Promised Land (Live in Grantsburg)

from Soft Demos by Soft Devil

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lyrics

smalltown minnesota
we all grow up strong
learn the ways of solitude
live our lives alone

fire in the backwood
mississippi rolls on by
shiver in the open plains
as we gaze up to the sky

and all the time
we never were that strong
wasn't very long
cuz we knew too much
time's running out
thrill is burning down
waited for too long
never shoulda gone
into the promised land

found you in the gutter
forgotten your true form
stars are fallin one by one
we don't need them anymore

well i tried to call your brother
if he could drive you home
well he laughed and said much of nothin
walked off all alone
you stumbled through dark waters
struggled to get up and you
drank the blood of innocence
taste it from the cup

and all the time
we never were that strong
wasn't very long
cuz we knew too much
time's running out
thrill is burning down
waited for too long
never shoulda gone
into the promised land

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from Soft Demos, released September 20, 2022
austin - vox, guitar
el - bass
andie - drums

written by dan hogan

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