Judgement Time

She said is it time of judgement?
I'm a rolling holy, down the dirty river

In a dream, I heard Gabriel's trumpet
Lord and I was blistered
Just a strong out angel

I saw the feet of pilgrims bleeding
I saw whole cities drowning
I saw old hermits dying

A reverie of starlings on my show bird
I'm show bird of a highway
Judgement time is near
Ohoh...
Judgement time is near

Watch those stars above, they're falling
And when the sky is falling
It falls like heaven's rain

She said it's the time of judgement
I'm a rolling holy, down the dirty river

Oho, Judgement time is near
Oho, Judgement time is near
Oho, Judgement time is near

(Mark Lanegan)

O Holy Night

O Holy Night! The stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of the dear Saviour's birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining.
Till He appeared and the Spirit felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices!
O night divine, the night when Christ was born;
O night divine, O night divine!

Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices!
O night divine, the night when Christ was born;
O night divine, O night divine!

(Mark Lanegan) 

 

 

Shotgun Blues

Oh Daddy
Layin' on my bed
Oh Daddy
Layin' on my bed
You'd better take that shotgun
And fill it full of lead

Oh Daddy
Love to hear you moan
Low
Oh Daddy
Love to hear you moan
I know the night's for rambling
But baby come on home

Oh Daddy
Climbing on your knee
Oh Daddy
Climbing on your knee
Got an itch needs scratching
You take good care of me

(Isobel Campbell, Mark Lanegan)

Who Built The Road

Who built the road
That left in my self esteem
Twisted and crunched
Black metal and bones

Who passed the buck
Who pressed my flesh to yours
Spilling like wine
And sweeter than tears

(Oh, I'll do more than survive
With trembling visions that
Terrify)

So who built the road
Who turned it all around
Picked through the wreck
Scrambled in the dust

So who built the road
Who was the foolish one
Stepped out of time
Two hearts in the fire

Who lit the touch
Who fanned the flame
With sparks in the dust
Spent rivers of desire

(Oh, why don't we learn from mistakes
We stumble along with so many more to make)

So who built the road
Who could foresee
The answers we sought
Were many miles to go

Lah lah...

We were so lonely at times
Fading away
Sitting side by side
Now we built the road
We were the chain gang
We crossed that at war
The devil at my side
Dark angel within
The ever lasting fire

Lah lah...

(Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan)

Man In The Long Black Coat

Crickets are chirpin' the water is high
There's a soft cotton dress on the line hangin' dry
Window wide open African trees
Bent over backwards from a hurricane breeze
Not a word of goodbye not even a note
She gone with the man in the long black coat.

Somebody seen him hangin' around
As the old dance hall on the outskirts of town
He looked into her eyes when she stopped him to ask
If he wanted to dance he had a face like a mask
Somebody said from the bible he'd quote
There was dust on the man in the long black coat.

Preacher was talking there's a sermon he gave
He said every man's conscience is vile and depraved
You cannot depend on it to be your guide
When it's you who must keep it satisfied
It ain't easy to swallow it sticks in the throat
She gave her heart to the man in the long black coat.

There are no mistakes in life some people say
It is true sometimes you can see it that way
But people don't live or die people just float
She went with the man in the long black coat.

There's smoke on the water it's been there since June
Tree trunks unprooted beneath the high crescent moon
Feel the pulse and vibration and the rumbling force
Somebody is out there beating on a dead horse
She never said nothing there was nothing she wrote
She gone with the man in the long black coat.

(Mark Lanegan)