[Verse 1] I rode in at dusk with the fever in the air Buzzards circling low like they knew I’d be there Town was already dead, doors hanging off the frames Something had come through and it didn’t leave names Boot prints in the mud led me straight to the well Water black as pitch and it smelled like hell Chain dragged slow somewhere under the boards Then the dogs all started howling like they’d seen the Lord ⸻ [Chorus] There ain’t no mercy in this cursed land Only iron, fire, and a steady hand If the darkness wants to take what’s mine It’ll have to come through lead and spine ⸻ [Verse 2] Church door swinging wide though the wind was still Candles burned down to the bone on the sill Bodies on the floor laid out in a ring Like they died praying to the wrong damn thing Something moved behind me but I didn’t turn In this place you don’t survive by concern Thumbed the hammer back and listened for breath The kind that don’t belong to the living or the dead ⸻ [Chorus] There ain’t no mercy in this cursed land Only iron, fire, and a steady hand If the darkness wants to take what’s mine It’ll have to come through lead and spine ⸻ [Bridge] Lantern went out and the air turned cold Felt a hand on my shoulder, dry as old bone Whisper in my ear like a voice from the pit “You don’t hunt us… we’re hunting you…” ⸻ [Final Chorus] There ain’t no mercy in this cursed land Just teeth in the dark and blood in the sand If I fall here, let the record stand I died with a gun in my hand
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