Blood On The Cypress

michael_a_streeter

James Calamity Cole

michael_a_streeter

male vocals, Heavy Dark Country, Texas Red Dirt, Country, Gritty, Baritone, vibrato, Accoustic

V5.5

(Verse 1)
There’s a stretch of the river where the sun don’t ever shine
Past the old county bridge and the property line
The cypress trees grow massive, their branches hang low
Like giant black fingers watching the water flow
A couple of city boys came looking for a fight
Thought they could push the locals in the dead of the night
They didn't know the territory, didn't know the code
And they ran right into the Captain on a muddy river road.
(Pre-Chorus)
You can run through the brush, you can try to slip away
But the trees out here don't care what you say
They stand like a wall, locking in the dark
And once the hammer falls, you leave a permanent mark.
(Chorus)
Now there’s blood on the cypress, dripping down the bark
Another dark memory left out in the dark
Yeah, the river runs cold but the vengeance runs hot
In the Texas Hill Country, you get what you got
Deep River Renegades settling the score
Leaving nothing but shadows on the river shore.
(Verse 2)
I didn't want to do it, but they forced my hand
You don't come around here trying to claim our land
The silver bars on my collar caught the moonlight gleam
As we dragged the trouble down to the edge of the stream
The roots of the trees wrapped tight around the mess
While the wind through the leaves sang a final confession
The law won't ever find 'em, the water’s too deep
And the cypress has secrets it’s happy to keep.
(Bridge)
The riverbank knows things a man shouldn't tell
How the mud handles business and the water hides hell
The roots of the wood are just drinking the red
Living off the shadows of the foolish and dead
You can shout to the sky, you can pray to the boss
But out in these trees, you’re a permanent loss.
(Verse 3)
Now the morning light's breaking through the gray morning fog
And the current rolls slow past a hollowed-out log
The water looks peaceful, the water looks clean
Like the darkest of nights was just part of a dream
But if you stop your boat where the cypress roots twist
You can feel the cold iron of the Captain's own wrist
The Colonel commandeth, the Captain obeys
And the blood on the cypress is there till the days.
(Chorus)
Now there’s blood on the cypress, dripping down the bark
Another dark memory left out in the dark
Yeah, the river runs cold but the vengeance runs hot
In the Texas Hill Country, you get what you got
Deep River Renegades settling the score
Leaving nothing but shadows on the river shore.
(Outro)
Dripping down the bark.
Left out in the dark.
The Captain handled business.
No eyes to witness.

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(Verse 1) There’s a stretch of the river where the sun don’t ever shine Past the old county bridge and the property line The cypress trees grow massive, their branches hang low Like giant black fingers watching the water flow A couple of city boys came looking for a fight Thought they could push the locals in the dead of the night They didn't know the territory, didn't know the code And they ran right into the Captain on a muddy river road. (Pre-Chorus) You can run through the brush, you can try to slip away But the trees out here don't care what you say They stand like a wall, locking in the dark And once the hammer falls, you leave a permanent mark. (Chorus) Now there’s blood on the cypress, dripping down the bark Another dark memory left out in the dark Yeah, the river runs cold but the vengeance runs hot In the Texas Hill Country, you get what you got Deep River Renegades settling the score Leaving nothing but shadows on the river shore. (Verse 2) I didn't want to do it, but they forced my hand You don't come around here trying to claim our land The silver bars on my collar caught the moonlight gleam As we dragged the trouble down to the edge of the stream The roots of the trees wrapped tight around the mess While the wind through the leaves sang a final confession The law won't ever find 'em, the water’s too deep And the cypress has secrets it’s happy to keep. (Bridge) The riverbank knows things a man shouldn't tell How the mud handles business and the water hides hell The roots of the wood are just drinking the red Living off the shadows of the foolish and dead You can shout to the sky, you can pray to the boss But out in these trees, you’re a permanent loss. (Verse 3) Now the morning light's breaking through the gray morning fog And the current rolls slow past a hollowed-out log The water looks peaceful, the water looks clean Like the darkest of nights was just part of a dream But if you stop your boat where the cypress roots twist You can feel the cold iron of the Captain's own wrist The Colonel commandeth, the Captain obeys And the blood on the cypress is there till the days. (Chorus) Now there’s blood on the cypress, dripping down the bark Another dark memory left out in the dark Yeah, the river runs cold but the vengeance runs hot In the Texas Hill Country, you get what you got Deep River Renegades settling the score Leaving nothing but shadows on the river shore. (Outro) Dripping down the bark. Left out in the dark. The Captain handled business. No eyes to witness.

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