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Down with the Ship

by Max Redding & The Dogwood Gospel

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Down with the Ship

Well it was sold to me,
Bought and paid for like the air we breathe
And make you no mistake,
That door is open but there ain't no escape

Save for the purest breed,
More bent on killing than for learning how to lead
So when I stepped through the divide,
Saw lies in tatters scattered on the hillside

And you'd imagine my surprise,
Revelation like the stars in the skies
Then anger reared its ugly head,
Born of the bullshit we've been spoon fed

There's ammunition in this script,
Can't hide that fearful tremble in your lower lip,
The wasted efforts slipping through your finger tips,
You're goin' down with the ship

A good, hard look around,
Ain't such a thing no more as finding solid ground
Lord knows these times are strange,
The blinding of the fray, defining of the age

The earth is singin' out in grief,
Of what we've all allowed ourselves to come to be
You better pull down on the shades,
Turn your eyes as the world begins to fade

Don't look to heavens for relief,
You knew it all along, indifference was a thief
So now there's panic in your mind,
The truth was plain in front of you to find

You're running out of clever quips,
Once so certain, now a victim of the whip,
The wasted efforts slipping through your finger tips
You're goin' down with the ship

Well I know my family line,
Know you're so bloodless that you're thinkin' you're divine
Know what I am and what I ain't,
Know what's a-comin' ain't for a group of hearts so faint

Maybe this night will be the last,
You'll find me standing where that holy light was cast
More likely I will sing this song,
Fall as I may somewhere between the right and wrong

And I ain't got no degree,
I never even took the SAT
And I've been blind before,
Still I can see what's waitin' behind that door

Eyes wide with horror as it slips,
Betrayed my only friend, I find I've lost my grip
Whatever's left of me, I know they're sure to strip
I'm goin' down with the ship
You're goin' down with the ship

credits

released May 14, 2021
The Dogwood Gospel is -

Max Redding - Guitars/Vocals
Victor Alvarenga - Bass/Vocals
Kyle Jackson - Drums/Vocals

With -

Bethany Wagener - Party Vocals

Engineered by - Blaine Misner

Produced by - Blaine Misner and The Dogwood Gospel

Mastered by - TJ Lipple

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Max Redding & The Dogwood Gospel Catoctin, Virginia

Max Redding & The Dogwood Gospel is a hard driving, energetic blend of alt-country and punk rock hailing from Furnace Mountain, Virginia.

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