Baby, baby, this is cradle to grave,
Ain’t no way for us to atone.
It’s a love we can never save,
It’s marrow burned into lacquered bone.
Bless me, bless me, Father, I confess,
The fire in my soul, I can’t put out.
Give me more, I won’t take less,
If it ain’t clear, I’ll kill all doubt.
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Everybody, everybody, everybody knows—
Knife’s at the ready when you’re in a den of thieves.
It’s easy, it’s easy to say ‘that’s how it goes’—
You’re at the mercy of the lies you believe.
But, I won’t forget all that you said and did.
‘Cause it’s blood, blood, blood—blood under the bridge.
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I don’t want to know the why or how,
Stop tellin’ lies that keep me bound.
It doesn’t matter who you are now,
From you, silence is holy sound.
Find your way back to the road,
I’ll be in the meadow of the wild rose.
Give me back the pieces that I own,
Your truth has highs and hellish lows.
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Everybody, everybody, everybody knows—
Knife’s at the ready when you’re in a den of thieves.
It’s easy, it’s easy to say ‘that’s how it goes’—
You’re at the mercy of the lies you believe.
But, I won’t forget all that you said and did.
‘Cause it’s blood, blood, blood—blood under the bridge.
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Feel the river run, run, run. . .
Cutting deep into land—
Think of what you’ve, done, done, done. . .
A steady killer’s hand—
Feel the river rise, rise, rise. . .
Breaking over the shore—
These angry skies, skies, skies. . .
Will open up and pour—
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Everybody, everybody, everybody knows—
Knife’s at the ready when you’re in a den of thieves.
It’s easy, it’s easy to say ‘that’s how it goes’—
You’re at the mercy of the lies you believe.
It’s torture, it’s torture this cage you put us in,
But it’s blood, blood, blood. . . blood under the bridge.
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Swallowed by the hunger of light,
A believer in the good Knight’s fight.
Midnight blesses those who mourn,
The moon, the rose, and the thicket’s thorn.
Secrets kept are the fire of rage,
An empty space, a daemon’s cage.
In the open air where we’ll meet the sea,
You’ll wash this blood and flesh from me. . .
© Evans/Glatthorn. All Rights Reserved.
Music & Lyrics by Shannon Denise Evans
Musical Arrangements by Shannon Denise Evans & Dylan Glatthorn
Produced by Alex Venguer, Shannon Denise Evans and Dylan Glatthorn
Additional Vocal Production by Andrea Green
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Lead Vocals by Shannon Denise Evans
Additional Vocals by Dylan Glatthorn
Guitar by Paul Maddison
Bass by Jeff Koch
Drums by Andy Rinn Martinek
Synth & Programming by Andy Rinn Martinek
Piano & Wurlitzer by Dylan Glatthorn
Cello by Marta Bagratuni
Recorded and Mixed by Alex Venguer
Recorded at Power Station at BerkleeNYC in New York, NY
Assistant Engineering by Dan Fyfe
Additional Recording at Ootermind Studios in New York, NY
Mixed at Ootermind Studios in Brooklyn, NY
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, Edgewater, NJ