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Welcome To The Badlands

by The Blackwater Rebellion

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1.
I wake up as the sun is going down Horse hooves hammerin’ in my head I got a notion that before this night is through Somebody's gonna wind up dead I step out as the gang ride into town All alone, but I’m ready to die I’m half cut and I’m fixin’ for a fight No, I won't hide this time It's a cold, cold night but I burn with dark desire Your sins are gasoline - and brothers, I am fire Gonna set your goddamn world alight tonight I quickdraw and I shoot the bastards down Got a demon dancing in my hand You’re gonna wish that you’d stayed away this time You messed with the wrong man It's a cold, cold night but I burn with dark desire Your sins are gasoline - and brothers, I am fire Gonna set your goddamn world alight tonight "The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked." (Psalms 58:10) "Cursed be he who does the Lord's work remissly, cursed he who holds back his sword from blood." (Jeremiah 48:10)
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Calico Queen 03:02
Take one look at her face and you won’t ever forget her But by the end of the night you’ll wish you never met her She’s forbidden fruit and you’re in love at first bite But she’ll leave you hungry in the morning light A-N-G-E-L-I-N-E Angeline ain’t what she seems She’s a goddamn calico queen Angeline ain’t what she seems She’s a goddamn calico queen She’s a desert rose, she’s such a pretty flower But pick her and in an hour she’ll go from sweet to sour Yeah, you’ll pay the price - and no, she don’t come cheap Please tell me why do the rotten ones always smell so sweet? A-N-G-E-L-I-N-E Angeline ain’t what she seems She’s a goddamn calico queen Angeline ain’t what she seems She’s a goddamn calico queen So if you’re looking for some action at the gin house joint This senorita looks like she won’t disappoint But stay away from Angeline Cos you don’t know where this angel has been Stay away from Angeline She’s a goddamn calico queen Stay away from Angeline She’s a goddamn calico queen
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Mark Of Cain 06:07
Last night I saw and eagle die before my eyes His ruined wings tangled in a rusty tripwire He lay defeated in the sand A former king turned carrion I gazed into his eyes as he faded from this life As he faded from this life And I wanted to feel something, but I am numb inside I just wanted to see something beautiful die And I wanted to feel something, but I am numb inside I just wanted to see something beautiful die Last night I saw a dozen crows fall from the sky Poisoned by meat laid out for wolves on the prairie A caribou drowned in the lake And on it's horns impaled a snake And as I watched him die, the snake ate his own tail Yeah the snake ate his own tail And I wanted to feel something, but I am numb inside I just wanted to see something beautiful die And I wanted to feel something, but I am numb inside I just wanted to see something beautiful die And I wanted to feel something I wanted to feel something I wanted to feel something now... And I wanted to feel something, but I am numb inside I just wanted to see something beautiful die And I wanted to feel something, but I am numb inside I just wanted to see something beautiful die And I wanted to feel something I wanted to feel something I wanted to feel something now... I wanted to feel something I wanted to feel something I wanted to feel something but I am numb inside
4.
I’ve been knockin’ on your door for an hour or more Oh honey, won't you let me in? I’ve got some wine and fine moonshine So won't you drown with me in sin? I can't wait no more to make you mine Cos the one thing I ain't got's more time I ain't long for this world I don't think you care One, two, three, let's go! Do the boneyard strut Do the boneyard strut Do the boneyard strut Do the boneyard strut Well, I ain't eaten in a week or more And now I'm thin as a barber's cat Just a skeleton preserved by rum With a cowboy shirt hung on my back Barrel fever buzzin' in my brain I hear the reaper calling out my name I ain't long for this world I don't think you care One, two, three, let's go! Do the boneyard strut Do the boneyard strut Do the boneyard strut Do the boneyard strut My Jezebel, I'm drunk as hell The devil’s by my side Oh won't you shake your bones with me Once more before I die? Do the boneyard strut Do the boneyard strut Do the boneyard strut Do the boneyard strut
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Watered down liquor is a sin But watered down religion's a blessing So Jesus, turn this water into gin Cos praying won't fix this goddamned mess I'm in But there's one thing that I know... I'm going down with a gun in my hand Gonna die like a man when I take my last stand They'll spill my blood on the Death Valley sand I'll see you all in hell Man cannot live by bread alone And you will reap the seeds that you have sown I've spent my whole life casting the first stone And now it's too late for me to atone But there's one thing that I know... I'm going down with a gun in my hand Gonna die like a man when I take my last stand They'll spill my blood on the Death Valley sand I'll see you all in hell I'll see you in hell Every dead man's got a story to tell I'll finish mine when I see you in hell Every dead man's got a story to tell I'll finish mine when I see you in hell See you in hell See you in hell
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In a mining town that flourished When the gold flowed from the hills A baby boy is born into a world that’s gone to hell His mother holds him tight As he opens up his eyes and sees the world For the first time There ain't no grass and there ain't no trees The sunlight's dimmed by dust and sand There ain't no birds and there ain't no bees Welcome to the badlands Welcome to the badlands His mother fights for life But she knows her time has come And with her last remaining breath she says ‘I love you son’ She looks up to the sky And as she shuts her eyes, she sees the world For the last time The stores are bare and the well’s empty The carrion crows wait close at hand There ain’t no fish in the poisoned stream Welcome to the badlands Welcome to the badlands I see a new star rising over the dark horizon Are these the days they prophesised? Is this the time of judgement? Is this the coming of the end? Are these the last days of our time? His father says a prayer As he holds onto her hand He tells himself at least her suffering is at an end He lies down by her side And as the tears roll from his eyes he says goodnight For the last time He takes the baby in his arms And vows to keep him safe from harm He whispers softly to his son Welcome to the badlands Welcome to the badlands I see a new star rising over the dark horizon Are these the days they prophesised? Is this the time of judgement? Is this the coming of the end? Are these the last days of our time? I see a new star rising over the dark horizon These are the days they prophesised This is the time of judgement This is the coming of the end These are the last days of our time
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They struck out West in '49 Along the Ghila River line The greenhorns with their dreams of fame They never saw their homes again Six feet under lies the gold, six feet under lies the gold Six feet under lies the gold, you're gonna be a rich man They worked their claims in search of treasure Found scurvy, cholera and fever Panhandled and dug with spades Wound up digging their own graves Six feet under lies the gold, six feet under lies the gold Six feet under lies the gold, you're gonna be a rich man Six feet under lies the gold, six feet under lies the gold Six feet under lies the gold, or you will be a dead man If there's pay dirt in your stream Welcome to the American dream But if Lady Luck ain't on your side Then god won't save your crowbait hide Six feet under lies the gold, six feet under lies the gold Six feet under lies the gold, you're gonna be a rich man Six feet under lies the gold, six feet under lies the gold Six feet under lies the gold, or you will be a dead man Six feet under lies the gold, six feet under lies the gold Six feet under lies the gold, you're gonna be a rich man Six feet under lies the gold, six feet under lies the gold Six feet under lies the gold, you're gonna be a rich man Gonna be a rich man, or you’re gonna be a dead man

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released April 20, 2012

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The Blackwater Rebellion Exeter, UK

The Blackwater Rebellion craft heavy and energetic but melodic garage rock with shifting dynamics and dark lyrics that draw inspiration from diverse influences such as the Wild West, biker gang culture and film noir.

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