tried to make it fun But the horses all are tired now For them the day is done You've had so many uppity-ups And you've had so many downs We played you the old calliope And you loved its clanky sounds The carousel is closed now Please exit to your right The carousel is closed now See you later, nighty-night We hope that we have made your day And gave you cause to sing We have spun you 'round and 'round And offered a brass ring You wish it would go on and on You want it to never cease But all good things must come to an end Tension and release The carousel is closing down But we'll be back some sunny day Until then my faithful friend Unless the horses run away We hope that you'll remember us Every sight and every sound Paste us in your memories This sweet old merry-go-round You've gone 'round on this roundabout Till you nearly flipped your lids It's time for us to shut it down Now get out of here you lousy kids

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“When I rise my breakfast is solitary, the black dog waits to share it, from breakfast to dinner he continues barking.”
―Samuel Johnson

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released August 28, 2023

Cover "Black Dog" by Eliot Wilder

Songs written and performed by Eliot Wilder

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