Story Behind The Song
Ever wonder if your ancestors got it right?
Song Description
Singer wonders what unseen forces are really in control of human nature
| Song Length |
4:30 |
Genre |
Folk - Alternative, Country - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Worried, Troubled |
Subject |
Dysfunctional Family, Suspicion |
| Similar Artists |
The Grateful Dead, Moby |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
VERSE I
Born in a country with plenty all around
I've got a lot of friends when I go in to town
I've got music in the mountains - fish jumping in the sea - birds and mice, crocodiles on TV
You could say I've got it made, and there's an ocean in between the last time I swam upstream
But there's no looking back on tomorrow and things are seldom as they seem
CHORUS
There's an ancient score from an ancient land
I can feel the fingers of an unseen hand
Old blood lines running through my veins
Trying to tell me their names
But just leaving old BLOOD STAINS
VERSE II
I wonder where it comes from - this feeling of unrest
I wonder why old bones keep putting me to the test
Why do they rattle my window, keep me up at night
What stories would they tell by candle light?
Would they talk about the struggles, the hunger and the grief?
The anger - always anger - no relief
You could say I'm superstitious but some things lie beyond belief
REPEAT CHORUS
BRIDGE
I don't owe you the time of day. Move away. Just move away.
I don't care what I've done, I don't care if I'm your son
Let me live life my own way. Don't talk to me about debts to pay
TAG
There's nothing new. We're hard wired - fused - to an ancient tribal chain
We can't win or lose, though we think we chose, in the end no choice remains. Only old BLOOD STAINS