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1.
The Setup 02:43
2.
Lights Out 03:17
Lights out It's over now Let me sleep inside this grave No more tears No more pain Let me sleep inside this grave Used all along This spark is gone It's time we put this fire out No more tears No more pain It's time we put this fire out
3.
The Trees 03:19
We gather here today my friends in the hills of Tennessee We lay to rest a daughter and child and bury a wife to be In dark and light her shadow is cast dead between the trees May her ghost still linger on and be freed amongst the beast There was a time before the war when she'd give her life for you The truth of which you don't deserve yet find it to be true We lay to rest a mother and child and bury a wife to be In dark and light her shadow is cast dead between the trees (chorus instrumental) She looked at you through clear green eyes she saw as you were She loved you still, her love was true, the truth you knew for sure Now she's in the ground and we're gathered here to lay that love to rest No stone to mark the place she lays, no cross above her head Her body was found between two trees on a hillside by the lake Strangled dead her arms outstretched and a shroud upon her face It seems as though she suffered here a tragedy laid to waste No cross to mark her tragic death just the trees that watch this place (chorus instrumental) I'm sorry to say the burden is mine, the truth it haunts my sleep Drunk and mean I did this dark deed in the hills of Tennessee It's a crime that no one can forgive and I don't deserve reprieve I'd rather be carried by six than judged by twelve so I'll die in these same trees. We lay to rest a mother and child and bury a wife to be We remember a life lost too soon to man with a taste for whiskey A simple life lived in these woods in the hills of Tennessee She died as such in dark and light a shadow in the trees (Chorus) Our lives were short Our luck the same We hung like ash Then fell like rain Our love burnt fast Bad moon to blame And it collapsed Beneath the strain
4.
These Hands 03:30
(Her) Sundown hits the edge of town On our way out we won't be found Who knew these hands could hold such malice? These hands they suffer and they prey (Him) I'll follow wherever you go From hill tops high to deserts low Who knew this heart could hold such malice? This heart it suffers and it preys (Her) Broken down in a dusty town We sing and dance our dear hearts out Who knew these hands could hold such malice? These hands they suffer and they prey (Him) I'll dance with you until sun up Then come morning I'll be gone Who knew this heart could hold such malice This heart it suffers and it preys (Both) Who knew these hands could hold such malice? These hands they suffer and they prey These hands have handled snakes These hands broken chains These hands they suffer and they shake
5.
Three days gone in Leon Three days she's gone, I wait here alone Three days gone I think I might die I know why you left, babe, I know it was time We came to this place to get a job done It's glory and gold, It's money and guns Three days gone now time to move on South towards the coast, that's life on the run Three days gone in Leon Babe, won't you change your mind Won't you come back home (Her) I ain't coming home I'm going for the gold Boy, don't wait like a fool You'll die like a fool (Him) The sunsets on Leon she's leaving alone (Her) The sunsets on Leon I'm leaving alone (Him) I'll be here waiting, babe, please come back home (Her) I'll leave you waiting just dirt, dust and bone
6.
HEY!
7.
The Hangman 03:58
Here I stand shackled and chained Before the judge and El Paso DA A jury of twelve of my peers Are gathered here to determine my fate Here I stand before God and man I own my guilt the only way that I can If I did these horrid things they claim Then most surely I deserve to pay For the two lives lost that day The prosecutor says he wants me hanged Time to go, just 13 steps The hangman's noose slips around my neck My heart hangs heavy with remorse And if I may please address the court I was not myself that wretched day I was the hand of jealousy and rage Here I a stand before God and man I own my guilt the only way that I can I admit my guilt and I accept the blame There is no mercy, only the grave Only God can judge me I suppose If there's a Hell below we're both gonna go Time to go, Just 13 steps The hangman's noose slips around my neck Here I sit shackled and chained Before the Judge and El PAso DA A jury of twelve of my peers Have gathered here and determined I'll hang Here I stand before God and man I own my guilt the only way that I can (Chorus x3) Here I stand before God and man I own my guilt the only way that I can Time to go, just 13 steps The hangman's noose slips around my neck The floor gives, the people gasp The ghosts cry we're free at last
8.
I'll turn the lights out Lock up the house You do what you're gonna do You know that I'm through with you I should just let you die I shouldn't waste a tear If you're in so much pain Then sleep inside that grave (chorus instrumental) I'll just leave you be If that's what you want from me But you know I still love you And you know that I pray for you And babe if you decide Please come say goodbye Come see me one last time Babe, won't you change your mind? (chorus x4) The rain put the fire out I'll turn the lights out Lock up the house The rain put the fire out One less thing to worry about We're gathered here today Around his fresh dug grave Just a preacher to mourn the loss And me left to carry the weight An empty bottle and a shotgun shell Were all you left when you died that day (chorus x4) The rain put the fire out
9.
A Siren Song 04:00
Can you sing that song for me? It reminds me of the ocean When I watched your silhouette That lonely staircase in the sea If you follow me to the island I'll be sure to turn the lights on I'll be waiting all through winter Will you sing that song for me? Can you sing that song to me? Your voice calls like an angel I fell into your water A Siren song she sings If you follow me to the island I'll be sure to turn the lights on I'll be waiting all through winter Will you sing that song for me? (Chorus x4) Will you sing that song to me? A siren song she sings
10.
The Payoff 04:00
Out from the trees Out from the sand Out from the sea And into the sun We claim our place in the sun Out from the trees That taunt and scream He returns Out of the desert Up from the grave She returns Out from the sea Where the Sirens sing He returns Out from the shadows And into the sun We return

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released March 24, 2017

All songs written, arranged, recorded. mixed and produced by Richard Wayne Thompson - Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Singing Saw, Melodica, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer 200, Hammond Organ, Arp, Moog and Korg Synthesizers, Violin, Cello, Tubular Orchestra Bells, Marimba, Electric Bass, Bowed Cymbals, Drums and Percussion.
SUFFERING, PLAYING HANDS;
Thomas Butler- Guitars (live) Backing Vocals and Lyrics
KT Ramsey- Vocals and Flutes
James Hummel- Trombone, Cornet, Flutes, Backing Vocals, Artwork
Leslie Jankowski- Violin and Trumpet
Sven Kahns- Lap Steel and Style
William Jankowski- Marimba and Percussion
Brian Travis- Backing Vocals and Electric Bass
Jason Gerdeman- Backing Vocals on "The Next Day In Leon"
All music and lyrics are protected by copyright laws via Kvltvre Klvb Records.

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