Thee Beginning

Some folks don't fit
With any crowd
Though they get lumped together
With those they hate
This is a story
Of a man like that
Obscure and violent and obscene
A man of God, a cannibal
Of these grim facts
You're now aware
He hated man
But adored the beasts
Held at the mercy
Of such fools
So grab your holy water
And pour it on your head
Your filthy carcass can't be cleansed
You are worthless

He Of Cloven Hoof

I don't wanna burn
I dont wanna drown
I don't wanna lay in no coffin the ground
O-ho Devil always following me

Walking in the woods
Standing in the street
Hiding in the eyes of every person that I meet
O-ho Devil always following me

Hear him walking
Hear him walking
Hear him walking

Devil got my mother
Devil got my father
Devil gonna get me one of these days
But I'm gonna try sir to live a little longer
I wanna get a chance to waste my life

There he is again
Scratching on the roof
Hear the clip-a-clopping of his cloven hoof
O-ho Devil always following me

See that rising moon
Inevitable doom
Living in the shadow of perpetual gloom
O-ho Devil always following me

Hear him walking
Hear him walking
Hear him walking

Devil got my brother
Devil got my sister
Devil gonna get me one of these days
But I'm gonna try sir to live a little longer
I wanna get a chance to waste my life

He of cloven hoof

A Robe Of Scarlet Thread

Everything begins
And everything must end
At the farmhouse
The farmhouse

A window rattling storm
A grave dug in the lawn
At the farmhouse
The farmhouse

Lazarus needs a robe of scarlet thread
To raise his wicked spirit from the dead
Worms and vermin writhe
And lost things come alive
At the farmhouse
The farmhouse

Truth and lies combine
With sickness of the mind
At the farmhouse
The farmhouse

Lazarus needs a robe of scarlet thread
To raise his wicked spirit from the dead

Strange machines they chug
The walls all pulse with blood
At the farmhouse
The farmhouse

Grotesque and ugly fear
It circles and draws near
At the farmhouse
The farmhouse

Lazarus needs a robe of scarlet thread
To raise his wicked spirit from the dead

Old Red

Red, Old Red
Black as the night
Swallowed that Indian
In just one bite

Red, Old Red
Faithful and true
My only companion
In this world
Cold and cruel

Old Red
Old Red

My Beautiful Knife

Sticking my switchblade in the guts of a man
Feeling his blood flow all over my hand
Knowing his life it is mine to command
See the work of my beautiful knife

Twisting it slowly 'til I hear something crack
Watching the evil pour out of his back
The gift of the light this vessel did lack
See the work of my beautiful knife

Oh the storm it is gathering near
Oh the hand of the Lord it is here

Behold! The Abyss!
Behold! The Abyss!
Oh my beautiful knife

Phantom Pool

All the folks who pass away
Before they get religion
End up in the phantom pool
Their spirits trapped and spinning

Phantom pool

Here you stop to take a drink
Of pure and cleansing water
But on the surface floats a mist
Where long lost spirits wander

Phantom pool

You godless fool
It waits for you
The phantom pool
The phantom pool
It waits for you

The grass is brown and dying here
No creatures dare to gather
Listen closely to the wind
You'll hear their frightened chatter

Phantom pool

See back there those crooked trees
That reach up to the heavens
The Holy Spirit keeps 'em safe
Old 7 - 7 - 7

Phantom pool
You godless fool
It waits for you
The phantom pool
The phantom pool
It waits for you

The stench of sin is on you now
You're followed by a demon
If you do not learn to pray
Right here you'll wake up screaming

Phantom pool

Look into my weary eyes
And answer this one question
Do you long for wicked things
Or do you seek redemption?

Phantom pool

You godless fool
It waits for you
The phantom pool
The phantom pool
It waits for you

Guilt

There's a feeling that I have
When I wake up Sunday morning
My body feels sick
And my soul sure does feel sorry
It's guilt
It's called guilt

When I close my eyes
I see events from the night before
Lord have mercy
Don't you torture me anymore
WIth this guilt
It's called guilt

Guilty I'm guilty
But I'll do it again

The stench of the room
When the sinners gather 'round me
The waste of blood
When I slice their worthless souls free
It's guilt
It's called guilt

When the fire burns
And the flesh turns black and tasteless
When the arrow of God
Disappears and we wander aimless
It's guilt
It's called guilt

Guilty I'm guilty
But the Lord understands

When the demons grow
And they twist and start to scratching
When mother's death eggs they crack
And start to hatching
Guilt
It's called guilt

But I swear by my hoof
And the soul of the sickly vulture
This world you've built
Is a dark and empty culture
Of guilt
It's called guilt

Guilty you're guilty
And I'll destroy all I can

Find Me A Gal

Lying in a ditch
With a knife in my hand
I'm-a gonna find me a gal

I don't feel human
But I guess I am
So I'm-a gonna find me a gal

A gal to get the demons out
A gal to make me holy

When you live on nothing
You learn to be cruel
I'm-a gonna find me a gal

But when you are cruel
You end up with nothing
So I'm-a gonna find me a gal

A gal to get the demons out
A gal to make me holy

Lord it is growing
It's thrashing and gnawing
I'm-a gonna find me a gal

Deep in my guts
It is bloated and clawing
I'm-a gonna find me a gal

A gal to get the demons out
A gal to make me holy
And when it is over
She wont be no worse off
I'm-a gonna find me a gal

As long as I pay her
She wont cry she wont scoff
I'm-a gonna find me a gal

A gal to get the demons out
A gal to make me holy

Everything Is Temporary

Everything is temporary
Nothing here will last
Breathe the dust around you
It's the future it's the past

Nothing that you do
WIll be remembered or remarked
You're just a loathsome stranger
Clutching, struggling in the dark

Everything is temporary
There is nothing we can do
When I think of death, honey
I th-th-th-th-think of you

Nothing that you do
WIll be remembered or remarked
You're just a loathsome stranger
Clutching, struggling in the dark

Everything is temporary
Buddy you will fade away
Watch the path you're walking
This could be your worst and final day

Nothing that you do
WIll be remembered or remarked
You're just a loathsome stranger
Clutching, struggling in the dark

But Jesus will save us (Ha! Ha!)
Jesus will save us (Ha! Ha!)
Jesus he will shit on you

Your Faith Shall Be Tested

Job, I said Job

Have you heard about the man called Job, boys?
He had wealth and a farm and a family
Old Satan made a bet with the Lord on high
He said, "I could make Job curse your name."

But Job could not be swayed
Satan filled the sky with lightning
He killed Job's sheep and some of his kin
Job just turned his cheek away
His wife said, "Go curse God and die."

But Job could not be swayed
Job, I said Job
He worked so hard his entire life
But God quit listening when he prayed at night
Then Job took ill got covered with sores
And Satan put a blight upon his crops
Still Job could not be swayed

Everything he touched did turn to dust
His footprints filled with blood and rust
This torture went on for many years
Job grew withered but he had no fears

And Job could not be swayed

Job, Job

Now put yourself there in his place
When bad times come will you keep your faith?
I bet you'll weep and wail and crawl
Your dirty rotten soul right down to Hell

But Job could not be swayed

Job

Sacrificial Lamb

Where I go, I will lead
And everyone will follow me
Through the shit, through the snow
Anywhere I want to go
Woah woah woah
Woah woah woah

You are all rotten fruit
I'll crush you underneath my hoof
Then I'll take the poisoned juice
And feed it to my chosen few
Woah woah woah
Woah woah woah

Who will be my sacrificial lamb?

I once thought I was just
A worthless rat like all the rest
Scared to move, scared to breathe
A puddle of disgust and greed
Woah woah woah
Woah woah woah

Sucking in the dust of man
And shouldering his burden
Saving all my carnal thoughts
For the Holy Blessed Virgin
Woah woah woah
Woah woah woah

Who will be my sacrificial lamb?

How I hate all this noise
Blocking out my master's voice
No one here shall make a peep
If they want their soul to keep
Woah woah woah
Woah woah woah

There I've said all I can
Now it is in Jesus' hand
What is truth? What is right?
Where for art thou holy light?
Woah woah woah
Woah woah woah

Who will be my sacrificial lamb?

God's Dark Heaven

Guided by something
I cannot describe
Foggy dark presence
Been choking my mind

The strings hanging down
From heaven above
Poking like pitchforks
In a pure white dove

Through God's dark heaven
Go I, go I
Through God's dark heaven go I

Through God's dark heaven go I
Through God's dark heaven go I

Everything's blurry
A cold heavy wind
Swoops and confuses
What we all had been

Monstrosities circle
The Gospel floats closer
A story I know
So terribly well

Through God's dark heaven
Go I, go I
Through God's dark heaven go I

Through God's dark heaven go I
Through God's dark heaven go I
The hunt it is over
The Lord he wont answer
The walls run with blood
Oh this house is a cancer

And in this abyss
I've lost all control
Is path to glory?
It's so hard to tell

Through God's dark heaven
Go I, go I
Through God's dark heaven go I

Through God's dark heaven go I
Through God's dark heaven go I
Through God's dark heaven go I

Thee End

Farewell
Good night
So long
Sleep tight
Lay down
Be still
You're tired
You're ill

Thee end...

Is This Hell?

I fall out of bed
Tear my face on the floor
Gals with the wings of birds
Scratching holes in the wall
Is this Hell? Is this Hell?
What am I gonna do?
I think my ankles are broke
When I try to stand
I see the bones poking out
Is this Hell? Is this Hell?
Is this...
Hello Death here I am
Come slay me, come slay me
There’s no one in this town
Would save me, would save me
Tonight
Shards of glass in my hands
I press ’em into my palm
When the blood starts to flow
I hold it in with my thumb
Is this Hell? Is this Hell?
Rats fall onto my head
From a hole in the roof
I’ve been wondering so long
I guess I am not death proof
Is this Hell? Is this Hell?
Is this...
Hello Death here I am
Come slay me, come slay me
There’s no one in this town
Would save me, would save me
Tonight

Hauntings

Hauntings, hauntings, hauntings
When will we wake
From this terrible dream?
My ears are weary
From the tormented screams
They’re always there
They’re always near
Hauntings, hauntings, hauntings
The barricades of blood
Are twenty feet high
We’re the final victims
Of a human genocide
They’re always here
They’re always near
Hauntings, hauntings, hauntings
The sun has set and
It will never rise again
Upon these leaves and
Bones and shattered skeltons
Farewell, farewell
Hauntings, hauntings, hauntings
Hauntings

Move On Maggot

One, two, three, four
Move on, move on, move on maggot
Move on, move on, move on maggot
Keep on walking, nothing here to see
Nothing here to see but me
My heart is hanging down
Heart is hanging down
Hanging down to my knee
Everybody lives, everybody lives
Everybody lives for money
When I send ‘em to their graves
Jesus thinks it’s funny
Move on, move on, move on maggot
Move on, move on, move on maggot
Move on
Maggot, maggot
Hey pretty gal, pretty pretty gal
Won’t you be my darlin’?
Carve the flesh off these bones
Look at me I’m starving
Move on, move on, move on maggot
Move on, move on, move on maggot
Move on
Maggot, maggot
Move on

Forever Poor

I’m gonna be forever poor
I’m gonna have nothing at all
They keep us weak
They keep us dumb
We stay in line and we conform
Oh wealth is death and greed is endless
We poor folks gotta rise up and end this
I’m talking guns I’m talking knives
I’m talking unforgivable crimes
If we stay meek the end will come
Our ghosts will burn up
In the motherfucking sun
Oh wealth is death and greed is endless
We poor folks gotta rise up and end this
Illuminati, Reptilian
Illuminati, Reptilian
Well here we come
They’ve had their chance now its our turn
To cleanse the soil
It all must burn, burn, burn
Then we’ll go back to how it was
When man and beast suffered as one
Oh wealth is death and greed is endless
We poor folks gotta rise up and end this
Illuminati, Reptilian
Illuminati, Reptilian
Well here we come
We’re motherfucking coming

Glory Amen

Every time I sing I sing for the Lord
Glory, glory, glory amen
The Holy Ghost keeps this cold heart warm
Glory, glory, glory amen

Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah worthless fuckers, hallelujah

And everyone who lives lives in fear of the Lord
Glory, glory, glory amen
And anyone who don’t ain’t gonna live too long
Glory, glory, glory amen

Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah worthless fuckers, hallelujah

Yes I do believe in what I cannot see
I’m gonna go ahead and drown myself in glory
Yes I do believe in what I cannot see
I’m gonna go ahead and drown myself in glory

Don’t go telling lies lie your eyes on the Lord
Glory, glory, glory amen
Tap your Sunday shoes to these gospel haunted blues
Glory, glory, glory amen

Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah worthless fuckers, hallelujah

Lord I do confess there’s evil thoughts within my breast
Glory, glory, glory amen
But I won’t lose to sin like my wicked brother did
Glory, glory, glory amen

Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah worthless fuckers, hallelujah

Yes I do believe in what I cannot see
I’m gonna go ahead and drown myself in glory
Yes I do believe in what I cannot see
I’m gonna go ahead and drown myself in glory

Yes we do believe in what we cannot see
We’re gonna go ahead and drown ourselves in glory
Glory amen

Judgement is Coming

Jesus a knockin’, a knockin’ on my door
He kept on a knockin’, He kept on a knockin’ for an hour maybe more
I said, “Well go away Lord, I can’t afford to pay Lord
I spent all my money, I spent all my money on a cheatin’ gal”

I said, “A woah, woah A cold wind’s gonna blow”
I said, “A har, har Judgement’s coming for us all
That’s all, that’s all”

Jesus a callin’, a callin’ on my phone
He kept on a callin’, He kept on a callin’
I said, “Can’t you see that no one’s home?”
I said, “Well go away Lord, I can’t afford to pay Lord
I spent all my money, I spent all my money on a cheatin’ gal”

I said, “A woah, woah A cold wind’s gonna blow”
I said, “A har, har Judgement’s coming for us all
That’s all, that’s all”

Jesus whisperin’, He’s whisperin’ in my dreams
He kept on whisperin’, He kept on whisperin’ until them whispers turned into screams
I said, “Well go away Lord, I can’t afford to pay Lord
I spent all my money, I spent all my money on a cheatin’ gal”

I said, “A woah, woah A cold wind’s gonna blow”
I said, “A har, har Judgement’s coming for us all
That’s all, that’s all”
Judgement’s coming for us all
Judgement

At The Crossroads

Here I am standing at the crossroads
On the path between darkness and light.
They keep telling me I must choose
Between what is wrong and is right.

Oh, between good and evil I’ll never choose.
If either side wins, I know I’ll lose.
So I’ll stand at the crossroads for life.

And all of them just want to use me,
Use my name to endorse their beliefs.
But I won’t be nobody’s puppet.
No matter who’s pulling the strings.

Oh, between good and evil I’ll never choose.
If either side wins, I know I’ll lose.
So I’ll stand at the crossroads for life.

Back off Angels, back off Devils.
I want to stand on my own.

And no I won’t join your army.
Not for Satan, not for Jesus Christ.
Though I dwell within endless darkness,
Somewhere I know there’s a light.

Oh, between good and evil I’ll never choose.
If either side wins, I know I’ll lose.
So I’ll stand at the crossroads for life.

Back off Angels, back off Devils.
I’m gonna to stand on my own.

Serpents

I won’t be trampled ‘neath nobody’s footsteps
I won’t be ground in the dirt like your dog
I am devoted to all that is evil
I will betray everything I was taught

Let us be, let us be,
Let us be serpents
Among the beasts we’ll reign
Everyone’s saying that the end is coming
But I’ve got news for you, it’s already here
You must have missed it while you were consuming,
Stacking and storing that shit you don’t need
Let us be, let us be,
Let us be serpents
Among the beasts we’ll reign
With no mercy, no justice,
Just like you always dreamed of
Give up your Gods and your blind thoughtless comforts
Cower and whimper under the snakes
There will be nowhere to be safe and dry,
For all of your bodies we’re now inside
Let us be, let us be,
Let us be serpents
Among the beasts we’ll reign
With no mercy, no justice,
Just like you always dreamed of

A Secret

I’ve got a secret, I’m a gonna tell you
Put your ear to my mouth bone
Everybody better leave the room now
Strangers strangers, no more strangers
I’ve got a secret,
I’m a gonna tell you
I’ve got a secret,
It’s a gonna change you

Everybody likes the sound of my banjo
Have yourself a seat and I’ll entertain you
Don’t get anxious there’s no hurry
You’re safe here darling don’t you worry
I’ve got a secret,
I’m a gonna tell you
I’ve got a secret,
It’s a gonna change you
Once I read the entire Bible
I know things that would impress you
Put on this dress so nice and short gal,
Showing off the top of your ankle
I’ve got a secret,
I’m a gonna tell you
I’ve got a secret,
It’s a gonna change you

Chemical Church

Just like toxic waste, man,
It spews from their mouths
The lies that they want us to believe
And if you disagree,
Well they’ll throw you to the wolves
That’s the Chemical, the Chemical, the Chemical Church

They keep their houses swept,
And their suits all pressed and clean
Their thoughts and their actions all the same
But deep within their bones,
I smell their soul’s decay
That’s the Chemical, the Chemical, the Chemical Church
It has poisoned us all
It has poisoned us all
“If you are not white,
Then you are not a man”
That’s what I heard a preacher say
“And if you sodomize,
Then you deserve to die”
More bullshit from the Chemical, the Chemical, the Chemical Church

So if you’ve got some gasoline,
Then give it to the cause
Nothing else can cleanse like fire
We’ll burn these corporate churches,
And the Lord above will smile
At the death of the Chemical, the Chemical, the Chemical Church
It has poisoned us all
It has poisoned us all

Mess Around

I wanna mess around gal
I wanna mess around
I wanna mess around gal
I wanna mess around

I like it when you pray gal
I like it when you pray
I like it when you pray gal
I like it when you pray

Don’t waste my time
Don’t waste my time
‘Cause I wanna mess around

Stuck in this ugly town gal
We’re stuck in this ugly town
Stuck in this ugly town gal
Stuck in this ugly town
Ain’t it just like Hell gal?
Ain’t it just like Hell?
Ain’t it just like Hell gal?
Ain’t this just like Hell?

Don’t waste my time
Don’t waste my time
‘Cause I wanna mess around

We never have any fun gal
We never have any fun
We never have any fun gal
We never have any fun

Don’t it feel good to cry gal,
To fill your heart with blood?
Don’t it feel good to cry gal,
To fill your heart with blood?

Don’t waste my time
Don’t waste my time
‘Cause I wanna mess around

Open Wounds

Follow me down into the pit
There’s blood on my hands,
And tears on my lips
I did not believe what you claimed to be
But the murder of you,
It was the murder of me

Oh Lord, won’t you send down the pain?
I’m ready to suffer again

I don’t know why I bother to pray
My knees grow so weak,
My head starts to sway
The room fills with fire, shadows do howl
The paint on the walls, boy,
It all starts to curl

Oh Lord, won’t you send down the pain?
I’m ready to suffer again

Tell me Lord
Tell me now
When will it end?
When will it end?

Look at the filthy lives we all lead
We are just open wounds exposed to Thee

Mercy I beg, but mercy from who?
Satan won’t have me, and neither will you
And everything ends just as it began,
With the half-hearted prayer of a weak worthless man

Oh Lord, won’t you send down the pain?
I’m ready to suffer again

Tell me Lord
Tell me now
When will it end?
When will it end?

Look at the filthy lives we all lead
We are just open wounds exposed to Thee

Lord won’t you send down the pain?

Wealth Is Death

All folks ever seem to care about is wealth,
But wealth is death
Blessed are the lame, the sick, the poor,
Lacking wealth, for wealth is death

Never met a rich man whose grave
I didn’t want to piss on
Never met a poor man whose grave
I didn’t want to pray on
Wealth is death, life’s for living

Why would I ever want a job?
Waste my life, wealth is death
When I’m old and ready for the grave,
I want memories to recall

Never met a rich man whose grave
I didn’t want to piss on
Never met a poor man whose grave
I didn’t want to pray on
Wealth is death, life’s for living

La, la, la
Wealth is death

Forgive Me Matilda

Every word was spoke in whisper
Every dream was dreamt alone
Firelight it burned so dimly
Underneath the hungry moon
Forgive me Matilda, dear
Forgive me Matilda, dear

Summer came and so did Autumn,
Falling leaves of red and gold
Starving men and wounded daughters,
Crawling husks of blood and bone

Forgive me Matilda, dear
Forgive me Matilda, dear
Lakes went dry and crops were failing
Corn turned black and hearts turned cold
We thought your blood would soothe God’s anger,
It only made the sickness grow
Forgive me Matilda, dear
Forgive me Matilda, dear

Ill At Ease

And I wake up in the city
All them cold dim lights shining down on me
The walls are concrete, I can’t kick through them
The windows dirt filled, I can’t see through them

I walk with eyes closed through the hallway,
Stumble down the stairs to the basement
The sound of people, the sound of machines
I must escape them, get my poor soul clean

Down in the basement I find a corner
It is cobwebbed, cracked and hollow
I take my hat off, I let my hair down
Then I back up to the opposite wall
I start running, my head strikes corner
And the whole building, man, it starts to crumble
Twenty stories of city dwellings
Are now cracked rubble upon the sidewalk

All that graffiti, all of them children
Forever safe now from becoming orphans
And me I’m safe too, I’m in a tunnel
Hidden down here beneath the city
Now look there on the floor, an old white pony
With a map tied to its ankle
The map has only one black arrow
That says, “nowhere” in its center

Ill at ease
Ill at ease

Ain’t it grand?
The tunnel leads to a forest
So, so grand
Thousand year old trees
Yet this magnificence
Leaves me feeling impotent and insignificant

Everything fits but me
Crow, deer carcass,
Loose branches, still water, and me?
Human!
So ugly with combed hair and tight fitting clothes

Whisper whisper to the dead carp
Lying bloated on the red shore
Face all caved in from my wood bat
Fins all torn off by my fingernails
It is lunch time
Fuckin’ fish meat
Gathered berries stain my fingers
So this is real life
Not just dress up
Unprotected by my neighbors
And when the night falls I see real stars,
Not just stickers on my ceiling
Lord it is grotesque
Lord it’s absurd
To keep speaking these cold, cold city words

I need a new language full of trouble,
Full of danger and uncertainty
Grunts and growls, moans and howls,
Something awful to offend thee

But even out here I feel walled in
I feel cut off from my birth skin
This ain’t primal, no this is fake too
The geese fly above in a two-sided triangle

I lift my slingshot, filled up with sharp rocks
I’m just like David
They are Goliath
And one by one boy, the birds they fall dead
I laugh silently and I stomp on their heads
Ill at ease
Ill at ease

Ain’t it grand?
The tunnel leads to a forest
So, so grand
Thousand year old trees
Yet this magnificence
Leaves me feeling impotent and insignificant

Everything fits but me
Crow, deer carcass,
Loose branches, still water, and me?
Human!
So ugly with combed hair and tight fitting clothes

And I wake up in the country
Pestilent sun shining down on me
I reap my bounty, one thousand acres
Yes I do own this, I justly claim it

Fuck the generations who came before me
I never needed them nor nobody
I’m like an Indian, so silent and wise
Though I know nothing and I hate silence
Ill at ease
Ill at ease

Nightmare World

Let us meet beside the field
That stretches across the nightmare world
There it rains the coldest rain
But there we’ll meet again, again

I know in my heart it’s hopeless
I know in my heart it’s hopeless

Let us dive into the stream
That flows across the nightmare field
There the water shines like glass
And there we’ll meet again, again

I know in my heart it’s hopeless
I know in my heart it’s hopeless

I see God up in the sky
Looking down at our nightmare world
I feel His breath right on my skin
He says we’ll meet again, again

I know in my heart it’s hopeless
I know in my heart it’s hopeless

Abomination

In the park, abomination
Gnashing teeth, abomination
Gasping mouths, abomination
Broken knees, abomination

Abomination, abomination
Abomination, abomination

Sharpened sticks, abomination
Polished guns, abomination
On this night, abomination
You were born, abomination

Abomination, abomination
Abomination, abomination

Worm
You are an abomination
You are an abomination
Oh you are an abomination
You worm

Ghosts!

It came out of her eyes
This she swore, this she cried
Like the vapor or the mist of a ghost

Word spread around town
It was seen creeping ‘round
Transparent and clear as a ghost

Prayers folks did pray
Every hour, every day
For the Lord to come banish the ghost

Speak to us, speak to us
Tell us why this town was chosen
Deliver us, deliver us
Free us from this haunted prison

But nothing did change
No nothing did change
And we locked our doors to the ghost

But doors they do crack
From the smallest impact
So we burned the whole town
Full of ghosts

And fear did create
A force that was great
As the tide of a thousand ghosts

Speak to us, speak to us
Tell us why this town was chosen
Deliver us, deliver us
Free us from this haunted prison

Dead Trees Reaching

My church it was condemned
My faith it was destroyed
The forest full of nameless things
My only place to hide

Walking through the woods
Lost, alone and lost
A devil riding on my back
And dead trees reaching down

Trees were reaching
Dead trees reaching
Down for me

I tore them with my teeth
White and razor sharp
My eyes were losing focus now
Drowning in the dark

Never was I found
My soul nor my bones
And every time the branches stir
I tremble in the ground

Trees were reaching
Dead trees reaching
Down for me

The Party’s Over

Enjoy this poison while you can
And drink these nightmares from my hand
We’re growing weaker every hour
And it won’t be long until the party’s over

Graveyard gates are opening
Graveyard gates are opening
Graveyard gates are opening
Graveyard gates are opening
The party’s over

Carve these visions in your brain
And call out to that nameless name
Ascend with me to the holy tower
Time to rest now the party’s over

Graveyard gates are opening
Graveyard gates are opening
Graveyard gates are opening
Graveyard gates are opening
The party’s over

This World Is Evil

Who will cast the first stone?
Who will send me back home?
Sin is eating up my bones
I’m walking with the Devil
This world is so evil
Lord! Lord! Lord!

Down there in old Arkansas
They’ll hang a man before his trial
Beat him down and string him up
Just to watch him suffer
This world is so evil
Lord! Lord! Lord!

I knew a man from round those parts
He had a kind of nervous heart
Some friends of mine tore him apart
I think he was my father
This world is so evil
Lord! Lord! Lord!

Well a well a well a
Satan is watching
As you walk down the road
Satan is watching
As you sleep

All I want’s deliverance
Free me from this terrible mess
Lord if you’re a hearing this
Give my spirit shelter
This world is so evil
Lord! Lord! Lord!

Send some lightning from the clouds
Get me off this dead end road
I will do just as I’m told
Burn me to a cinder
This world is so evil
Lord! Lord! Lord!

Take my soul up to the sky
Like a vulture I will fly
To this world I’ll say goodbye
Hello Holy avior
This world is so evil
Lord! Lord! Lord!

Well a well a well a
Satan is watching
As you walk down the road
Satan is watching
As you sleep

Crooked Man

I am a crooked man bent down by sin
I am a crooked man bent down by sin

Flood waters rising fast
Dead bodies floating past
Tornadoes swooping down
Out of Satan’s Jeweled Crown
I had a date tonight
With a gal from out of state
Her Daddy was a policeman
Had himself a police badge
He said I’m doomed to fail
Said his daughter’s better off in jail

I am a crooked man bent down by sin
I am a crooked man bent down by sin

My uncle was a Christian Man
But the Lord didn’t give a damn
He lived sick and homeless
When he died I didn’t even notice
Me I only got one belief
Everything’s worse than it seems
I’m a Doomsday Preacher boy
Get your bucket it’s time to cry

I am a crooked man bent down by sin
I am a crooked man bent down by sin

To other folks I cannot relate
I could try but I ain’t
People just want fancy cars
Fancy house, expensive clothes
Fuck that shit, it’s fucking wrong
All I want is to live real long
I want to watch by body decay
My health suffer and my hair turn gray
Then the Devil can take me away
Yeah Satan you can have your way

I am a crooked man bent down by sin
I am a crooked man bent down by sin

Doggone

That girl was evil
That girl was mean
She took my bones
And picked ‘em clean

Doggone she’s gone
Doggone she’s gone
It sure was nice
Having somebody around

She shot me once
Stabbed me twice
Made me afraid
To sleep at night

Doggone she’s gone
Doggone she’s gone
It sure was nice
Having somebody around

Daddy wants you back pretty girl
What do I gotta do?
Daddy wants you back pretty girl
What do I gotta do
To get you back with me?

Lordy, Lordy I feel blue
I’m just gonna wait for you
Then I’m gonna cut your soul in two

Ain't You Gonna Cry?

Everybody’s got themselves
A horseless carriage
All the gals talkin’ ’bout
A happy marriage
And here I am living
On this dead end street
With no running water

Ain’t you gonna cry for me gal?
Ain’t you gonna cry for me?

All around town
They’re building golden statues
I’m gonna kick ‘em down
With my steel toe shoe
When I’m gonna go
To the dumpster baby
And dream about you
Ain’t you gonna cry for me gal?
Ain’t you gonna cry for me?

Everyone just wants
To be my master
To shine their shoes
And say “Well yes sir!”
I think I’d rather crush
My own gasping throat
Than to face that future

Ain’t you gonna cry for me gal?
Ain’t you gonna cry for me?

Swallowed By Sin

I have been swallowed by sin
I have been swallowed by sin
Druggin’ and hatin’ and
Walking with Satan
I have been swallowed by sin

You’re all gonna burn in the fire
You’re all gonna burn in the fire
All you Jezebels
Who have ruined my health
You’re all gonna burn in the fire

And evil souls wait for you
Evil souls they wait
To take you by the hand my dear
And lead you to your grave

Your soul it is smaller than dust
Your soul it is smaller than dust
It might blow away
Or get lost in the rain
Your soul it is smaller than dust

It is not forgiveness I seek
It is not forgiveness I seek
There are things that I’ve seen
No man could dream
It is not forgiveness I seek

And evil souls wait for you
Evil souls they wait
To take you by the hand my dear
And lead you to your grave

Don’t bother praying for me
Don’t bother praying for me
Just push me down
And kick me around
Don’t bother praying for me

’Cause I have been swallowed by sin
I have been swallowed by sin
Druggin’ and hatin’ and
Walking with Satan
I have been swallowed by sin

And evil souls wait for you
Evil souls they wait
To take you by the hand my dear
And lead you to your grave

And evil souls wait for you
Evil souls they wait
To take you by the hand my dear
And lead you to your grave

I Will Bring You Dead Flowers

I will bring you dead flowers
I’ll carry your Bible to church
I’ll be everything that I’m not
Come on over my darling tonight

I know I once was cruel
But all of that has changed
I’m now everything that I’m not
Come on over my darling tonight

God damn! You’re lookin’ so nice
God damn! You’re lookin’ so nice
I need you right now
I need you right here
You
You’re mine

Hoist That Skirt

Hoist that skirt above your knee
And comb the demons from your hair
Kiss me with them evil lips
If it’s wrong well I don’t really care

Cause I wanna feel darlin’
I wanna feel like I’m living
One more time
Let me feel like I’m living

It’s like I’m in a wheelchair
And my neck is trapped within a noose
Maybe I’ve had too much booze
Yeah that’s a fucking good excuse

Cause I wanna feel darlin’
I wanna feel like I’m living
One more time
Let me feel like I’m living

That’s my hand upon your leg
Like a fish dead upon the shore
I know it’s hard to look at me
Close your eyes my dear forevermore

Cause I wanna feel darlin’
I wanna feel like I’m living
One more time
Let me feel like I’m living

Fear

I hear it whispered real low FEAR
My friends it’s all that I know FEAR
From birth this curse was foretold FEAR

Fear of birth
Fear of death
Fear of gals in shortened dress

There is a man with gold eyes FEAR
His tongue is tattooed with lies FEAR
Witness the birth of the flies FEAR

Fear of birth
Fear of death
Fear of gals in shortened dress

Fear I’m losing control
Fear the spirits call from below
Fear, Fear, Fear

Fear I’ve lost my control
Fear the spirits call from below
Fear, Fear, Fear

These Are Hard Times

My old man he put me in jail
It’s hard
My old man he put me in jail
It’s hard
With the doors all locked and barred
With a big long chain
Tied to the floor
Damn his soul
I’m weak and I’m poor
These are hard times for sure

My darlin’ forgot my name
It’s hard
My darlin’ forgot my name
It’s hard
I was dealt the losing card
Once she came to visit me
Turned away fast as can be
These are hard times for sure

I stole myself some rope today
It’s hard
I stole myself some rope today
It’s hard
My body I’ll discard
And then my soul
Will fly away
Where it’ll go
I don’t dare to say
These are hard times for sure

The Bright Side

Things are bound to get better
Someday you’ll be happy
You’re gonna find true love
And start up a family

Bullshit! Fuckin’ bullshit!
Nothin’ ain’t never gonna
Get no better no how

You gotta look on the bright side
Take a walk in the sunshine
The Lord is on your side
And people are good

Bullshit! Fuckin’ bullshit!
Nothin’ ain’t never gonna
Get no better nohow

If it’s gonna rain
Why don’t it fuckin’ rain?
If you’re gonna leave me darlin’
Go and leave

I’m tired of living on nothing
I’m tired of longing for something
Dead dogs in trash cans man!
That’s all I can find

Bullshit! Fuckin’ bullshit!
Nothin’ ain’t never gonna
Get no better nohow

If it’s gonna rain
Why don’t it fuckin’ rain?
If you’re gonna leave me darlin’
Go and leave

No One

I’m not the beast they’ve made me out to be
I’ve done some good things
I’ve done some good things
Like you I have stumbled once or twice
And done some bad things
I’ve done some bad things
My body is a thing corrupt and wrong
It is guilty
Yeah it is guilty
My spirit is the thing that’s dragged along
It is innocent
Lord it is innocent

Oh separate my body from my soul
Oh separate my body from my soul

Let’s go back to how things were back then
When I was younger
When I was younger
Everything was either black or white
It was easier
So much easier
Now everything it looks so gray
I’m older
Now I’m older
Show me a man who deserves to die
You cannot convince me
You cannot convince me
Now show me a man who deserves to live
You have no evidence
You have no evidence

Oh separate my body from my soul
Oh separate my body from my soul

I tried so hard to tell you truth
But lied to you
I have lied to you
The things that you learn and know so well
They are fleeting
Yes they are fleeting
You’re the one who told me who I was
You said you’re no one
So now I’m no one

Oh separate my body from my soul
Oh separate my body from my soul

Sick & Alone

Last night I dreamed of darkness
Last night I dreamed of home
I tried to call my father
My father’s dead and gone

Sick & alone
Caught in a bad time
Sick & alone
Yonder the ghosts fly

The sky was black and threatening
The sky it had no sun
I opened up my window
And bravely cocked my gun

Sick & alone
Caught in a bad time
Sick & alone
Yonder the ghosts fly

Again the day has ended
Again the day is lost
I crawl into my basement
And lock away my thoughts

Sick & alone
Caught in a bad time
Sick & alone
Yonder the ghosts fly

Black Lightning

I woke to hear you calling
Black lightning
Oh Momma you’d best quit talking
Black lightning
You say it’s gonna take me?
You say it’s gonna take me right?
You say it’s gonna take me
But Momma I feel like I’m already gone

There ain’t no thunder
There ain’t no rain
The wicked moon is hiding
Outside the birds are flocking
Outside the beasts are talking
Something is changing

Black lightning
Great God Almighty
Black lightning
Lord Jesus save me
The broken clock is ticking over the bed
You cannot kill what is not already dead
Smash! Smash! Burn! Smash! Smash! Burn!

There ain’t no thunder
There ain’t no rain
The wicked moon is hiding
Outside the birds are flocking
Outside the beasts are talking
Something is changing

Yeah I look at the dirt and see the past rising up
Lord forgive us the trees were bare when the river flooded
We were trapped for six weeks with no food or water
And I lost my faith that night brother dug up Father’s bones and lit ‘em on fire
“Praise Jesus!” He shouted
But I could not
My mouth was stitched shut by cold talons of flame
Yeah I know it was wrong but I went ahead and inhaled the sulfur anyway
You see when you’re born in the country
Your path is lit by black lightning

There ain’t no thunder
There ain’t no rain
The wicked moon is hiding
Outside the birds are flocking
Outside the beasts are talking
Something is changing

Black lightning
Great God Almighty
Black lightning
Lord Jesus save me
I need you to destroy these thoughts in my head
Feed my a poisoned slice of spiritual bread
Smash! Smash! Burn! Smash! Smash! Burn!

There ain’t no thunder
There ain’t no rain
The wicked moon is hiding
Outside the birds are flocking
Outside the beasts are talking
Something is changing
Black lightning

Barn Burning

I had to come here
There was nowhere to go
They’re gonna follow
My boot tracks in the snow
The ice is falling
And it’s mixing with ash
Thirty people killed
With the strike of a match

Barn Burning
Barn Burning
Barn Burning
Barn Burning

Don’t ask me questions darling
There is no time
What I call justice
Well they call it a crime
I find no joy in this
Or anything else
They make me suffer
While they add up their wealth

Barn Burning
Barn Burning
Barn Burning
Barn Burning

You gotta help me darling
I’m feeling sick
Just smash my skull in
With the back of that brick
It won’t be easy
No, nor will it be hard
It’s just unnerving
Like the eye of a storm

Barn Burning
Barn Burning
Barn Burning
Barn Burning

Don’t even breathe my darling
Don’t make a sound
I see their flashlights poking
‘Round and around
Look at that lynching mob
Their eyes sick with hope man!
Their greatest joy
Will be my neck in the rope

Barn Burning
Barn Burning
Barn Burning
Barn Burning

A Curse

Time to put on your hypocrite shoe
You liar, you liar
I’ve been disemboweled by the blues
You liar, you liar
You’re not the thing you said you were
You’re just another curse, a curse, a curse

I seen you there out in the pines
You liar, you liar
That grave you dig will not be mine
You liar, you liar
You’re not the thing you said you were
You’re just another curse, a curse, a curse

I curse the sight
I curse the sight
I curse the sight of you
And yet I need you to survive
Though what I live is hardly life

You etched your face into that tree
You liar, you liar
I feel it out there watching me
You liar, you liar
You’re not the thing you said you were
You’re just another curse, a curse, a curse

Speak to me and clear your name
You liar, you liar
Or I’ll set your tongue aglow with flame
You liar, you liar
You’re not the thing you said you were
You’re just another curse, a curse, a curse

I curse the sight
I curse the sight
I curse the sight of you
And yet I need you to survive
Though what I live is hardly life

Evil On My Mind

I’ve got evil on my mind
Got evil on my mind
Got evil on my mind
I’ve got evil on my mind
Evil on my mind
Evil on my mind

Yes

I got the devil inside of me
There’s only one thing I can see
The only color I see is red
I wanna kill everybody
‘Til there ain’t nobody left

I’ve got evil on my mind
Got evil on my mind
Got evil on my mind
I’ve got evil on my mind
Evil on my mind
Evil on my mind

How did this demon grab hold of me?
What did I ever do?
I’ve got a serpent wrapped around
The altar of my brain
Don’t take too much to drive me insane

I’ve got evil on my mind
Got evil on my mind
Got evil on my mind
I’ve got evil on my mind
Evil on my mind
Evil on my mind

Now I’m the Devil’s right hand man
I’m the vengeful hammer of God
I’ll flow forth a river unto thee like a flood
A river teeming with souls and blood

I’ve got evil on my mind
Got evil on my mind
Got evil on my mind
I’ve got evil on my mind
Evil on my mind
Evil on my mind
Lyrics © Derek Dunn

I Cannot Escape The Darkness

There is a curse
Upon my every waking breath
And I cannot escape the darkness
It feels like every step
Is gonna be my last
And I cannot escape the darkness\

Some have tried to lift me up
But I only dragged them down with me
For I cannot escape the darkness
The iris of my eye
Is cancerous and black
And I cannot escape the darkness

Tear out your golden hair
And stitch it to my back
For I cannot escape the darkness
Some have tried to lift me up
But I only dragged them down with me
For I cannot escape the darkness

It’s time, my gal
To go and find another
I’ve dug my hole
Now just let me smother

Look at this worthless thing
That slithers on your floor
And I cannot escape the darkness
Just burn my eyelids shut
Then shove me out the door
For I cannot escape the darkness

Some have tried to lift me up
But I only dragged them down with me
For I cannot escape the darkness

It’s time, my gal
To go and find another
I’ve dug my hole

Now just let me smother

The Plague

It was not the rats
It came from the air
All my tires are flat
I cannot go nowhere

Ah!
The plague
Ah!
Is near
Ah!
The plague
Ah!
Is here

It was not the birds
It came from the soil
Dead folks lie in pits
For many wicked miles

Ah!
The plague
Ah!
Is near
Ah!
The plague
Ah!
Is here

A quarantine is in effect
There are not too many left
No one has
yet been immune
Mankind will now face it’s DOOM

Chaos now descends
Look at how we squirm
We are as enlightened
As the wretched worm

Ah!
The plague
Ah!
Is near
Ah!
The plague
Ah!
Is here

From the filth we came
To the filth we go
We’ll burn beneath the rain
We’ll melt within the snow

Ah!
The plague
Ah!
Is near
Ah!
The plague
Ah!
Is here

A quarantine is in effect
There are not too many left
No one has yet been immune
Mankind will now face it’s DOOM

You Belong To Me

You’ll never walk alone again
You’ll never have no other friend
You’ll never need to leave again
Cause you belong to me
You gave me your tired hand
And I put on a wedding band
There’s no going back again
Now you belong to me

You’re mine
You’re mine
And you’ll stay that way
‘Til the end of time

If I’m near, if I’m far
Keep the lock on the front door
Remember who you’re living for
Cause you belong to me
And if I should die before you dear
Don’t you think you’re free or clear
I will be forever near
‘Cause you belong to me

You’re mine
You’re mine
And you’ll stay that way
‘Til the end of time

Old Pine Box

I don’t want you coming round to see me
Go back into town I wanna think
I don’t want to talk about tomorrow
I’m tired of your God-fearing stink
The rain is always leaking through the windows
No one’s always knocking on the door
Never had a name they call me trouble
And I don’t wanna live here anymore

Throw me in an old pine box
And nail that lid on top

We inherit the sins of our fathers
My daddy was an evil, evil man
I’m proud to say I never really knew him
But I can feel his awful presence in my skin
Who’s that yonder crouching in the corner?
Why sir are you hanging from that tree?
What’s that thing scratching ‘neath the floorboards?
This town it just don’t feel the same to me

Throw me in an old pine box
And nail that lid on top

Brother I have never not been lost
The apples on the tree have turned to rot
And all around I feel the Lord’s eyes watching
If you think I’m gonna whimper well I’m not
What ya gonna do come Sunday morning
When everything you see has turned to dust?
Well I just don’t believe this shit you’re preaching
Forgive me holy father if you must

Throw me in an old pine box
And nail that lid on top

I can’t afford to pay for heat this winter
Ice is crawling up and down the walls
If anyone should ever stop to wonder
Just tell ‘em no one lives here anymore

Throw me in an old pine box
And nail that lid on top

Dead Winter Moon

Well come on Jacob
Come on John
I’ve got something I wanna show you
In the big black barn
But don’t tell Lucy
Don’t tell Ann
I’m afraid they might go snooping
‘Round the big black barn

You gotta tiptoe through the sleeping trees
Past the dying bushes and the strangled breeze
You gotta backslide over hungry birds
Beneath the sleeping leaves
Speak in whispered words

Then follow the light
Of the dead winter moon
Yeah follow the light
Of the dead winter moon

You’re sure to find me waiting
By the big black barn
Oh follow the light of the dead winter moon
Yeah follow the light of the dead winter moon

Nightmare Lullaby

All of this will pass
I swear that it is true
And someday it will all begin anew
Oh my darling girl
Don’t you ruin your health
By living for the emptiness of wealth
Lay your soul to rest
And I will sing for you
A nightmare lullaby
A nightmare lullaby

I know it can be hard
When you live alone
And your body is a single aching bone
Now it’s getting cold
Summer ends so fast
And winter comes for everyone
at last

Lay your soul to rest
And I will sing for you
A nightmare lullaby
A nightmare lullaby

Be content with death
And disappointment too
For misery is life’s golden rule
All these wicked dreams
I made them just for you
I tell you this to justify your blues
Lay your soul to rest
And I will sing for you
A nightmare lullaby
A nightmare lullaby

The Dust Storm

There’s a dust storm formin’ in the sky
Blowin’ down the road ’bout twelve feet high
It’s tearin’ up my lungs it burns my eyes
Take off your dress, put on your face
I’m feelin’ wild

We’ll spend the dough you’re saving in that jar
Ignore the screams a comin’ from the car
Let’s forget we’re miserable and poor
Take off your face, put on your dress
I’m feelin’ wild

How many hours do I have left with you?
Before old Revelations does come true
We’ve gotta find ourselves something to do
Take off your dress, put on your face
I’m feelin’ wild

You know that shed behind old Miller’s pond?
I stole the key last time he sold us corn
The light within it shines so fuckin’ warm
Take off your face, put on your dress
I’m feelin’ wild

There’s a dust storm formin’ in the sky
Blowin’ down the road ’bout twelve feet high
It’s tearing up my lungs it burns my eyes
Take off your dress, put on your face
I’m feelin’ wild

Where She Been?

Gotta find my baby
’Fore the day is through Lord
Goin’ down to the old shed
Where she used to hide Lord

Oh Lord where she been?
Where my baby been?
Oh Lord, oh Lord
Where she been? Where she been?
It’s getting late, past suppertime
And my baby still ain’t in

John Henry Gonna

If there’s no truth comin’ from your tongue
John Henry’s gonna swoop down from the sun
He’s gonna tell me everything you done
John Henry’s gonna swoop down from the sun
Old John, Old John

If there’s a sin hangin’ over your head
John Henry’s gonna crawl right outta that shed
He’s gonna point out every lie you said
John Henry’s gonna crawl right outta that shed
Old John Old John
Then will his hammer fall
If there’s a fear living in your brain
John Henry’s gonna slither ’neath the tracks of that train
He’s gonna tell me why you’re to blame
John Henry’s gonna slither ’neath the tracks of that train
Old John, Old John

If there’s a secret in your flesh
John Henry’s gonna burst right outta your chest
He’s gonna reveal what he deems best
John Henry’s gonna burst right outta your chest
Old John Old John
Then will his hammer fall

God Damned Me

If you wanna see a man
With a lotta bad luck
Honey just look over at me
If you wanna see a man
Who the Good Lord damned
Look at my face you will see
God damned
God damned
God damned me

When I was born
I come out upside down
And I ain’t never been turned around
I been wandering this town
But everyone I meet
Lives sick and alone
On a dead end street
God damned
God damned
God damned me

I got no job
I got no wealth
I got nothin’ but myself
And I ain’t nothin’
To write home about friend
I’m just another guy
On the losin’ end
God damned
God damned
God damned me

But that old Jesus better make it up to me
Up to me
Up to me
I said old Jesus better make it up to me
When I go and die

Behold Black Sheep

I don’t fear Satan
And I don’t fear God
Six feet of coal black dirt man
That’s all I want
Behold the Black Sheep of the Bible Belt

They call me worthless
And they say I’m doomed
But I can pray more fiercely
Than any Christian in this room
Behold the Black Sheep of the Bible Belt

Why don’t you save your prayers for Sunday?
I don’t believe there’s only one way
To Heaven
My soul is famished man
I can feel it pokin’ through my skin
Watch the doves they die of hunger
When they see me passin’ under
Behold the Black Sheep of the Bible Belt

The gals ignore me
The men they kick me
Everyone turns so cold hearted
When they get holy

I said the men ignore me
And the gals they kick me
Everyone turns so cold hearted
When they get holy
Behold the Black Sheep of the Bible Belt

Why don’t you save your prayers for Sunday?
I don’t believe there’s only one way
To Heaven

Have I Been Faithful?

Have I been faithful?
Yes Lord!
Have I been sober?
Yes Lord!
Have I shunned evil?
Yes Lord!
And hog tied the devil?
Yes Lord!

Then why do I suffer
And why do I stumble?
Why are there demons
Around every corner
And why don’t I have
A home or a mother?
Why must I wander
And steal to live?
You trample the poor
And you reward the rich
I don’t know what I can
Do or say next
I want Redemption
Like all of the rest
I’m tired of bathing
In Heaven’s cold piss

But have I been faithful?
Yes Lord!

The Hellbound Train

A drunkard lay on the barroom floor
He drunk ’til he could not drink no more
He went to sleep with a troubled brain
And dreamt he was on
The Hellbound Train Υ

The train if flew at an awful pace
The brimstone a-burning both hands and face
And worse and worse the roadbed grew
And faster and faster the engine flew

He blowed the whistle and rung the bell
And the Devil said
Boys the next stop is Hell!
And all the passengers yelled in pain
And begged the Devil to stop the train

But the Devil laughed at their misery
He hollered and roared and yelled with glee
You’ve paid your fare with the rest of my load
And you’ve got to ride to the end of the road

You robbed the weak and done wrong to the poor
Turned hungry folks away from your door
You’ve laid up gold ’til your purses bust
And ruined young gals with your beastly lust

You’ve mocked at God in your stubborn pride
You’ve murdered and killed and cheated and lied
You’ve double crossed partners and cussed and stole
You belong to me both body and soul

Your bones will burn in the flames that roar
You’ll scorch and sizzle from rind to core
Then the barroom rang with an awful scream
As the drunkard awoke from his terrible dream

Down on his knees on the barroom floor
He prayed as he never had prayed before
His prayers and vows they were in vain
For his soul was doomed to the Hellbound Train

There's Gotta Be Something Better

The beast has got a hold of me
And I don’t even care to scream
His claws are tearing through my shoulder
Fuck this town, fuck that girl
I’m tired of living like a fool
I’m gonna leave this place behind
There’s gotta be something better than this

Yesterday I broke my hand
Punching through the wall
I don’t remember why I did it
And I’m too poor to get it set
That’s my life this kind of shit
And same with all my friends it ain’t no different
There’s gotta be something better than this

To the Lord above I pray
I swear I do most everyday
And sometimes I think I hear Him answer
But most the time he turns away
Tired of my wicked ways
I’m tired of Him too it ain’t no secret
There’s gotta be something better than this

Ruin My Life

Now I’ve been askin’
Since the sun come up
What do you expect from me?
And I’ve been doin’
Just what everyone tells me
What do you expect from me?
And I’m tired of this, man
I’ve gotta ruin my life on my own
I’ve gotta ruin my life on my own

Now I went down to old Preacher John
And said what do you expect from me?
I said I’m leaving this life I know
I’m leavin’ it all to Hell you see
He said But why friend?
You’ve got everything you could need
You’ve got everything you could need

I said Yeah I’ve got everything I need
But I ain’t got nothin’ I want
What do you expect from me?
He said well just settle down
Find a steady job
What do you expect from me?
I said I can’t man
I’ve gotta ruin my life on my own
I’ve gotta ruin my life on my own
I said I’ve gotta ruin my life on my own

Blood on my Hands

Darlin’ darlin’ darlin’
I’ve got blood on my hands
I hope it ain’t from you
I hope it ain’t from you

Vultures circle round
Every place that I go
I beat ’em off with a stick
I beat ’em off with a stick

Sometimes my mind goes blank
And I just can’t think straight

I took up drinkin’ whiskey
’Cause it made me feel sick
It made me feel sick
It made me feel sick
Now it is the only thing
I drink anymore
Drink anymore
Oh I drink anymore

I stole all the money
I could fit in my pockets
Stole it for you
Yes I stole it for you
Then I went to find you
But you weren’t around
You weren’t around
No you weren’t around

Sometimes my mind goes blank
And I just can’t think straight

Darlin’ darlin’ darlin’
I’ve got blood on my hands
I hope it ain’t from you
I hope it ain’t from you

Family Graveyard

I’m gonna raise my daddy from the dead
Just like that ol’ fella Lazarus
I’m gonna drive to the country
In my Cadillac to the Lonesome Family Graveyard

I’ve got a quart of whiskey
And I’ve got a quart of blood
And those are the ingredients
Of Resurrection

I’m gonna raise my mamma from the dead
Just like that ol’ fella Lazarus
I’m gonna steal new shoes
And slick my hair
Make her real proud of me

I’ve got a quart of whiskey
And I’ve got a quart of blood
And those are the ingredients
Of Resurrection

I’m gonna raise this whole fuckin’ town
From the dead
Like ol’ Lazarus
I said Hallelujah

12

Stay Away From The Forest Boy

Jesus says come on back boy
Jesus says come on back
Jesus says come on back boy
Jesus says come on back
If the Devil comes a huntin’ son
Don’t turn your back
If the Devil comes a huntin’ son
Don’t turn your back
’Cause he’ll put your name on his contract
He’ll put your name on his contract
That’s why that’s why boy that’s why that’s why boy

Jesus says come on back boy
Jesus says come on back
Jesus says come on back boy
Jesus says come on back
If you hear a weepin’ in the forest boy
He won’t be long
If you hear a weepin’ in the forest boy
He won’t be long
And he’ll put your name on his contract
He’ll put your name on his contract
That’s why that’s why boy that’s why that’s why boy

Jesus says come on back boy
Jesus says come on back
Stay away from the forest boy

In the Backwoods

Well I was raised by Papa Misery
And Mama Guitar
I never had no place to call home
Except for the woods
Behind the pond
In the Backwoods
That’s where I’ve been livin’

Sister Mary and Brother Job they
Lost their homes in a big black flood
They moved to Georgia
But I didn’t follow
I stayed back home
To tend the farm

Got me a dog
He’s got no eyes
I cut ’em out ’cause
I thought he was watching me
So I got me a girl
She’s got no legs
I cut ’em off so
She wouldn’t go cheatin’

In the backwoods
That’s where I belong

Farewell Happy Fields

Farewell Happy Fields
Hello evening train
So long Anna Brown
No more sleeping late
Let’s talk this over

My friend I’m on your side
Separate the soul and mind
Disintegrate those lasting ties
Then I’ll be yours and you’ll be mine
Let’s talk this over

Don’t mention suicide
There’s better ways to waste your time
The window’s shut the air is thin
If it happens once it’ll happen again
Let’s talk this over

Farewell happy fields
Hello evening train
So long Anna Brown
No more sleeping late
Let’s talk this over

Lost On The Way

The night was as black as
The cold eyes of Satan
And I was driving back home
Some kind of beast ran
In front of my car
So I swerved and ran into the trees
The pain of the glass
And the taste of my blood
Put my poor soul right to sleep

I guess I got lost on the way

If I wasn’t here now
I’d be there with you
Laughin’ at the dead
But I’ve gotta tell you
Dyin’ ain’t as funny
As you said it would be
So if I make it through this
I’m gonna find you
And show you just how it feels

I guess I got lost on the way

The beast he is here now
Scratchin’ the door
Don’t he know that I saved
his poor life?
Or maybe he knows
But he don’t seem to care
It don’t look like he’s eaten for years
I can smell smoke and feel the hot fire
Looks like this car’s ’bout to blow

I guess I got lost on the way

Everything is Gone

Boards on all the windows
Main Street’s closed down
All the trees are empty
Everything is gone

Everything is gone
Everything is gone
Something terrible happened
Everything is gone

The dam is cracked and crumbling
The cars are rotted brown
The sheep they have no shepherd
Everything is gone

Everything is gone
Everything is gone
Something terrible happened
Everything is gone

No more endless worry
No more snake tongued friends
All of us are poor now
We’re finally at the end

Everything is gone
Everything is gone
Something terrible happened
Everything is gone

This Is Desperation

Pull up a chair crooked sinner
I see the blood stains
Covering your boots
And I see the scars covering your face
Do you feel the LORD’s hands
Slowly clutching your throat?
Do you feel the DEVIL’s claws
Tearing holes in your legs?
That’s why you stumble when you walk
This is desperation
The only drug I’ve found
To ease the hurt are
Songs of desperation

With Hell So Near

Got nothin’ to say for myself
I’m just a poor bastard like everyone else
Sittin’ in the garage with gasoline
Huffin’ fumes with my
Friends off the street

Well this here cliff looks mighty steep
Bet I could find a home
Among the ragged rocks beneath
And it’s a long way down
I’ve got the time
With hell so near
I’m desperate tonight

Fightin’ with some guy
Who’s twice my size
He’s got the look of murder
In his beady empty eyes
Luckily for me I brought my knife
I stab him once
Then he smashes in my face

Well no one tries to stop my fall
I look to them
As they stand there and applaud
And it’s a long way down
I’ve got the time
With hell so near
I’m desperate tonight

Everything’s divided black or white
There’s good and evil
There’s wrong and there’s right
I guess I know what side I’m on
When I try to do right
Others tell me I done wrong
Well this here river looks wide and deep
Bet I could find a home
Among the bones and weeds beneath
And it’s a long way down
I’ve got the time
With hell so near
I’m desperate tonight

They Don’t Make Folks Like They Used To

I like old time country songs
More than women, more than GOD
But I do not believe that makes me evil
Every time I go to town
I pay the whores, I make the rounds
But I do not believe that makes me evil

For the world has become a disease
You can do what you want if you please
The world has become a disease

Now I’ll admit I take cocaine
I drink Old Crow most everyday
But I do not believe that makes me evil
I do not work, I do not save
Desperate women pay my way
But I do not believe that makes me evil

For the world has become a disease
You can do what you want if you please
The world has become a disease

And I don’t believe
They make folks like they used to
Everyone’s so easy to replace

I do not sleep, I do not dream
Everyone’s a ghost to me
But I do not believe that makes me evil
Bolt your doors and hide your wife
I’m coming to your town tonight
But I do not believe that makes me evil

For the world has become a disease
You can do what you want if you please
The world has become a disease

And I don’t believe
They make folks like they used to
Everyone’s so easy to replace
Shadows Fall
I went out walkin’
Beneath that waning moon
Got tired of sittin’
With my memories in an empty room
I looked down
And I couldn’t help but notice

Shadows fall

Wherever I go
Shadows fall
In the dirt or snow
Shadows fall
Wherever I go
Shadows fall

I took a six gun
And aimed it at my head
The birds were singin’
But I couldn’t tell
What they said

If I had a heart
It’d break in two
If I still had tears
They’d fall for you
But all I’ve got
Is my shadow on the floor

A dog went limping
Down that endless road
I took my six gun
And I shot that poor beast down
I watched him fall
And it made me feel so hopeless

Shadows fall
Wherever I go
Shadows fall
In the dirt or snow
Shadows fall
Wherever I go
Shadows fall

If I had a heart
It’d break in two
If I still had tears
They’d fall for you
But all I’ve got
Is my shadow on the floor

Drunk With Fear

And all the filth
Upon the floor
From days and weeks
And years before
Remind me of my mama’s face
I’m drunk with fear

The war has come
And I will go
To march through rain
And blood and snow
They say it’s easy killin’ folks
I’m drunk with fear

The choir stands
To sing a hymn
The walls they crack
A man walks in
He’s standing there, knee deep in sin
I’m drunk with fear

I cower down behind my chair
I got my gun hidden there
I lock and load
And whisper prayers
I’m drunk with fear

Drunk with fear
Sick with dread
This war is endless
LORD above, LORD below
I ain’t never felt so low

Remember Jim from down the street?
I watched him crawl I watched him creep
I watched him die like butchered meat
I’m drunk with fear

And then there’s Hal
Remember him?
He taught my brother how to swim
I watched some folks dismember him
I’m drunk with fear

Deep In The Mud

Black dreams and crippled thoughts
They haunt me
Bet you’re glad to meet me ain’t you gal?
Now and then and if we can forever
Stickin’ broken needles in our arms

Deep down, baby deep down
Deep in the mud
Somethin’ down there’s
Tuggin’ at my leg

The barbed wire fence
Is hard to climb through
Try not to tear
Your pretty yellow dress
Police sirens they howl in the distance
Let’s go find a hole to crawl in to

I know what I’ve seen
I know, I’ve seen
Dead folks walkin’ round
I bet you’re glad to meet me
Ain’t you gal?

Lets go cut our hands
And bleed together
Just like those drunk old
Indians always do
Then lets go get some tires
And start ‘em burnin’
And warm ourselves within
Their angry glow

Deep down, baby deep down
Deep in the mud
Somethin’ down there’s
Tuggin’ at my leg

I know what I’ve seen
I know, I’ve seen
Dead folks walkin’ round
I bet you’re glad to meet me
Ain’t you gal?

Come on over here and sit beside me
I got some things to say
You’ll like to hear
Yes I do

Deep down baby deep down
Deep in the mud

My Last Dollar

My last old dollar’s gone
My last old dollar’s gone
My whiskey bill’s due
And my board bill too
And my last old dollar’s gone

Darlin’ I’m crazy ’bout you
Darlin’ I’m crazy ’bout you
I’m crazy ’bout you
And another girl too
Oh darlin’ what should I do?

I try to fight the sin
I try to fight the sin
I try to fight the sin
Then a woman walks in
And Satan’s got my soul again

My last old dollar’s gone
My last old dollar’s gone
My whiskey bill’s due
And my board bill too
And my last old dollar’s gone

Darlin’ you better call up your Pa
Darlin’ you better call up your Pa
Call up your Pa I need that money now
Don’t look at me so cold

You better not make me choose
You better not make me choose
’Cause if I should choose
No matter what I do
Oh darlin’ you will lose

A Bone To Pick

I’ve got a bone to pick
With your husband
Don’t think he’ll live through it
They never do
I’ll take him down to the river
I’ll weigh him down with stones
Don’t mean to scare you sister
Just thought you should know

Among The Pines

She lost her way among the pines
They haven’t found her to this day
The sheriff says they have no leads
I wake up sweating every night
I heard her scream, I heard to beg
But I didn’t get up from my bed

What would they think?
If they knew
I was a coward like they said?
I’ll never tell
I saw the man
It was my cousin Billy Greenburg

And I know the spot
Where her body lies
But it will remain there
Undisturbed

Death Ain’t You Got no Shame?

Death ain’t you got no shame?
Death ain’t you got no shame?
Death ain’t you got no shame?
Death ain’t you got no shame?

Left his Pappy to moan
Left his Pappy to moan
Left his Pappy to moan
Left his Pappy to moan

Death ain’t you got no shame?
Death ain’t you got no shame?
Death ain’t you got no shame?
Death ain’t you got no shame?

Left his widow alone
Left his widow alone
Left his widow alone
Left his widow alone

Death ain’t you got no shame?
Death ain’t you got no shame?
Death ain’t you got no shame?
Death ain’t you got no shame?

Left his Mamma to weep
Left his Mamma to weep
Left his Mamma to weep
Left his Mamma to weep

Death ain’t you got no shame?
Death ain’t you got no shame?
Death ain’t you got no shame?
Death ain’t you got no shame?

Drown In The River

You and me friend
We sure get along
We’ve got the same feelings
Yeah we’ve got the same thoughts
I remember last August
You wrote me that letter
At first I felt sick
But then I got better
And I slept for forty days
And forty nights in the rain
When I finally awoke
I didn’t feel quite the same

The wind was blowin’
A frost was comin’
And then poor Matt Judd
He drowned in the river
And then my own Grandpa
He withered from cancer
There’s so many ways
To lose your life
That you gotta be careful
Where you’re walkin’ at night

And I slept for forty days
And forty nights in the rain
When I finally awoke
I didn’t feel quite the same

Each day that passes
It moves a little faster
No matter where you are
No matter what you’re after
I didn’t used to know much
But I learned a lot lately
Did I mention my sister?
She’s about to have a bastard baby

We’re sailing this ship
Right to the bottom

Raw & Bleeding

I’m warning you friends
This ain’t the sanitized
Safe and clean
As the neighborhood mall
COUNTRY BULLSHIT you’re used to
NO this is country music
As it was meant to be
Raw & Bleeding

The Accident

Well I was in an accident
They said I was paralyzed
But I walked to church
the very next day
With Glory in my eyes
To my Grandpa’s funeral
I took with a knife
I carved a cross into his skin
And he came back to life

I saw the face, I saw the face
I saw the face of God

Now if you go and hang yourself
You’re gonna be with God
Any path you ever walk
All roads lead to God
The Devil may come, The Devil may go
The Devil may always stay
My favorite thing to do at night
Is sit at home and pray

I saw the face, I saw the face
I saw the face of God
And something big’s about to happen
So I guess it’s ‘bout time to REPENT!

Now I know some of you folks out there
You just don’t believe
You say that God was made by man
To control and to deceive
But when you gasp your final breath
And your body’s in the ground
I guarantee you’ll change your tune
When you hear that trumpet sound

I saw the face, I saw the face
I saw the face of God
Something big’s about to happen
So I guess it’s ‘bout time to REPENT!

Black Dog Yodel

You think I care?
Well I don’t not anymore
Something in my soul
It must be lacking
Anytime a girl comes over
I lock her downstairs
Then I just wait ‘til she starts crying
Yes I am cruel I don’t deny it

Black dog get off my back

Most of the folks I know
Go drinking every night
They say they sure are having fun
But when they ask me with ‘em
I tell ‘em I’m too tired
Truth is that I just don’t like strangers
You know I plan to die alone

Black dog get off my back

I still ain’t gotten ‘round
To goin’ to Mississippi
But someday LORD I’d like to live there
Fact is I ain’t been nowhere
Fact is I’ve lived here forever
Fact is I’m just a big mouthed talker
I promise myself I’ll leave tomorrow

Black dog get off my back
Looks like the car broke down again...

Pills I Took

Well I been awake
For eight days straight
Must’ve been them pills I took
I’ve been twitchin’ and turnin’
And seein’ visions
Must’ve been them pills I took
Well I don’t know what they were
And I don’t know where I got ‘em
But they sure made me feel good
And that’s all I ask for

There’s blood on the carpet
And holes in the wall
Must’ve been them pills I took
The mirrors are all busted
And I hear someone cryin’
Must’ve been them pills I took
I still don’t know what they were
And I don’t know where I got ‘em
But they sure made me feel good

They kept my heart from feelin’ blue
They kept my thoughts away from you
And that’s all I ask for

Now I ain’t a bad man
But I done some bad things
Must’ve been them pills I took
I’ve lied man, I’ve stolen
I ain’t fuckin’ jokin’
Must’ve been them pills I took
I’ll never know what they were
I’ll never know where I got ‘em
But they sure made me feel good

They kept my heart from feelin’ blue
They kept my thoughts away from you
That’s all I ask for

Radio Country

Radio country that sodomizing beast
Radio country’s been killin’ me
They take hurtin’ music
Turn it to trash
Then fuck you right up in the ass
They fuck you right up in the ass
And I hate that sound
That slick soulless sound
Put it six feet underground
Put that shit deep in the ground

Ten years from now all the old singers
Will be dead in their graves
Who’s gonna carry on
That old time sound?
Not the fuckers you’ll hear on

Radio country that sodomizing beast
Radio country’s been killin’ me
The don’t play Hank Williams
Or old Johnny Cash
They fucked ‘em right up in the ass
They fucked ‘em right up in the ass
The bullshit they play
It all sounds the same
‘Cause the singers sing
Whatever they’re told
Cocksuckers got no minds of their own

Ten years from now all the old singers
Will be dead in their graves
Who’s gonna carry on
That old time sound?
Not the fuckers you’ll hear on the radio