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Songs for the Godless

by The Gallows Dance

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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
3.
The Throne 03:49
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
4.
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
5.
Dancing Slow 03:47
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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In the Pines 03:25
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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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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Hallelucifer 03:17
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
9.
Gravel Road 04:35
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
10.
Ordinary Day 03:16
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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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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released September 10, 2021

Produced by Richard Danger & The Gallows Dance
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Richard Hiles, SLS Studio, Kouvola Finland 2021
Cover Art and Design by Riina Laihomäki

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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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