Away in the South

from Ghosts by The Black Bullet Promise

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Music and Lyrics by Brian Fairbanks
2013 Ferocious Jones Music

Georgia stars
Shame the night
On which their worn
Huddled up, fading fast,
seeking warmth
Railroad preacher
Deals the cards
From the deck
War behind us, rolling west,
seeking rest

I never cared
If I stayed or got off
The people around me
Are hopelessly lost
Away in the South
Where my hearts always been
I climb those stairs
Will she welcome me back
In

I'm sprawled out
My shirts ruint
My body's broke
A misplaced bullet, an errant step,
God's great joke
I'm recognized
For all the pain
I have dealt
Folks keep walking, no one stopping,
No one helped

I never cared
If I stayed or got off
With lovers around me
To clean what I wrought
Away in the South
To a refuge I head
I climb those stairs
And she welcomes me back in
Her bed

Yellow dress
She wore it soft
Just for me
In her parlor, I undressed
Calliope
Her blue eyes
Burned the blues
Tones so deep
Raindrop rhythm, keeping time,
With her heartbeat

Collect all the pieces
That make up a heart
Loose stitch the memories
That keep falling apart
Away in the South
Where the end meets the end
And I climb those stairs
And she welcomes me back
In

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from Ghosts, released August 11, 2013
Written by Brian Fairbanks
Additional Vocals Asher Fairbanks and Dakota Theim

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