When I’m done, when I’m gone,
Take the thorns from my head,
Take me down, lay me down,
That’s where I’ll make my bed.
I don’t wanna hear no cryin’
Cause it ain’t that kind o’ dead,
When I’m done, when I’m gone
Take the thorns right from my head.
I been workin’ on this chain gang for 47 years,
Bustin’ rocks, punchin’ clocks, but my blood still runs red.
One day they came and got me – and they conked me on the head.
And when I awoke, the man next to me spoke, and this is what he said.
I opened my eyes to the sunrise, and I knew I’d lost my way,
I opened my mouth, nothin’ came out, ‘cause I don’t know how to pray.
I looked around and I wondered, will I live another day?
And then no joke, the man next to me spoke, and this is what I heard him say.
Now my arms are so tired and I can’t hold up my head,
I look around, blood’s flowin’ down, like a shiny river of red,
The light around me is fading, but there’s a brighter light ahead,
It was like I awoke when the man next to me spoke, and this is what he said.
credits
from Two Sets,
released November 1, 2022
(Burt Rashbaum)
70s refugees, bonafide survivors, making acoustic based rock music in the great Colorado tradition. When not working out original material, they are working out on the Great American Hippie Songbook.
Winter McQuinn mixes soft rock and psychedelic folk for a sound reminiscent of classic pop purveyors like Cut Worms and the Lemon Twigs. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 16, 2024
Recorded in a shipping container, the Australian artist's quirky second album is a love letter to 70’s classic rock, folk, and psychedelia. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 15, 2023
The UK upstarts' debut veers from sunny, psychedelic folk to bristling post-punk with reckless abandon without ever missing a beat. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 18, 2024
Hopscotching from jangle pop and post-hardcore to math rock and shoegaze, these Minnesota rockers have a gift for musical multitasking. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 29, 2024
West Virginia trio showcase strident country rock anchored in bold, anthemic songcraft and deliciously twangy tones. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 18, 2024