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glory (live, GemsOnVHS recording)

by the Hill Country Devil

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Hayden went on a ride with us in East Nashville one balmy night in 2017 to play a new song he'd written. We found a parking lot in our neighborhood, and an urban wear shop called Street Fashionz served as the backdrop to another shockingly honest and vulnerable performance.

lyrics

The tortured howls of a motel ghost
And the worship songs of a well-worn throat
All cradle me as I waste alone
On a fool's gold throne
With my troubles all in tow

It's 86 dollars up-front for the key
Tack on another hundred for the company
It's on my dime, but she holds me tight
Yeah, we fuck all night
For a moment I'm alright

Oh, home is where I ought to be
Out in the gentle country breeze with my family
But cold, in a casket I lie
Bare-knuckle boxing polished wood, and I've grown so tired
I've grown so tired

All the rounders shine their saw-tooth grin
With every page I burn for them
As I sign myself away to grieve
Through blood-stained sleeves
In the ashes of my needs

As I stand within a makeshift ring
Of follies, lies, and broken things
And I shout and howl and I cry and I sing
Counting blessings down
And crossing the x's of my doubts

Oh glory, won't lay your hands on me
Oh, how it used to break me down, but I'm finding peace
Lord knows I can't look back now
So I try and swallow pride, but it's awful going down
It's so awful going down

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released August 19, 2020
Recorded by Anthony Simpkins

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the Hill Country Devil Texas

The Hill Country Devil (AKA Hayden Karchmer) seems to bring back something from beyond the edge with every song he pens, exorcising harrowing demons with every performance. Despite a burdensome life spent on the run from his own worst habits, always picking up the pieces just to pawn them off, he's somehow still here with us, still dangling from the edge, still plumbing unknown depths of the soul. ... more

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