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Sweet Love & Damnation

by The Shadow & Shines

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1.
Skeletons 03:30
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Bones rattlin' in my closet at night These bones give me an awful fright In these skeletons I confide So many secrets I gotta hide And I feel them creepin' out I see them sneakin' about Try to keep these demons at bay All they wanna do is haunt and play Bones dancin' on the dead's resting place These bones are thievin' souls from their graves Quiet, you better bite your tongue They'll steal the air right from your lungs And I feel them creepin' out I see them sneakin' about Try to keep these demons at bay All they wanna do is haunt and play Oh, they're gonna get you They're gonna, they're gonna They're gonna get you And I feel them creepin' out I see them sneakin' about Try to keep these demons at bay All they wanna do is haunt and play And I feel them creepin' out I see them sneakin' about Try to keep these demons at bay All they wanna do is haunt and play Now that you know this dark tale You better hide, cover your trail This is the calm before the storm Don't say you haven't been warned
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Preacher Man 03:27
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Met him down in New Orleans He was a mad dog, no vaccine Got me doin' things to lose control Please preacher man save my soul We painted this town shades of red I took our sins and secrets to bed Well he condemned me to death row Preacher man save my soul Son of a gun put a curse on me Now his darkness is all I see The devil's here to take me below Need that preacher man to save my soul Save my soul Save my soul Down to the water's edge in my thorn crown Watch the heavens cast me down Hang me up, the dirt beneath my feet Saving grace can't help me in this heat Can't save my soul
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A Southern Plea 01:06
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Oh gentle souls of the Bayou woes Keep careful watch of my troubled soul And should my heart be filled with darkness and doubt Keep me safe til early dawn
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Voodoo Hum 03:53
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I feel you creepin' and sneakin' around my mind You stir my sins up and bring them all to life And I hear the Devil dancin' on my porch tonight And that Voodoo Hum plays all through out the night That Voodoo Hum, it plays all through out the night That Voodoo Hum, will make us all lose sight I hear you howlin' and growlin' that witch's spell I know you'll bring all our souls down to hell Now the Devil calls me down to Dead Man's Hollow That Voodoo Hum will make us all want to follow We'll all be prayin' and sayin' "Lord save our souls" The Devil's song will make us lose control Sleeping dead, you can still hear their cries That Voodoo Hum will bleed us all dry Bleed us all dry Bleed us all dry
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Boondock Blues 03:51
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Oh the smoke, oh the flame Witchy eyes and devil games I see fire in her eyes Sweet talkin', two timin' lies Oh tell me what I want to hear Whisper it, softly in my ear You know, you know I'm better off alone Oh yeah All around you rivers burn Good men cry and never learn Pour me that midnight blend We all lose our charm in the end Oh Lord have mercy on me Her love, it can be so damn mean You know, you know I'm better off alone Oh yeah All around you rivers burn Good men cry and never learn Pour me that midnight blend We all lose our charm in the end In the end In the end
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Hunt Me Down 03:52
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Love seek me out Feels like I'm not lost, I am found Fill me up, echo in chest Bring me to my knees, leave me breathless Are you really gonna steal me away Are you really gonna hunt me down Are you really gonna steal me away Are you really gonna hunt me down Love tear at me Your hooks are already so deep Weigh me down with your eyes and with your mouth Sink so slow Sink so slow Are you really gonna stain my soul Are you really gonna calm my storms Are you really gonna stain my soul Are you really gonna calm my storms Love stare me down Caught in your cross fire, no one else around You're all I want with your broken crown and honest heart Drift away Drift away Are you really gonna steal me away Are you really gonna hunt me down Are you really gonna steal me away Are you really gonna hunt me down
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I Ain't So Bad 03:11
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Baby I ain't so bad And I could be the one for you maybe I ain't so bad baby Well I know I'm a lot to handle But this doesn't have to be a battle, baby Kiss me hard I feel you in my veins Lying, lying drunk in your arms Letting this place fade Baby I ain't so bad And I could be the one for you maybe I ain't so bad baby Well love me tender, love me cruel Love, love is war and has no rules, baby We're blind Oh lost at sea And your love will be the death of me, baby
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No One But You 02:48
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Swingin' on the edge of this And no one's here to catch me, but you This sounds like fallin' in love And no one will ever hear it, but you Fell for you like autumn leaves And I come tumbling down And I'm the only one to feel it, for you There's a spark in my eye And no one will ever see it, but you I'm like a puzzle piece And no one will fit me, but you Fell for you like autumn leaves And I come tumbling down And I'm the only one to feel it, for you One light is burnin' bright And no one else is around, but you

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The duality of light and dark rendezvous in the lyrics and melodies with half the EP a reminiscent ode to Southern Gothic and Swamp Blues music and the other to sweet acoustic folk.

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released May 1, 2020

Hillary Lerch
Shane Mackenzie

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Official Page for The Shadow & Shines. An Indie Canadian band from Toronto playing Southern Gothic, Dark Americana, Blues and Folk.

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