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and then you were gone

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1.	Intro 00:43		buy track
2.	Rattler 03:15	lyrics	buy track
Down by the railroad track where the river bed's always dry I lost my Bobby Sue one day when the river ran high. Bobby couldn't swim Lord, no she couldn't swim Weren't the river killed her Lord was the snake that did her in And I cried Old black rattler on the river go’on. Old black rattler on the river go’on Old black rattler on the river go’on. Old black rattler on the river go’on Wide-eyed and childlike, along the riverbed’s closest side On her knees among the reeds looking for a place to hide Raised her best I can lord, raised her best I can Weren't the river killed her Lord was a fork-tongued lying man And I cried Old black rattler on the river go’on. Old black rattler on the river go’on Old black rattler on the river go’on. Old black rattler on the river go’on Said Old black rattler on the river go’on. Old black rattler on the river go’on Old black rattler on the river go’on. Old black rattler on the river go’on Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Said Old black rattler on the river go’on. Old black rattler on the river go’on Old black rattler on the river go’on. Old black rattler on the river go’on
3.	Old Roads 03:23	lyrics	buy track
From the mouths of babes To the hands of slaves I am bound by the innocent ways of the brave I ain’t never been here I know it's the fear That keeps me locked in this cage Four centuries of old piles of gold Try to break free from this rotten mold My Father has made me My brother’s betrayed me My story just waits to be told I am what I am and I ain’t ever gonna change my ways I am what I am and I am not doing it for your praise I can’t admit that I’m dying to touch your face I can’t admit that I’m dying to touch your face I can’t admit that you’ve been my saving graaaaaace My saving grace From the perils of war to the peace of the land I have learned to adore the heart and the hand I said it before, I’ll say it once more Courage lies in the heart of man Four centuries of old piles of gold I try to break free from this rotten mold My Father has made me My brother’s betrayed me My story just waits to be told I am what I am and I ain’t ever gonna change my ways I am what I am and I am not doing it for your praise I can’t admit that I’m dying to touch your face I can’t admit that I’m dying to touch your face I can’t admit that you’ve been my saving graaaaaace My saving grace
4.	This Fire in Me 02:59	lyrics	buy track
There’s a fire in my belly and I can’t bare to drink you put this fire in me you put this fire in me There’s a block in my brain and I can’t bare to think you cut this wire in me you cut this wire in me you came in while I slept and crept out before dawn you lay your fevered head inside my aching palms you put this fire in me, you put this fire in me, you put this fire in me… and then you were gone There’s a poison in my veins and I can’t bare to eat you put this virus in me you put this virus in me There’s a fire in my lungs and I can’t bare to breath you put this fire in me you put this fire in me you came in while I slept and crept out before dawn you lay your fevered head inside my aching palms you put this fire in me, you put this fire in me, you put this fire in me… and then you were gone And then you were and then you were gone And then you were and then you were and then you were gone And then you were and then you were and then you were gone And then you were and then you were and then you were gone you came in while I slept and crept out before dawn you lay your fevered head inside my aching palms you put this fire in me, you put this fire in me, you put this fire in me… and then you were gone
5.	Thrown 03:14	lyrics	buy track
You think you got it so bad you think you got it so rough you think the world owes you and what you’ve got is not enough You left it all behind everything you’ve got I hope it makes you happy being somebody that you’re not I hope the world gives you what you think that you deserve I hope someone can love the way you think that you love her You’ve thrown it all away all the good you had you took the good and twisted it until it all turned bad Why’d you turn to her? You could have turned to us We knew that you were hurting and we gave you all our trust I hope the world gives you what you think that you deserve I hope someone can love the way you think that you love her You’ve thrown it all away (x4) You know she’ll leave you one day You know she’ll leave you alone You know she’ll make you wish you had the things that you had known But all the things that you loved And all the things that you knew Will all be strangers to you since your love had gone askew I hope the world gives you what you think that you deserve I hope someone can love the way that you think you love her I hope that you can see yourself for what you really are I hope someone can love you after she has left her scars You think you’ve got it so bad You think you’ve got it so rough You think the world owes you and what you’ve got is not enough
6.	All the Heavens Fell 05:13	lyrics	buy track
Street lights fade behind me dark skies up above pictures to remind me of your dying love Seven streets to leave you Seven seas to drown all those who believe you, who’s the liar now? You can’t leave me lonely, I always felt alone. You can’t be the only one to bring me home You can’t take my life blood; There’s nothing left to give You can break my life-line; there’s no life left to live You can’t be a martyr In this living hell You can’t be the reason all the heavens fell All the heavens fell We’ll go past the border, where mountains meet the sea We’ll leave this life together, where no one else can see I’ll race you to the finish, where racing hearts stop I’ll take you to the water and fill your clothes with rocks You can’t be a martyr In this living hell You can’t be the reason all the heavens fell All the heavens fell You can’t see me, You can’t free me, You can’t beat me, You can’t defeat me You can’t be a martyr In this living hell You can’t be the reason All the heavens fell All the heavens fell All the heavens fell

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Following the release of Philadelphia-based Black Horse Motel’s cathartic cautionary tale, Parable, they immediately began work writing the songs that come after that deep cleansing breath. With their genre-fluid 2018 release, And Then You Were Gone, they have, with sounds vibrant and driving, pushed from sadness, through anger, and into acceptance, bringing along all the energy that comes with stepping out on your own with a clear sense of self. The band explores the titular moments of departure, picking at old wounds of abandonment and loss, while reveling in the freedoms of escape and fearless independence.

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released July 20, 2018

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Unauthorized duplication is a violation of all applicable laws.
© 2018 Single Batch Records | ℗ 2018 Boot N’ Pistol Publishing (BMI)
Instrument design | Desiree Haney
Album artwork | Megan Manning
Photographs | James Suit

Produced by Ron DiSilvestro & Black Horse Motel
Recorded & Mixed by Ron DiSilvestro
Recorded at Studio 4
Additional recording at Forge Recording
Mixed at Studio D
Mastered by Phil Nicolo at Studio 4
All songs written, arranged, & recorded by Black Horse Motel*
*Bass on Old Roads, Rattler & Thrown - Ron DiSilvestro
*Additional percussion on Rattler and Old Roads - Ron DiSilvestro

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Philadelphia's Black Horse Motel crafts its genre fluid city folk sound by taking traditional folk instrumentation and lyrics, blending them with Americana roots, rock, blues, and country influences and tying it all together with rich vocal harmonies. The resulting sound is infectiously foot-stomping, heart-breaking, familiar and new. The band released aew EP, And The You Were Gone, July 20, 2018. ... more

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