Do ya hear dat?
Dats GrizzlyJones
Say da name…Shovel Dig
(Intro)
(A lone, distorted acoustic guitar plays a slow, dark riff. A heavy boot stomps out a steady 1-2-3-4 count. A harmonica wails in the background.)
(Verse 1)
The midnight train is running late. (Heavy kick drum starts)
Black iron bars at the graveyard gate.
I got a shadow that won’t leave my side.
And a hollow chest where my heart used to hide.
(The bass drops in, heavy and driving)
The lawman’s coming with a silver star.
But he don’t know just who we are.
(Pre-Chorus)
Hear the click of the hammer, hear the boot hit the floor.
We ain't running from the devil no more.
One, two, three, let the rhythm take hold...
(Chorus)
(Full band kicks in—huge energy, heavy stomping rhythm)
Stomp your boots where the shadows grow!
Turn it round where the cold winds blow!
Slide to the left, let the shovel dig deep!
Step to the right, we don't pray for sleep!
They can lock my chains, they can curse my name,
But you can't kill a spark in a midnight rain.
Go on and bury me in the dirt...
'Cause the outlaw's gonna rise again.
(Verse 2)
(Rhythm keeps pounding, acoustic guitar gets more aggressive)
Whiskey bottle sitting on the stone.
A desperate man always walks alone.
I saw the warnings written in the sand.
Blood red dirt on a working man's hand.
Don't look back, don't you lose the trail.
We’re one step ahead of the county jail.
(Chorus)
(Full band—max volume)
Stomp your boots where the shadows grow!
Turn it round where the cold winds blow!
Slide to the left, let the shovel dig deep!
Step to the right, we don't pray for sleep!
They can lock my chains, they can curse my name,
But you can't kill a spark in a midnight rain.
Go on and bury me in the dirt...
'Cause the outlaw's gonna rise again.
(Outro)
(The instruments drop out one by one, leaving just the heavy boot stomp and the dark guitar riff)
Bury me deep...
Yeah, bury me down...
(Final heavy stomp on beat 4, music stops sharply)
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