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Deadwood

by Le Chat Noir

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1.
As the city burned behind us we rode on Not looking back Yeah, the desert stretched before us as the smoke Turned the blue sky black I heard a voice whisper to me Said it's time to set these sinners free So burn their wicked souls C'mon now, burn As the city burned behind us we rode on Out on the barren plains And now the skeletons of buildings twist and fall Into the charred remains I heard a voice whisper to me Said I've gotta set this city free It's time these sinners burned C'mon now, burn As the city burned behind us we rode on Away from home and into the unknown As the city burned behind us we rode on Away from home and into the unknown Come on now, burn!
2.
So let me introduce myself In case you don't know who I am I know all of your secrets, dear I'm not an ordinary man I've watched your fragile frame Through your window pane I don't mean you no harm I just wanna know your name All the lies you've told to me And all the truths you've been afraid to speak They don't mean shit you see Now you belong to me I love you Oh honey, honey, what's your name? I love you baby So come on, won't you say your name? Well, let me introduce myself The bone collector is my name I'm the parasite under your skin The poison running through your veins I've been inside your head Tasted all your fears I know what makes you tick Seen you cry so many tears All the lies you've told to me And all the truths you're trying not to speak They don't mean shit you see Now you belong to me I love you Oh honey, honey, what's your name? I love you baby So come on, won't you say your name? I know what's been going on So honey, come along I know you think you're strong But all the weak die young Today is judgement day So tell me, what's your name? Today is judgement day Your sins are on display Today is judgement day So tell me, what's your name? Today is judgement day My love, there's no escape
3.
I hear you slamming the door I hear you walk down the hall Where did you go today? You're dripping blood on the floor Your dirty look says it all Your eyes burn with hate Oh, it comes, it comes Rising inside of you It comes, it's coming Well, your wedding dress is white as snow But your broken heart's blacker than coal, yeah I can't believe you killed him on your wedding day I hear a knock at the door You take your gun from the drawer The sheriff's come for you You pass a note that you've scrawled And I ask you what it's for As you run out of the room They've come, they're coming Fixing their sights on you They've come, they're coming Now your wedding dress is stained with red And there's body in your wedding bed, yeah I can't believe you killed him on your wedding day You found out that he cheated and you cut his heart out You found out that he cheated and you cut his heart out You found out that he cheated and you cut his heart out You found out that he cheated and you cut his heart out
4.
I overheard a tragic tale of love and jealousy About a girl known in these parts as Green Eyed Josephine She loved a local gamblin' man, his name was Johnny Black She gave away her heart to him, but he gave nothing back He said 'I can't take anymore, you're always so uptight' She begged him 'please just stay for one more night' Oh green, Green Eyed Josephine Oh green, oh green, Green Eyed Josephine When morning came he said she couldn't see him any more He told her he'd been called up, it was time to go to war She begged him on her knees, he said 'we're marching North today' He held her in a cold embrace, then turned to walk away And said 'Girl, I never loved you, but you sure helped pass the time It's been fun, now it's time to say goodbye' Oh green, Green Eyed Josephine Oh green, oh green, Green Eyed Josephine She waited on the main parade to watch him leave her life He marched past in his uniform, but wouldn't catch her eye Around his wrist was tied a handkerchief she recognised Belonging to another girl she'd seen by Johnny's side She said 'the bastard's treated me wrong, now it's time to make amends' She drew her gun and aimed it at his head Oh green, Green Eyed Josephine Oh green, oh green, Green Eyed Josephine
5.
Down by the river, the animals slowly died Came here for water, but God made the river dry And as I stare out at the piles of bones I think of the story that you once told Of how we're controlled by the things we fear I scream at the sky but nobody hears Down by the river, evil men came to pray Dreaming of water washin' their sins away And as I stare out at the piles of bones I think of the story that you once told Of how we're controlled by the things we fear I scream at the sky but nobody hears Down by the river, crows circlin' overhead Beg for salvation, but they know what lies ahead And as I stare out at the piles of bones I think of the story that you once told Of how we're controlled by the things we fear I scream at the sky but nobody hears Nobody hears Out in the desert, graves where the nameless lie Came seeking shelter but died under clear blue sky
6.
She rode in quietly in the night as the snow fell on the town The moonlight shining on her crimson hooded gown Nobody stirred, the air was still, yeah, nothing made a sound But when the sunrise comes they'll know she's in town She's stolen many lovers, led the purest ones astray And now she's coming back to steal a man on Christmas day Her path is is paved with hearts of men she broke along the way So keep your husbands safe indoors tonight, it's time to pray She rode into the churchyard as the snow fell all around The women quietly lay in wait, she started to dismount They ambushed her, made sure that she was tightly gagged and bound She froze to death, alone under the stars, on holy ground
7.
Well, there's three of us in this here bed You and me and the devil in my my head And three's a crowd, or so it's said Gonna pull the trigger on the count of ten 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8... 9... He tells me all your secrets The things I've never seen Yeah, can't you see what you've done to me? Now it's time... So what am I supposed to do? You tell me life's a bitch, but so are you The devil's showed a path that's true The time has come to pay my dues 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8... 9... He talks about your lovers The lies and the deceit And can't you see what you've done to me? Now it's time... Gonna pull the trigger on the count of ten 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8... 9... 10! I took you to the basement Put a bullet in my head 'I love you honey' were the last words I said
8.
At the Deadwood Casino there's some trouble brewing You're looking uptight, lady luck's not with you tonight I think you're losing the fight The game has been rigged, but you keep on playing We crowd in to see what your next move's going to be You should've listened to me You gambled with the devil and your life was the stake He dealt a pair of aces and a pair of eights Boy if there's one thing that I don't understand You should've folded when you got the dead man's hand You got the dead man's hand You got the dead man's hand You've run out of credit, but you still ain't quitting You ask for a loan, but you're out there on your own Yeah, sinking like a stone You throw down the cards, and I see you running You try to escape, but you can't get out of this place They're gonna make you pay You gambled with the devil and your life was the stake He dealt a pair of aces and a pair of eights Boy if there's one thing that I don't understand You should've folded when you got the dead man's hand You got the dead man's hand You got the dead man's hand You gambled with the devil and your life was the stake He dealt a pair of aces and a pair of eights Boy if there's one thing that I don't understand You never should've played on with the dead man's hand You got the dead man's hand You got the dead man's hand 1,2,3,4, bang, bang, bang
9.
She's standing up on the roof As people in the street Begin to notice and stare They're pointing fingers at her She shuts her pretty eyes And steps out into the air The people shake their heads And then they just walk on by Just another teenage suicide And nobody gives a damn The body's taken away The crowd begins to leave And things are normal again And now the moment has passed The street's the way it was Just like any other day The preacher shakes his head And washes the blood away Just another hellbound today And nobody gives a damn
10.
When I first met you, girl You seemed so full of life Yeah, I saw fire in your eyes But honey, something's wrong today The flames have died and gone away And I see darkness deep inside Well honey, this mess you made ain't my idea of fun Time slows when you're staring down the barrel of a gun Oh girl, you wanted drama, well, I think the stage is set They walk me to the gallows with a sign around my neck Says it's a sin to lie And stealing is a crime I took the fall for you No, don't forget You gotta make the change You better mend your ways Cos honey, now there's no one left to blame You said you were in debt And you began to cry I can't believe that was a lie I pawned my best guitar and saw You go straight to the liquor store I just can't see the funny side Well honey, this mess you made ain't my idea of fun Time slows when you're staring down the barrel of a gun Oh girl, you wanted drama, well, I think the stage is set They walk me to the gallows with a sign around my neck Says it's a sin to lie And stealing is a crime I took the fall for you No, don't forget You gotta make the change You better mend your ways Cos honey, now there's no one left to blame
11.
You look over your shoulder As you're running in the fading light And everyone is searching for you 'Cos you killed a man here tonight Your eyes are wide with terror As you open up your mouth and scream The devil that you're running from Is me I am the ghost of Johnny Black Your hands are gripped together As you ask the lord to save your soul But it's too late for praying now 'Cos Heaven ain't where you're gonna go Well, girl, to err is human But to punish sinners is divine You're gonna pay for your crime Tonight I am the ghost of Johnny Black
12.
The morning fog is rising Over the battlefield The desert sands are stained black With the blood of the men we killed So come on, tell me, where's your saviour god now? Why weren't the good men saved? So come on, tell me, where's your saviour god now? What happened to your faith? They marched for miles with heavy hearts Across the barren lands The blessing of the preacher on their heads They came to fight In the name of god And died alone In the fields Where nothing grows In the fields where nothing grows And now the sun is shining We stand here all alone Amongst the piles of bodies And ruins that we once called home So come on, tell me, where's your saviour god now? Is this part of his plan? So come on, tell me, where's your saviour god now? I just can't understand And baby, when the fall comes I'll be Adam to your Eve We'll wander through the wastelands hand in hand We'll live and die In the absence of god And fall side by side In the fields Where nothing grows In the fields where nothing grows So come on, honey, where's your saviour god now? Come on, come on So come on, honey, where's your saviour god now? Come on, come on
13.
A hurricane's howling through my head Tearing up the trees and leaving desert plains behind Yeah, stormclouds are brewing in my mind I can see we're at the end of the line Girl, you're playing for time You've got blood on your hands And I don't know if it's yours or if it's mine I can see the light, I can see the light I can see the light, I can see the light It shines so brightly as the walls close in on me And as the seconds tick past Every breath seems like the last But honey, I'm not afraid All stories come to a close That's just the way that it goes The light is fading as we play this final scene I can see we're actors playing a part We were doomed from the start Hung down from the ceiling The wires moving to an unheard melody I can see the light, I can see the light I can see the light, I can see the light It shines as we act out this tragedy And as the seconds tick past Every breath seems like the last But honey, I'm not afraid All stories come to a close That's just the way that it goes The curtain falls and it's time for us to leave This world wasn't meant for you or me

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Deadwood, released through Bath-based label Patchogue Records, was the hotly-anticipated second album from Le Chat Noir. It saw the band developing the visceral garage rock of their debut album and taking it to a new level, with tracks exhibiting a new maturity and confidence whilst still staying true to the stripped-down aesthetic which has earned them a cult following.

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released September 1, 2007

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