Story Behind The Song
The song is a memory of a child whose family was forced to leave their home due to religious fanatics who were convinced the world was ending. The child's family was not to be saved due to their lack of spiritual commitment. It is a period piece that reflects on the thoughts of this family's home. This song was written and recorded in Iceland's Sundlaugin Studios
Song Description
A lonely acoustic guitar with a haunting slide. Repeating and intertwining lyrics that build up to siren like feed back. A gospel like story accompanied by piano and heavy stomp like percussion that slowly fades as the vocals do.
| Song Length |
4:34 |
Genre |
Blues - Gospel, Blues - Delta |
| Tempo |
Non 4/4 |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Passive, Gloomy |
Subject |
Town, Village, Spirituality |
| Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
Snuffle & grunt
He's on a hunt
In a trance
Watch him dance
Your eyes are bleedin
Fingers drippin
Fur & bone
Our home
I buried Joe
In the back yard
Buried him deep
Down, deep, dark
The house is dead
In our eyes
But, the land is holy
To the shrine
They're singing the end
& they're preaching death
But, if the land is holy
Then Joe is safe
Our home