I wrote this song for my father, Robert Michael Rich Senior.
He is the strongest man I've ever met.
lyrics
Godspeed me, back home
I envy you in your faith, and in your lack of hate, for fellow men and your self
Self pity's just a father figure for this abundance of weak men
I was raised on true words from a true man
A true heart of hearts
Songs for fathers are a good cliche, because in some way, somehow we can all relate
After every verse, I can always hear the exhale of a man who hurts
In return for every act against him, he showed mercy
Even after cruel words from a fall down drunk, he still let me stay
He should have beat me dead
He'll never stop reaching hurting waiting worrying for me
I wish I could stop him from hurting waiting up and falling apart
Even mothers have their pain all nights thoughts course blood through their veins
Cycles occur reaching waiting, waiting worrying for me
If you're such a man, then get back up
If it's just a regret in the making
I'll swear on God, that I'll just stop
The all singing all dancing, unseen and unheard
The day I realize all my problems are from me coming first
When I've a slate wiped clean by the gloves of some,
at the table of my fellow shun fathers' sons
I begged the fucking sky for it to take back its blues
My fathers prophecy I cant complete of finishing school
I kept singing, kept dancing, now I'm seen and I'm heard,
because its all I ever wanted when your wishes came first
I begged and begged the sky for it to take back its blues,
and return humility to out my need to use
I sold your sons their deaths and all daughters too, and I'm the son of the father who you could never bares shoes
Traditions stand up against me as just a fair price for my long awaited re-entry
And though these trials stand incomplete, he still loves me unconditionally
Oh my lord, Old Gray is absolutely perfect. The first track is the obvious highlight of this EP and it's in my opinion their best track ever. Thanks for the amazing music and feelings <3 Alex Jesus
The music of Reading group Chaos Emeralds feels like it weighs megatons, with its thick rivers of distorted guitar and gluey textures. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 15, 2022