liner notes:
the mood of the track is bleak and dark, forlorn, mysterious, tragic. the track is about loss, he is a lost and wandering soul, crushed, brokenhearted, her silver locket still in his pocket, heavy as gold. hands in his pocket, he kicks a rock down a dark road, pondering loss, trying to understand, trying to determine the best road for him now. Which road will he choose?
Instrumentally, a simple rock ballad with kit drums, bass guitar, 12-string acoustic dreadnought guitar, organ, vocals, harmony, sparse FX
lyrics
lyrics:
hands in my pocket, just kickin a rock, down sunset road
aint the same world, since i lost my little girl, down sunset road
past the last shadow, dark takes ahold, night goes cold
i slow my roll, ever i go, down sunset road
her silver locket, cold in my pocket, precious as gold
holdin it tight, in the dark of the night, a wanderin soul
ash of the ember, i still remember, warmth that once flowed
said my farewells, but memory dwells, down sunset road
we took a chance, that sidelong glance, the craziest thought
a wish and some luck, with that and a buck, we took a shot
now i tell you, don’t go, its a dead end road
one way street, ain’t no retreat
if i knew, what she knows
would i go…?
hands in my pocket, kickin a rock, down sunset road
a world to choose, or a world to loose, down sunset road
wind whistles by, blink of an eye, night goes cold
future is past, nothing will last, down sunset road
her silver locket, still in my pocket, heavy as gold
i hold her tight, my light in the night, a wanderin soul
cold as that december, i will always remember, warmness that flowed
i gotta see, does she wait for me, down sunset road
credits
released July 5, 2020
flutemanjohn, music, lyrics, production, engineering
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