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They fade like a Ghost Rider flying high
Burying the dreams of the passers-by
The medicine is dry and the lies have been told
But they are coming home to roost in the life you were sold
And the winds they are a-blowing and calling your name
The voices of the angels relinquish your shame
So when you see a fire burning some hope in the sky
The Ghost Rider's shining and is passing you by
The Ghost Rider's shining and is passing you by
The Ghost Rider's shining and is passing you by
Thank the Lord for the music, the Devil for your guns
When the battle line is drawn, I will stay with love
And there will be no rifles in my kingdom come
So thank the Lord for the music, the Devil for your guns
You hope to be beckoned when you're crippled inside
The comfort of a hand makes you stay to run and hide
But the dust is laying low and it's falling deep
So the Ghost Rider's fire is where you want to be
The Ghost Rider's fire is where you want to be
The Ghost Rider's fire is where you want to be
Thank the Lord for the music, the Devil for your guns
When the battle line is drawn, I will stay with love
And there will be no rifles in my kingdom come
So thank the Lord for the music, the Devil for your guns
Keep on singing
Keep on singing
Keep on singing to the Lord, sweet Lord
Keep on singing to the Lord, sweet Lord
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The Ballad of the Mortal
03:44
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Mortality, don't you know you're reigning over me
'Cos I'm spending all my time drinking with my new best friend and he's called wine
Sail me out to sea, far from all the hypocrisy
Living in a world of lies and we're running out of time
We're living in a world, where we only take care of ourselves
Psychology, you have been a friend to me
Even when the banks all break and our hearts begin to shake
We're living in a world, where we only take care of ourselves
I lost my mind on the other side won't you take me for a trip on a mortal ride
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Shadows
04:19
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I've become wary of the snakes in the grass
They've been venomous before
I've contemplated a white flag on my mast
As they're breaking down my door
I've got no firing squad protecting my name
I've got no friends to stand in my way
And if there is no God to carry me through
Then I'll be thinking that it is only me and you
So hit the railroad my kingdom is on fire
Pull up my anchor I'm leaving my bay
And if I murdered you, I would understand your grievance
But you're just afraid of a different point of view
I've become wistful to the vultures flying high
They are only preying on my demise
I've wrote off all self-righteous vindications
As I'd sooner walk away
I've got no firing squad protecting my name
I've got no friends to stand in my way
And if there is no God to carry me through
Then I'll be thinking that it is only me and you
So hit the railroad my kingdom is on fire
Pull up my anchor I'm leaving my bay
And if I murdered you, I would understand your grievance
But you're just afraid of a different point of view
Would you guide me through when I walk among shadows?
Would you guide me through when I walk among shadows?
Would you guide me through when I crawl in the shadows?
As I crawl in the shadows
As I crawl in the shadows
As I crawl in the shadows
As I crawl in the shadows
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Misty Clouds of Midnight
03:09
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In time, the misty clouds of midnight are going to fall
And we will look to the sea to save us all
Through life, we hold onto the wisdom that is shed by the night
Offer us the words to prolong the ride
Take us to the summer skies
Where freedom is a gift for the fight
And we will hold and we won't betray
All the thoughts and the words that are all left to say
This life, It hasn't christened us with virtue down the line
There were slicing swords but unopened doors this time
Take us to the summer skies
Where freedom is a gift for the fight
And we will hold and we won't betray
All the thoughts and the words that are all left to say
Sunrise, there is a time to realise
That there is no compromise
And we are fading, we are falling, deep down
Sunrise, there is a time to realise
That there is no compromise
And we are fading, we are falling, deep down
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5. |
Revival Blues
04:10
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I was waiting at the crossroads
For a savior to call
I was praying for resurrection
With my knees on the floor
See I'm no longer surviving
I'm no longer strong
And the streets are no shelter
Where the strangers will harm
Lord, I need a revival
I've lost my faith in the Bible
So carry us all
And start a new
Because there is no gold when there is soul
So I'm left with revivalist blues
The revival blues
Aren't we asking for salvation?
There's depression in the air
Are we too busy living
To see it's barren out there
Lord, I need a revival
I've lost my faith in the Bible
So carry us all
And start a new
Because there is no gold when there is soul
So I'm left with revivalist blues
The revival blues
Can you see the rising sea?
Can you feel the broken dreams?
All the anxiety
Lord, I need a revival
The revival blues
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6. |
Tending to Tears
02:56
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These tears can't fall
All of the time
See I feel the earth move
So I've got to get out of here
To stay alive
I see lovers eyes
Fall to the floor
In a city that weeps
Our generation
Searching for more
And you hold my fears
Now I'm tending to tears
And my fears
They got me tending to tears
And you hold my fears
Now I'm tending to tears
And my fears
They got me tending to tears
Tending to tears
Tending to tears
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7. |
No Silence
04:47
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Give me time and I will say the things to ask
And in due course, I will peer through the looking glass
See no mercy
There is just no mercy
Time rolls on still I can't see
All the familiar things seem so new to me
Is there time
We need more time
I'm just a stranger
A stranger in the land
A pilgrim in a loveless land trying to understand
Watch me walk away
With no silence
We'll be lost and then we'll be free
In hope that one day lights will shine out to sea
To see some faith
We need some faith
I'm just a stranger
A stranger in the land
A pilgrim in a loveless land trying to understand
Watch me walk away
With no silence
Watch me walk away with no silence
You burnt my heart in your raging fire
Watch me walk away with no silence
You burnt my heart in your raging fire
You burnt my heart in your raging fire
You burnt my heart in your raging fire
My love
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8. |
Keep on Killing
03:15
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I'd shoot down the preachers’ son
I'd shoot down anyone
Because they did nothing for me
I'd shoot at the break of dawn
I'd shoot at the early morn
Because daylight never shone upon me
The truth is my desire
Has fell upon deaf ears
And this is why
I got to keep on killing on
Keep on killing on
I'd shoot down the man on the throne
I'd shoot down all he owns
Because possessions don't govern me
I'd shoot when the river runs dry
I'd shoot for times gone by
Because history has been no good for me
The truth is my desire
Has fell upon deaf ears
And this is why
I got to keep on killing on
Keep on killing on
Keep on killing on
Keep on killing on
Keep on killing on
Keep on killing on
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9. |
Love Don't Hold Me Back
04:42
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I can think of a million reasons
Why I shouldn't leave today
I can't find the words to say
Help me find the words to say
Use my hands and use my soul
To make it all last
I'll look ahead but not to the past
I'll look ahead and not to the past
And love, don't hold me back
Love, don't hold me back
So give me the mission statement
With your help, I will be done
We can say that we have won
We will say that we have won
And love, don't hold me back
Love, don't hold me back
My love, don't hold me back
My love, don't hold me back
Love don't hold me, hold me back
Love don't hold me, hold me back
Love don't hold me, hold me back
Love don't hold me, hold me back
And I got to keep running alone
And I got to keep running alone
And I got to keep running alone
(Because we fell apart and I faded from your heart)
And I got to keep running alone
(Because we fell apart and I faded from your heart)
And I got to keep running alone
(Because we fell apart and I faded from your heart)
And I got to keep running alone
(Because we fell apart and I faded from your heart)
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Bible Belt
03:35
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I took a journey down the Bible Belt
I didn't have you on my mind
But I will stop at the Missouri state line
Because I sure want whiskey tonight
Yeah I sure want whiskey tonight
I'll take the moonshine and a little bit of wine
Because that is what makes me feel good
As the sun lays low on the Ozark plateau
Finally I'm putting up a fight
Finally I'm putting up a fight
Tennessee is good for me
And Arkansas cures my soul
I'm going to kick the dust because I am gaining trust
In goodbyes and the morning light
In goodbyes and the morning light
Goodbyes in the morning light
Goodbyes in the morning light
Goodbyes in the morning light
Goodbyes in the morning light
Give me freedom when drifting
Show me faith and I'll carry on
Compassion when I'm kneeling
But let me roam on the road that I'm on
Let me roam on the road that I'm on
Give me freedom when drifting
Show me faith and I'll carry on
Compassion when I'm kneeling
But let me roam on the road that I'm on
Let me roam on the road that I'm on
Give me freedom when drifting
(Goodbyes in the morning light)
Show me faith and I'll carry on
(Goodbyes in the morning light)
Compassion when I'm kneeling
(Goodbyes in the morning light)
But let me roam on the road that I'm on
(Goodbyes in the morning light)
Let me roam on the road that I'm on
(Goodbyes in the morning light)
Give me freedom when drifting
(Goodbyes in the morning light)
Show me faith and I'll carry on
(Goodbyes in the morning light)
Compassion when I'm kneeling
(Goodbyes in the morning light)
But let me roam on the road that I'm on
(Goodbyes in the morning light)
Let me roam on the road that I'm on
(Goodbyes in the morning light)
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11. |
Long Way Back to Memphis
02:33
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It's a long way back to Memphis
It's a long way to Arkansas
It's a long dirty road now my heads in the stones
And I'm leaving on my own
It's a long way to Missouri
Through the dusty Bible Belt
There's a preacher with a gun
So I'm still on the run
Yet my killing is done
With my maker on the horizon
I'm walking still shy of a prayer
Now I'm traveling home
With an absent throne
Singing I'll be back someday
To the blue skies of Memphis
With my sins laid bare
To the blue skies of Memphis
With my sins laid bare
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Neal Sawyer England, UK
Searching for a light at the end of the tunnel?
Neal Sawyer is a singer-songwriter,
multi-instrumentalist, and producer, documenting an exploration of the soul.
He writes, records, and plays all instruments on his recordings. Working with remarkable tenacity until he feels ready to expose his findings.
On his persistent, lonely hunt for hope, he has created something that'll resonate with all.
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