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Lyrics
[Intro]
[Acoustic guitar picker, slow tempo, low slide whistle and distant thunder]
[Verse 1]
Midnight strikes on the wooden floor
Dust kicks up through the swinging door
Last call called an hour ago
Neon buzzing soft and low
Pouring rye in a chipped glass cup
Hoping it’ll wash the old ghosts up
Twelve miles back there’s a shallow grave
And a name I swore I’d never save
[Chorus]
Oh, the bottle’s dry and the lantern’s dim
Sitting with the dark where the shadows swim
Drowning out the heat of a smoking gun
Waiting on a sunrise that’ll never come
[Verse 2]
Staggered footsteps cross the floor
A shadow tall against the door
He takes the stool, doesn't say a word
Coldest chill that I ever felt or heard
Spurs don't clink, no hat pushed back
Eyes like coal in an iron track
He slides a glass, fills it to the brim
And I realize I’m drinking right along with him
[Chorus]
Oh, the bottle’s dry and the lantern’s dim
Sitting with the dark where the shadows swim
Drowning out the heat of a smoking gun
Waiting on a sunrise that’ll never come
[Bridge]
[Tempo slows, deep bass roll, lingering guitar bends]
He speaks my name like an old refrain
Says he was there in the blood and rain
He bought the round, he paid the toll
And he came tonight just to collect the soul
[Guitar Solo]
[Minor key outlaw guitar solo, weeping slide guitar, slow pounding bass]
[Outro]
Two empty glasses on the wooden bar
A lone horse running under fading stars
No one saw the stranger leave the room
Just a coat left hanging in the quiet gloom
[Fade out acoustic picker and wind noise]
Details
GeneratedAug 30, 2026
Duration4:22
LanguageEnglish
Style
dark country ballad, gothic americana, haunting male vocals, acoustic fingerpicking, weeping slide guitar, slow steady tempo, atmospheric ambient reverb
Credits
Prompt by
dutchwrangler
dutchwranglerModelAria v5.5
Prompt
A dark country ballad about the story of a broken outlaw sitting alone in a deserted bar late at night. While trying to drown his past, a mysterious stranger takes the seat beside him. Together they
