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Old County Style

by Davey Halfbeard

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1.
In a little hole deep in the frozen ground I’ll lay in wait, and try not to make a sound I spent 18 long and dormant years Trying to make sense out of all the things I feared Someday I’ll crawl out of this place And I’ll finally feel sun upon my face And I’m gonna fight my way to the top You better believe that I’m not gonna stop ’Til I take first place I let the rain drops roll right off my wings And I join in when everyone starts to sing We’re gonna be free We’re gonna live our lives We’re gonna climb trees And see the sun before we die But we don’t know when
2.
Let’s go to the junkyard And set the place on fire Can you feel the heat Coming off the barbed wire It cuts and tangles Everything it can touch I ask how you’re doing And you say “not much” Well that’s the wrong way to answer What I said Where have you gone Inside your troubled head Oh no The flames grow tall But my ego starts to shrink I look at your eyes And you hardly blink I grab your hand You pull away We need to leave The cops are on their way You’d rather stand there Than run from the fire Well don’t you know That those consequences are mighty dire Oh no
3.
Iowa 02:31
In Iowa where the great corn grows And the grass peaks out from under your toes You’ll find You’ll find You’ll find You’ll find me there When buildings fall and roads collapse When bad habits all start to relapse When the people snap like a rubber bands And they all come out with guns in their hands You’ll find You’ll find You’ll find me there In Iowa In the rolling hills of Iowa Where the birds all fly high above In Iowa where the great corn grows And the grass peaks out from under your toes You’ll find You’ll find You’ll find me there In Iowa
4.
I got a panic in my bones tonight The kind of panic that turns me white I mean it turns me calcium white I got a panic in my bones tonight Shallow breathing in a shallow chest The kind of breathing that feels like death I mean it really does feel like death Shallow breathing in a shallow chest I got a panic in my bones tonight The kind of panic that turns me white I mean it turns me calcium white I got a panic in my bones tonight
5.
I can tell you’re not alright You were covered in bug bites Even though the moon shines bright You had a rough time tonight A bitter taste on your tongue Labored breathing in your lungs And even though the night ain’t young All the owls start to hum I could tell you closed your eyes And tried to keep away the flies Even though the moon shines bright You had a rough time tonight
6.
Do you think we’ll get alive? Do you think the end is near? Do you think we’re gonna survive? Or do you think we’ll die in here? I don’t think we’ll get out alive. And I think the end is near. I don’t think we’re gonna survive. But my friend there’s nothing to fear. Do you think they’ll know that we’re gone? Do you think they’ll know that we died? Do you think they’ll all move on? Or do you think they’ll be petrified? I don’t think they’ll know that we’re gone. I don’t think they’ll know that we died. And I think they’ll all move on. But there’s no-one I’d rather have by my side.
7.
Coyote Song 01:57
I hear them shouting yeah I hear them scream It’s a little muffled but I know what it means They’re coming, They’re coming for me They’re coming, they’re gonna take my life And I can’t put out a panic burning this bright And I freeze I see their guns and I see their knives I hope they can’t see the drowning fear in my eyes It’s raining, it’s raining right now It’s raining, and I can feel the drops In this gruesome situation I hope it doesn’t stop And I breath I can hardly feel the ground underneath my feet As I turn a dire turn to make a fast retreat I’m running. I’m running away I’m running, with all the strength I have left And I almost make it out but I’m not quite that deft And I scream Now they’ve got me yeah they cut me open wide And they take out all the organs from my insides I’m dying, I’m dying out here I’m dying but this rain feels nice And maybe on my grave they’ll plant some edelweiss And I bleed I bleed, every drop I got And in my final moments I don’t feel so hot But I bleed
8.
Maybe someday I will grow up But I’m not in any rush And it feels like I’m gonna throw up And I hope that this toilet will flush Because these thoughts about the future They make my stomach feel really sick And these thoughts they come as intruders As I watch the clock tick And I’m scared, I’m scared, I’m scared Of what the future holds for me I’m not prepared, prepared, prepared To go through motions blindly Does anyone have time to borrow Until these stupid thoughts go away I wish tomorrow could stay tomorrow And that today would stay today
9.
Benthos 03:36
Day breaks on the crest of a wave Out here it’s too late to save me From all that comes When the sweat fills up your lungs So I shine, shine, shine In the colors of a newborn sky And I shine, shine, shine With fluorescing and regressing light Fog burns off in a goodbye kiss As I sink down low to the blue abyss And I know they’ll wonder where I went They’ll wonder where I went So I shine, shine, shine In the colors of a newborn sky And I shine, shine, shine With fluorescing and regressing light So I shine, shine, shine In the colors of a newborn sky And I shine, shine, shine With fluorescing and regressing light So I shine, shine, shine In the colors of a newborn sky And I shine, shine, shine With fluorescing and regressing light So I shine, shine, shine In the colors of a newborn sky And I shine, shine, shine With fluorescing and regressing light
10.
I spend my time mostly alone in my room Trying to fight off the impending sense of doom Enough is enough is enough It wouldn’t be so bad if the silence didn’t scream And If you’re like me you know exactly what I mean It’s the way these walls learned to talk And most of the time I do feel alright The other half of the time my skin feels too tight And my veins show through my arms And maybe some day I will leave here Go down the road and buy gas and then I’ll disappear Into thin air But who am I kidding? I spend my time mostly alone in my room Staring outside maybe I’ll head out there. Soon Enough ain’t soon enough
11.
Blue Moon 03:14
You’re a longshot love and I’m in over my head In a stream of consciousness I went to the place I thought I’d have a chance with you But now I’m here and it’s clear you’re nowhere near So I’ll wait for you underneath this blue moon And I’d stand out in this field until I’m soaked with morning dew It’s what I’d do but only for you And maybe it’s a shame but I don’t think you’d do the same Not that I think you think of me While I wait for you underneath this blue moon Daylight’s just a few short winding hours away How long until enough has been enough But it’s not the first night I’ve lost sleep over you It’s just another notch in the post of my bed As I wait for you underneath this blue moon Maybe you don’t know I’m here and that’s my fault, my dear Have you come and gone or are you on your way Take your time but bear in mind this wait’s as bitter as a lime And I’m in need of something sweet While I wait for you underneath this blue moon
12.
Tucked away in a box labeled 1982 Sits a black and white photograph of you In this particular picture you’ve got such great big smile That’s something we haven’t seen in quite a while But I can’t tell if it the picture make you laugh And I can’t tell if you’d rip it right in half I guess I don’t know you Tucked away in a box labeled 1994 There was a bottle and so much more I found the papers from the first day we met I found a bracelet and beaten up cassette And I wonder “Is it broken like you”? And I wonder “Does it still play out in tune”? I guess I don’t know you And I can’t tell if the tape is running out And I can’t stop myself from screaming out I guess I don’t know you
13.
The wooden floorboards moan as I float across the room And the old tape deck hums “Let It Be” so I do Sometimes all you can do is just laugh at a bruise And find some humor in all the black and blues Dust along the frames, all the pictures look the same Like a boy without a home or a cat without a name Let’s pray for what we heard in those old forgotten days The pain slowly fades but the memories stay And I I need to say goodbye One last time And I need to say goodbye One last time
14.
When you are feeling down There’s no need to mope around Just look around and see The best things in life are free When you are feeling down There’s no need to mope around Just look around and see The best things in life are free
15.
I know that you think we’re done for Like the rusted hinges on a broken door That the things we’ve done won’t matter anymore But like those who came before We’ll rise again We’ll rise again We’ll rise again And we’ll rise again We’ll shed our skins and leave them behind As a monument for those who climb Let’s look at the sky and hope we don’t go blind But like morning light We’ll rise again We’ll rise again We’ll rise again And we’ll rise again We’ll rise again And we’ll rise again And we’ll rise again And we’ll rise again And we’ll rise and we’ll rise again And we’ll rise again And we’ll rise again And we’ll rise again And we’ll rise again And we’ll rise, we’ll rise again

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All songs are written and performed by Davey Halfbeard except if and where noted.

Guitars: Martin M-36 & Yamaha NTX700
Harmonicas: Hohner Marine Band in "C" and "A" & Hohner Special 20 in "D"
Keyboard and Drums: Casio SA-7
Mic: Blue Snowball & Optimus Vox CTR-107 Cassette Recorder
Software: Garageband
Funding: Nonexistent

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released November 7, 2016

This album was written and recorded between late September and October 2016 in various spots. Most prominently, my college dorm. Be it my room in the day or the basement by night, Colvin imparted it's ambience to the tracks.

To whoever is reading these words, I love you with all my heart. You're worth it.

- DHB

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I've seen a thing or two. Hell maybe nine or ten things more. I know what trouble sounds like and it's knocking at your door.

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