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Intro ( Instrumental )
01:09
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Burn the Sinner
03:45
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I can tell you my whole story
but my name I can’t recall
They engraved it on the stone
when they buried me last fall
I lived my life here by the rails
didn’t ever see the shore
And they wouldn’t call me a widow
if it wasn’t for the war
(Now join us)
Let’s burn, burn the sinner down
Let’s burn, burn the sinner down
Raise your pitchforks, raise your fists
Grab your guns, your stones and sticks
Light your torches, burn that witch
Burn that sinner down
Hunting sinner, hunt her trails ‘til there’s
nothing left but a ghost on the rails
Nothing but a ghost on the rails
I may have lived my poor little life
against your divine law
I ain’t looking for salvation nor grace
or your prayers, those I abhor
I got my gaslight, my newborn son
and my dead mans forty-four
And you’ll repent all the deeds you have done
when I shall be no more
(Now join us)
Let’s burn, burn the sinner down
Let’s burn, burn the sinner down
Raise your pitchforks, raise your fists
Grab your guns, your stones and sticks
Light your torches, burn that witch
Burn that sinner down
Hunting sinner, hunt her trails ‘til there’s
nothing left but a ghost on the rails
Nothing but a ghost on the rails
Raise your pitchforks, raise your fists
Grab your guns, your stones and sticks
Light your torches, burn that witch
Burn that sinner down
Hunting sinner, hunt her trails ‘til there’s
nothing left but a ghost on the rails
Nothing but a ghost on the rails
Let’s burn
Let’s burn
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3. |
The Throne
03:49
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You brought me here so listen
as if you got other ways to choose
I refuse to preach in a circus
to all you heretics and fools
This is our final service
so clap your hands while you can
Now hear his message through me
You won’t fit in his holy plan
Keep your eyes open
for the greatest show in the world
There’s Father’s divine love for some
and the rest of you shall burn
This Sunday it’s your turn to be
our sacrificial lamb
Here I am, sitting on my throne
And in the end, we are all alone
Hear me, the church of Hopeless
You were not born to understand
Sit on your bench and listen
The Word, The Order, The Command
Some got the gift of preaching
and some were destined to be damned
I am your only master
so you shall praise my name and stand
Keep your eyes open
for the greatest show in the world
There’s Father’s divine love for some
and the rest of you shall burn
This Sunday it’s your turn to be
our sacrificial lamb
Here I am, sitting on my throne
And in the end, we are all alone
I write the rules of my temple
Don’t hear no words of reading man
I guard the gates of heaven
Don’t question me, I surely can
It’s time of reformation
You can’t oppose the chosen one
The judgement day is nearing
And there’s not room for everyone
Keep your eyes open
for the greatest show in the world
There’s Father’s divine love for some
and the rest of you shall burn
This Sunday it’s my turn to be
your sacrificial lamb
Here I am, brought down from my throne
in the end I am alone
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4. |
Tale of a Sycamore
03:53
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It feels like countless years have passed
since you came to me and asked
the question, and our oaths we swore
under a little sycamore
Through summer nights, safe from harm,
we laid under the leafy arms
Unknown of what years would bring
So certain about everything
From a seed to fully grown
Branches hanging long and low
Thick enough to hold a swing
What a joy a tree could bring
Our family grew bigger there
but shadows seemed to fill the air
Tried so hard to grow my roots
as years went by with abuse
When it’s time to rest your weary head
I swear I’ll still be there
Then came the day the tree had seen
too much and all the brightest leaves
were fading down, green to brown
Slowly falling to the ground
Bark still full of earthly grace
Wrinkled like my sorrowed face
This is the day this sycamore
doesn’t stand tall anymore
I cut it down and cut the boards
eighty and four inches tall
With father’s chisels and a plane
I work through the morning and the day
While hammering the final nails
I knew this was the time and place
I heard you shouting through the door
And grabbed my axe up from the floor
The grave that’s big enough for two
glistening with morning dew
now holds the one I couldn’t trust
Earth to earth and dust to dust
And in the place where tree once grew
now lays a box I made for you
Colors start to paint the sky
as trees rustle this lullaby
When it’s time to rest your weary head
I swear I’ll still be there
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5. |
Dancing Slow
03:47
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I love you, cause you see into my soul
I love you, cause you see into my soul
My husband he’s bad to the bone
With him I feel I’m all alone
I love you, cause you see into my soul
I love you, cause you respect who I am
I love you, cause you respect who I am
With you I feel so proud and tall
not like a maggot on the floor
I love you, cause you respect who I am
My love, we’re in this together
I’ll do it for you, you’ll do it for me
Soon it all will be better
I will be yours and we will be free
And after the darkest of deeds has been done
we can let go these chains of restraint
When those two are gone, us two can be one
And we’re dancing,
dancing slow on their graves
On Saturday you’ll meet him in this bar
On Saturday you’ll meet him in this bar
When it’s time of last call
It’s time for him to fall
On Saturday you’ll meet him in this bar
She takes the same route to work everyday
She takes the same route to work everyday
When she’s in the blind spot
That’s when you take the shot
She takes the same route to work everyday
My love, we’re in this together
I’ll do it for you, you’ll do it for me
Soon it all will be better
I will be yours and we will be free
And after the darkest of deeds has been done
we can let go these chains of restraint
When those two are gone, us two can be one
And we’re dancing,
dancing slow on their graves
At 2 am I followed him around
At 2 am I followed him around
We went through the back door
Then my body hit the floor
At 3 am my dead body was found
I waited for her in the alleyway
I waited for her in the alleyway
She fired only one shot
From the opposite rooftop
The next day my blood was washed away
My love, they were in this together
He did it for her, she did it for him
Soon it all will be better
I died for yours, you died for my sins
And after the darkest of deeds had been done
we could let go these chains of restraint
Our lives were apart, now we’re buried as one
And they’re dancing,
dancing slow on our grave
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6. |
In the Pines
03:25
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My girl, my girl, don’t lie to me
Tell me where did you sleep last night
In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun don’t ever shine
I would shiver the whole night through
My girl, my girl, where will you go
I’m going where the cold wind blows
In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun don’t ever shine
I would shiver the whole night through
Her husband was a hard working man
Just about a mile from here
His head was found in a driving wheel
But his body was never found
The longest train I ever saw
Went down that Georgia line
The engine passed at six o'clock
But the cab passed by at nine
My girl, my girl, don’t lie to me
Tell me where did you sleep last night
In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun don’t ever shine
I would shiver the whole night through
My girl, my girl, where will you go
I’m going where the cold wind blows
In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun don’t ever shine
I would shiver the whole night through
My girl, my girl, don’t lie to me
Tell me where did you sleep last night
In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun don’t ever shine
I would shiver the whole night through
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7. |
Song for the Godless
04:10
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Swing low on the tip of your toes
swing high, wave the last goodbye
swing swing, make the gallow sing
And dance to the beat
Sing low for the one below
sing high my sweet magpie
sing loud, make the Devil proud
And dance to the beat
Sing high, sing low
Sing loud, sing proud
The choir of godless, testify
heathens, sinners, unified
take a look at the evil eye
And dance to the beat
All of you lost sheep, gather round
all you unsafe and unsound
come on down to the burial ground
keep on singing, singing loud
keep on howling my gravehound
And dance to the beat
Sing high, sing low
Sing loud, sing proud
Sing high, sing low
Sing loud, sing proud
and dance to the beat
Sing low for the one below (Sing low for the one below)
Sing low for the one below (Sing low for the one below)
Sing low for the one below (Keep on singing for the one below)
Sing low for the one below
and dance to the beat
Sing high, sing low (Keep on singing for the one below)
Sing loud, sing proud (Keep on singing for the one below)
Sing high, sing low (Keep on singing for the one below)
Sing loud, sing proud
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8. |
Hallelucifer
03:17
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Her hair is as red
as the flames are in hell
She’s raised by the devil himself
Her eyes like sapphires
as told in the tale
that no-one is left to tell
She’s like Shotgun Annie
The gunpowder smell
is set on her every cell
and all mortal souls
were under her spell
‘til the day of the final bell
Shine bright our morning star
Our savior from the dark
they sang
Hallelucifer
Hallelucifer
The floods and the rats
and the plagues, they all heard
were a price for their sins they should pay
Don’t flirt with the demon
the old priest would say
or it will lead you all astray
but prayers and virtues
and strong christian faith
never did them much good anyway
Killing their priest
who they blindly obeyed
let their new savior out to play
Shine bright our morning star
Our savior from the dark
they sang
Hallelucifer
Hallelucifer
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9. |
Gravel Road
04:35
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I should’ve guessed tonight
will be the night of sin
I walked down to the end of the lake
with a smile instead of a grin
In the distance I saw a glooming light
from the cabin on a hill
I’ve been down this road for so long
my feet they’ve started to ache
The sunset is as red as wine
and it’s way too much to take
Tonight me and the demons
are the only ones awake
I should’ve known better
oh lord I should have known
In times like these you never walk alone
I should’ve known better
oh lord I should have known
I should have known
not to take this gravel road
The night is at its peak
and I’m not feeling strong
The railway tracks are long gone now,
so I’d better keep moving on
The only things beside me are
the darkness and this song
I tossed the coin at the crossroads,
which one left or right
When I saw two burning headlights
I suddenly felt blind
In this kingdom of fear
you buy the ticket and take the ride
I should’ve known better
oh lord I should have known
In times like these you never walk alone
I should’ve known better
oh lord I should have known
I should have known
not to take this gravel road
Then I woke up all the sudden
to the most disturbing sound
I was standing on the edge and there
was none but you around
That time I was lost and not to be found
I looked down to the pit
and saw an open grave
i screamed and started running back
towards the light of day
From the distance demon shouted
“you’re the one that got away”
I should’ve known better
oh lord I should have known
In times like these you never walk alone
I should’ve known better
oh lord I should have known
I should have known
not to take this gravel road
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10. |
Ordinary Day
03:16
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I’m walking on the beaten path
Whistling out of tune
Thinking of the past and present blues
Sadness and regret
growing everyday
Crushing any efforts to stay sane
I’ve been like this forever
Forever and a day
There will be better times ahead, they say
But it’s been like this forever
Forever and a day
It’s just an ordinary day
The birds of prey
Feasting on the rails again
It’s an ordinary day
You give rhythm to my train
Brakeman hollered, all aboard
We ought to leave real soon
I hear the bells and steam whistle’s tune
We’re heading to the darkness
through the night and rain
These paths, to me, they start to look the same
Let’s keep this machine moving
We are all just heading home
Train filled with stories unknown
Last night I saw the birds again
pecking on the rails
It’s just an ordinary day
The birds of prey
Feasting on the rails again
It’s an ordinary day
You give rhythm to my train
I hear the bells and whistle,
Tonight I’m heading home
At least in this I will not be alone
These days have felt like years
Thoughts flicker through my brain
I know this is the path that leads to shame
Please keep the machine moving
I just wanna end my days
We all just want to find a better place
I’ve been like this forever
Forever and a day
It’s just an ordinary day
The birds of prey
Feasting on the rails again
It’s an ordinary day
You give rhythm to my train
The beacon of light
shows your frightened face
Please go find yourself a better place
I try to hit the brakes
but there’s not much left to do
Don’t make me feel the same way as you do
I’m staring eyes wide open
To the blood red morning sky
It’s time to sing your song again magpie
And by the dawn this is the place
where songbirds come to sing
They fill the air with sense of early spring
The birds of prey
Feasting on the rails again
It’s an ordinary day
You give rhythm to my
The birds of prey
Feasting on the rails again
It’s an ordinary day
You give rhythm to my train
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11. |
Tuonelan Tuutulaulu
02:54
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Aa tuuti lasta
tuli surma vastaa
löi kurikalla kummaista
likkaa sekä lasta
tuuti lasta tuonelahan
alla nurmen nukkumahan
tuonelas on tupa suuri
manalas on maja väljä
Pajupehko parran päällä
kuusen juuret kulmien päällä
lepän juuret leukaluilla
koivun juuret olkapäillä
katajan juuret kantapäillä
siel on lapsein kätkyellä
musta multa peittehenä
kalmalauta kattehena
Tuudi lasta tuonela
alla nurmen nukkuvaa
tuonen lasten laulatella
manan neitojen pidellä
siel on hyvä lapsen olla
pienoiseni pilpatella
tupa suuri tuonelassa
manan majat avarat
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The Gallows Dance Finland
Murder ballads, occult folk, melancholic duets, dark roots and black humour. The Gallows Dance brings old folk songs back to life, and keeps alive the tradition of story-telling with tales about death and sorrow, with an oddly cheerful twist. The gloomy atmosphere is combined with rattling chains, twangy banjo, screaming guitar, and harmonica. ... more
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