Raising Cain

Raising Cain [Intro] Driving 12-string acoustic guitar. Hammond organ swells beneath. Electric guitar answers with sustained blues phrases. [Verse 1] Black clouds gathering without a warning Church bell ringing without a prayer Dust rolled slow across the highway Like something evil found us there Dogs kept barking at the darkness Nothing anybody else could see Every front door locked in silence Like the whole town disagreed [Pre-Chorus] Every story starts with silence Every spark begins the same [Chorus] Raising Cain Hear the church bells cry Every saint's got a shadow Waiting for the right night Raising Cain Watch the sparks take flame Everybody blames the devil Nobody blames Cain [Verse 2] Whiskey sweating on the bar top Nobody reached to take a drink A raven perched upon the power line Watching harder than you'd think Old men spoke in whispered circles Young blood laughed it all away Funny how the truth sounds foolish Right before it earns its name [Pre-Chorus] Every story starts with silence Every spark begins the same [Chorus] Raising Cain Hear the church bells cry Every saint's got a shadow Waiting for the right night Raising Cain Watch the sparks take flame Everybody blames the devil Nobody blames Cain [Instrumental] Extended blues-inspired guitar solo. Hammond organ trades melodic phrases with the lead guitar. Loose, hypnotic groove. Let the instruments breathe. [Bridge] No horns calling from the mountain No fire falling from the sky Just one choice becoming another One more reason, one more lie You can hear it in the distance Long before it speaks your name Trouble never needs an invitation... It just keeps raising Cain [Final Chorus] Raising Cain Hear the church bells cry Every saint's got a shadow Waiting for the right night Raising Cain Watch the whole world change Everybody blames the devil Nobody blames Cain [Outro] The bells stop ringing. Hammond organ sustains while the lead guitar bends into feedback. Fade naturally with the groove.