people just called me Dan
https://soundcloud.com/sidsshovel/people-just-called-me-dan?si=11387f31f360488b83837fd33ce218b4&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing (right click then open link in new tab,) to open song. lyrics SS : music/vocals Ai
[verse 1]
The sun, is shinin' in his eyes,
shouldn't come, as any surprise.
Figures, he won't be here long,
boy, did he get that wrong.
[verse 2]
Yesterday, was a different world,
out in the field, without a care.
Till ma girl, she came runnin',
dress torn, all bloody an'cryin'.
[chorus]
The people just called me Dan,
a loner, I worked the land.
You'd never know, I was there,
till I had a gun, in ma hand.
[verse 3]
'tween tears an' cries, she told me,
man with an accent, six foot three.
The Swede it had to be, gunslinger,
bastard, had done all this to her.
[chorus]
The people just called me Dan,
a loner, I worked the land.
You'd never know, I was there,
till I had a gun, in ma hand.
[verse 4]
Told Mary, go home to her Pa,
rest, I'll deal with this alone.
Took ma guns out of the drawer,
saddled up, an' rode to town.
[verse 5]
The guns made me feel uneasy,
old friends, they still felt heavy.
Years ago, a sheriff in Tombstone.
deadly men, I put in the ground.
[chorus]
The people just called me Dan,
a loner, I worked the land.
You'd never know, I was there,
till I had a gun, in ma hand.
[bridge]
The Swede didn't know my past,
if he had, he'd be long gone.
Thought he'd have some fun,
spat in the dust, went for his gun.
[final chorus]
The people just called me Dan,
a loner, I worked the land.
You'd never know, I was there,
till I had a gun, in ma hand.
[outro]
His hand, never reached his side,
he hit the ground, already dead.
Ma gun's they're still smokin',
put two holes, through his head.
Comments
-
@sidshovel - dear god, between you and carroll, these are some dark lyrics. they are not necessarily bad lyrics. just dark. my only critique is the music should be a slow ballad and not as upbeat..
0 -
Thanks Bill, goin' for a "coward of the county" sort of vibe!
0 -
Thats good Sid , real dark and poignant
0 -
Yep, that's a dark one too.
Strong story line. Not sure v1 is really setting up the context though. Maybe use that to describe the swede? Or just start at v2?
0 -
Thanks Elvis, RDM,
Yes, v.1 was me trying to do a Tarantino. v.1. jumps to the Swede waiting to draw down on Dan, thinkin' this is too easy.
The rest are the build up and conclusion to the opening scene.
Either I got it wrong or I'm wasted here!
See you tomorrow!
Sid
0 -
Ah, I missed that. Needed the visual in your head Mr Tarantino.
0 -
Yeah a Tarantino. song lol , dark and people die in every movie
0 -
Tarantino started off young in career , like most artists . I think he might like this song
0
Howdy, Stranger!