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Postcards From The Dark Highway

by Le Chat Noir

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1.
Under Desert Skies 04:21
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Heard it on the radio today The newsreader said there's a war on the way And every able man is required To sign up or hang for refusing to fight So under desert skies I'll ride into the night Under desert skies - alone but alive Goodbye my love, Mary There's panic brewing out in the streets They're blocking the roads so that no one can leave I thought this was a democracy I won't be a slave in the land of the free So under desert skies I'll ride into the night Under desert skies - alone but alive Goodbye my love, Mary Out there on the road's where I'll be The life of outlaw's all that's left for me I don't know when I'll come back this way I promise that we'll be together again some day Under desert skies I'll wave the past goodbye Under desert skies I'll wave the past goodbye Goodbye my love, Mary
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The Death Of Louis Lecoeur 02:25
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Louis waves to Roxy, says he'll be back in an hour Locks her in and heads out to the bars down in the town Seven hours later she's still lying alone in bed While he spends all their money playing poker with his friends There's lipstick on his collar, there's whiskey on his breath He stumbles to the bedroom and he lights a cigarette Reaches out to touch her but he finds she isn't there Instead she finds a note from her that says she's run away He finds her by the highway, she's trying to hitch a ride He puts his hands around her throat there's hatred in his eyes She begs for him to let her go, he screams he wants her dead She pulls a knife out from her boot and stabs him in the neck
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The Dark Highway 04:05
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Roxy met Jack Valentine on Christmas Eve, back in '29 He picked her up at a quarter to eight, she was hitching a ride on the Interstate He saw the blood stained on her hands, but he thought he'd give this girl a chance From the moment he laid eyes on her Jack knew they'd never part They were two of a kind, partners in crime and doomed from the start He said 'where do you wanna go today?' and she said 'let's ride along the Dark Highway' They stopped in at a pawn shop, saw some instruments for sale They had no money on them so they stole them, made their getaway They rode along the Dark Highway Well, 4 years passed, their legend grew across the Southern States They played in every town they found, then robbed it the next day They rode along the Dark Highway They knew someday their time would come - the lawmen always win And death's the final wage you'll earn from living life in sin Hell, we all gotta die some day... until then they'd ride along the Dark Highway
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Outlaw Lovenote 02:51
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I'm not the dashing rebel of the kind you may have seen Played out upon the stage or captured on the silver screen I've turned against my country and I've left my family A life that's filled with danger is all that remains for me It's too late for turning back The cards are dealt, the deck is stacked There's no way to turn back time And there ain't no happy ending at the end of the line I'm not a helpless princess or a damsel in distress I'm not waiting for some hero to come save me, I confess Cos I've been trapped my whole life, and now I've set myself free I'm looking for some action, and a man who's damned like me It's too late for turning back The cards are dealt, the deck is stacked There's no way to turn back time And there ain't no happy ending at the end of the line Well, if we can't be good folk, then Let's be the worst they've ever seen Let's start a riot in every town Til we are 6 feet underground
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Johnny Moorview & The Heart Attacks 03:51
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I was at a jam in some seedy motel bar Roxy was beatin' on the drums, Jack playing some mean bass guitar A stranger took to the stage and struck a chord I swear the devil danced upon that old guitar's fretboard Hold on, he said, rock'n'roll ain't dead... Johnny Moorview And The Heart Attacks Johnny Moorview And The Heart Attacks Johnny Moorview And The Heart Attacks Johnny Moorview And The Heart Attacks He could make that guitar wail like the demons of hell Or sing as sweet as an angel from heaven above That Johnny was a preacher man, layin' out his soul Spreading the gospel of the revolution he called rock and roll Hold on, he said rock'n'roll ain't dead... Johnny Moorview And The Heart Attacks Johnny Moorview And The Heart Attacks Johnny Moorview And The Heart Attacks Johnny Moorview And The Heart Attacks
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Deserter's Lament 02:12
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My love, do you remember when we were together last? You told me that you loved me, that we’d never be apart The next day, you had disappeared - a note left in your place You fled the noble call to war and left me in disgrace You’re dead to me Now as your brothers march away, under our nation's flag I stand alone, not knowing if you're ever coming back How proud the other women, as their husbands pass on by And wretched me, deserted here, to mourn your treachery You’re dead to me
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Father Blackheart 03:33
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Gave my life to Jesus cos the lord showed me the way Came to me and told me that all sinners have to pay So I left everything I had andset out on that very day My service piece strapped on my waist in my jet black chevrolet To some folk 4 walls in a home To me that's just a prison cell Yeah all I need are these 4 wheels My crucifix beside me And a highway map of hell Well, I've been told I'm crazy and that I have gone astray No sinner ever spoke those words and lived to tell the tale Cos when the holy spirit enters me they grovel and pray The notches on my righteous revolver count the souls that I have saved To some folk 4 walls in a home To me that's just a prison cell Yeah all I need are these 4 wheels My crucifix beside me And a highway map of hell
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Time To Decide 03:59
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Honey, you know I've got no regrets But we can't keep on gambling like this The odds are stacked against us now my friend Why don't we just quit whilst we're ahead? I'm sick and tired of this ugly life Got a picture of a better place in mind So wake up, please understand We gotta get out, we got one chance Let's change our ways while we still can Honey, take my hand We'll start a new life in some far off land Honey, take my hand We only got the one life, a single roll of the dice So now it's time to decide To keep on cheatin' our fate, or change before it's too late We're gonna end up just like Bonnie And Clyde People who we counted as our friends All just turned against us in the end If we don't change we're gonna wind up dead It's time to take another path instead I'm sick and tired of this ugly life Got a picture of a better place in mind So wake up, please understand We gotta get out, we got one chance Let's change our ways while we still can Honey, take my hand We'll start a new life in some far off land Honey, take my hand We only got the one life, a single roll of the dice So now it's time to decide To keep on cheatin' our fate, or change before it's too late We're gonna end up just like Bonnie And Clyde
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The Silver City Regulators 02:56
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Flip a coin to decide If you're gonna live or die Your hand shakes as the seconds tick on by You can run, but understand The Silver City Regulators always get our man The time has come to stand and fight You can't keep running your whole life So be a man, let's finish this tonight Dead or alive, you're going down The Silver City Regulators always get our man You think that you're above the law And smarter than the rest We've hanged a hundred outlaws, boy And you will be the next
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Please Forgive Me 04:36
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I hope that this letter finds you well, Mary I guess you've been wondering what the hell happened to me For ten long years I have been running away from my home But now it is time to come back to the place I was born So Mary, don't hate me I'm sorry for what I've done Please forgive me, my love Please forgive me, my love Please forgive me, my love Please forgive me, my love So all of the roads in the world led me right back to you And the place I came from, just like I promised they would But I left a free man, holding my head up high They're bringing me home so that they can hang me tonight So Mary, don't hate me I'm sorry for what I've done Please forgive me, my love Please forgive me, my love Please forgive me, my love Please forgive me, my love Please forgive me - I know that I've done wrong...
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If I Were A Religious Man 04:15
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If I were a religious man, I'd get down on my knees And pray with all the other folk that beg to make their peace But I've seen countless pious men crushed by the hand of fate Forgive me if I don't repent, I know I can't be saved We like to think that we were made in the image of the Lord Our foolish pride has struck us blind, we're fragile and we're flawed We tell ourselves that in our hearts there burns eternal light But in the eyes of desperate men I've seen the darkest night You tell me that his loving hand guides us from high above But everywhere that I have been, I've seen the wrath of God Lord knows, I've led a sinful life, but maybe he's to blame If I had made a world like this, I'd hang my head in shame We like to think that we were made in the image of the Lord Our foolish pride has struck us blind, we're fragile and we're flawed We tell ourselves that in our hearts there burns eternal light But in the eyes of desperate men I've seen the darkest night I wish that I could find my faith and pray for peace at last But nothing I can do now's gonna save me from my past So I'll go with my head held high, not bow down at your feet I'll tread the unknown path ahead, we'll see where it will lead We like to think that we were made in the image of the Lord Our foolish pride has struck us blind, we're fragile and we're flawed We tell ourselves that in our hearts there burns eternal light But in the eyes of desperate men I've seen the darkest night
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Gibbet Hill 03:49
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The snow is falling all around, everything is quiet and still And the footprints lead the way up to Gibbet Hill I can feel you're here with me sitting by the hanging tree How I long for just one kiss from your frozen lips They bound your feet upon a horse so every one could see Kicked him and out from under, left you swingin' from the tree Nobody can save you now, the bell has tolled The night the reaper came to take your soul White roses scattered on the ground in the faded photograph Where the red roses once lay on this lonely path Frozen in your innocence, moonlight dancing on your face How I long to be held now in your cold embrace I look into your timeless eyes, they leave me feeling cold I look at my reflection, wonder how I got so old Nobody can turn back time, the bell has tolled The night the reaper came to take your soul On the lonely nights like this I come up to Gibbet Hill And I dream that you and I are together still Won't you come and dance with me out upon the frozen lake Pirouette out on the ice, pray for it to break And as I sink into the depths I dream you're here with me You come and hold me in your arms, we sink down peacefully And we can be together now, the bell has tolled Tonight the reaper's here to take my soul
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Gravestone Waltz 04:50
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Don't cry for me by my grave, cos I'm not really gone My body's six feet underground but my spirit's living on Don't cry for me by my grave, cast off your veil so black You thought you'd seen the last of me but I am coming back Remember a time when it was just you and me, Mary Lee? You stood by my side, an angel to watch over me Now you stand there and cry as they close the lid over me No, I never thought this was how the ending would be Don't cry for me by my grave then think that you can just go Your planning was impeccable but you'll reap what you've sown Don't cry for me by my grave, spare me your crocodile tears I see the hatred in your eyes - I'm stood right here, my dear Remember a time when it was just you and me, Mary Lee? You stood by my side, an angel to watch over me Now I see through your lies as the gravedigger's lowering me I never foresaw the way that you'd turn on me Don't cry for me by my grave, don't put on such a show No one in town suspects a thing, but girl I surely know Don't cry for me by my grave and mock me as I lie The blow you dealt me was enough to end my mortal life Remember a time when it was just you and me, Mary Lee? You stood by my side, and angel to watch over me Now I watch as you smile as they're piling the soil over me No, I never guessed that you'd be the one who killed me So save your tears for yourself cos darling, this ain't the end I'll haunt your every hour til you are lyin' here with me, my friend Don't cry for me by my grave, don't waste your time, cos you see... You're gonna pay for what you've done, ma belle dame sans merci
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What Became Of Johnny? 02:46
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So what became of Johnny? I've heard stories of his fate Some say he hit the highway and that somehow he escaped Or else the press gangs caught him, sent him to the killing fields Perhaps he crashed and died whilst speeding in his automobile He was never a stranger to a life spent on the run His friends lived fast and died young, but his journey'd just begun And no one knows for sure, but if he's still alive today I'd bet somewhere old Johnny's rockin' out upon a stage Well, I wonder where he is now - is he doing OK? Does he still have the fire in his eyes? I sure hope I will find out some day Others say he wanders still until this very day From town to town, still carrying that beat up guitar case Still singing for the sinners, all the folks that God don't save The lowlifes and the outlaws and the soldiers in their graves So if one night you come across a man and his guitar Sat playin' in the corner of some Mexicali bar And folks swear that he sold his soul to Satan for his skill Then maybe you will find out that old Johnny's with us still Well, I wonder where he is now - is he doing OK? Does he still have the fire in his eyes? I sure hope I will find out some day

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Postcards From The Dark Highway is an epic tale of love, war, death and rock'n'roll. Le Chat Noir’s third studio album, released in May 2009, is a thematic prequel to the band's previous two albums, returning to the fictional setting of Silver City and the surrounding Wild West-inspired landscape. Over the course of its 14 tracks the album relates the story of Jack Valentine and Roxy Lecoeur - a pair of desperados who fall foul of the law, fall in love, form a band and ultimately meet their untimely ends out on the Dark Highway.

Fans of the previous albums will find out why Mary Lee became a femme fatale as well as meeting a rich host of new characters including the corrupt vigilante priest Father Blackheart, the relentless lawmen of the Silver City Regulators and the saviour of rock'n'roll himself: the legendary Johnny Moorview!

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released May 15, 2009

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