I’ve been draggin’ these boots through the ashes,
Chasin’ ghosts down a broken line.
Every road just burned to cinders,
But I kept on movin’, buyin’ time.
I’ve been draggin’ these boots through the ashes, Chasin’ ghosts down a broken line. Every road just burned to cinders, But I kept on movin’, buyin’ time.
We left what we had in the dust of the night, Suitcase of dreams, no wrong or no right. The road stretched long, shadows fell fast, We walked away, love, from all of our past.
Well I’ve walked the line, Through smoke and thunder, Paid my dues, And made my blunders. But when the lights go down, And the night turns gray, I can say I lived it — Done
In the twilight’s glow, your shadow’s calling, Your skin’s a soft whisper, my soul is falling. The beat drives us forward, two steps in the breeze, Your body against mine, a sweet, restless tease.
Power in the people, rising from the ground, Purpleman’s rhythm shaking all around. No more hiding, no more chains, We’re the fire running through the veins.
Well, my hopes were high in the morning light But the truth rolled in sometime last night I gave my trust, but it slipped away Now I’m driving on toward a clearer day
Candles are burning, but the light feels cold Memories linger, stories left untold The wind through the window carries your sigh And I am left asking, why must love die?Â
Rust Revival takes on a journey into Southern California Hidden Gem, L.A., Hollywood, west to Venice and Santa Monica, you dead end into LAX. Thankfully the tourist seldom venture south. Between Long Beach and Santa Monica lies the South Bay. Always a bit to far to live in until the 1970’s when the oil derricks went away, and the freeways gave access to the South Bay, come enjoy it’s history, enjoy it’s vibe, enjoy the Blues that came from the South Bay.
Raise a glass where the night rolls on, Hear that bass keep the world in song. Didn’t know the names, didn’t chase the fame, But the Lighthouse burned in my veins just the same.
Moonlight on the water, Catalina’s dressed in black, Whispers in the canyon, but the truth don’t whisper back. Some say it’s just the ocean, some say it’s the past, Every secret on this island’s built
Women in red, with a dangerous smile, Voices like velvet that lingered awhile. Every note was a refuge, every drink was a prayer, And I found pieces of myself that were lost somewhere.
By the wells of El Segundo, where the oil rigs kissed the sky, They traded drills for rivet guns when the war drums cried. While the boys went marching, and the ships rolled out to
Oh, memories of Manhattan, where the shoreline meets the sky, We were young and we were reckless, never asking why. The ocean kept our secrets, and the stars just watched us through, Memories of Manhattan,
Oh, memories of Manhattan, where the shoreline meets the sky, We were young and we were reckless, never asking why. The ocean kept our secrets, and the stars just watched us through, Memories of Manhattan,
Rosies in El Segundo, ghosts of steel and fire, Hands that built the bombers, dreams that never tire. You won the war with rivets, but lost your place in line, History’s silent heroes — the
Coves that hide the cargo, fog that hides the men, Bootleg days are numbered, but they’ll come around again. The law can’t catch the ocean, can’t stop that midnight tune, We were kings of the
There’s laughter in the harbor, but it fades when night is near, Echoes in the canyons, you can almost taste the fear. Steps along the hillside, vanish without trace, Eyes behind the curtain, a half-forgotten
The night drifts on, with the smoke in my glass, I count the hours, the years that have passed. Can’t chase the shadows, they slip through my hand, Time wrote its story, not what I
And the Humvees roll,
Through the towns we know,
With a rattle in the ground and a fear that grows.
Yeah, the Humvees roll,
Hearts turn cold,
You can hear the silence break when the Humvees roll.
I went down to the ballot, my heart heavy as lead Promised me heaven, but all I got was dread He smiled so sweet, shook my hand with a grin But I found out later,
Unchain my vote, Donald let me be, You don’t care a thing about democracy. You lied and you schemed, you played us for fools, But truth is breaking through, we’re done with your rules.
The faith is gone, it’s gone away from me Yeah, the faith is gone, gone away from me You fooled a nation once, but now we finally see The faith is gone for good, gone
Red lines and blue lines, cutting through the sand, Voices shouting, no one seems to understand. Neighbors turning cold, friends turning away, A house once whole now split in shades of gray.
Oh yes, I’m the great pretender, Claiming I’ve won when I’ve lost, Bragging with pride, And always I hide, The truth that would show what it cost.
You said you’d fix it, baby, make it right, But every single promise fades into the night. You smiled and you shouted, told us what we crave, But left us all stranded, in the shadows
I’ve been fooled by silver promises, Watched ‘em rust in the pourin’ rain. But the night don’t last forever, And the morning don’t feel the same.
Smoke in the streets, lies in the air, Leaders deceiving without a care. Chains of corruption wrapped around our minds, Shadows grow longer as truth unwinds.
You said you’d drain the swamp, but you filled it instead, With cronies and felons and folks who misled. You tried to steal elections, you broke the people’s trust, Now the gavel’s coming down —
I went down to the ballot, my heart heavy as lead
Promised me heaven, but all I got was dread
He smiled so sweet, shook my hand with a grin
But I found out later, he’d been lying all along again
And the Humvees roll, Through the towns we know, With a rattle in the ground and a fear that grows. Yeah, the Humvees roll, Hearts turn cold, You can hear the silence break when the
Unchain my vote, Donald let me be, You don’t care a thing about democracy. You lied and you schemed, you played us for fools, But truth is breaking through, we’re done with your rules.
The faith is gone, it’s gone away from me Yeah, the faith is gone, gone away from me You fooled a nation once, but now we finally see The faith is gone for good, gone
Red lines and blue lines, cutting through the sand, Voices shouting, no one seems to understand. Neighbors turning cold, friends turning away, A house once whole now split in shades of gray.
Oh yes, I’m the great pretender, Claiming I’ve won when I’ve lost, Bragging with pride, And always I hide, The truth that would show what it cost.
You said you’d fix it, baby, make it right, But every single promise fades into the night. You smiled and you shouted, told us what we crave, But left us all stranded, in the shadows
I’ve been fooled by silver promises, Watched ‘em rust in the pourin’ rain. But the night don’t last forever, And the morning don’t feel the same.
Smoke in the streets, lies in the air, Leaders deceiving without a care. Chains of corruption wrapped around our minds, Shadows grow longer as truth unwinds.
You said you’d drain the swamp, but you filled it instead, With cronies and felons and folks who misled. You tried to steal elections, you broke the people’s trust, Now the gavel’s coming down —
Unchain my vote, Donald let me be,
You don’t care a thing about democracy.
You lied and you schemed, you played us for fools,
But truth is breaking through, we’re done with your rules.
And the Humvees roll, Through the towns we know, With a rattle in the ground and a fear that grows. Yeah, the Humvees roll, Hearts turn cold, You can hear the silence break when the
I went down to the ballot, my heart heavy as lead Promised me heaven, but all I got was dread He smiled so sweet, shook my hand with a grin But I found out later,
The faith is gone, it’s gone away from me Yeah, the faith is gone, gone away from me You fooled a nation once, but now we finally see The faith is gone for good, gone
Red lines and blue lines, cutting through the sand, Voices shouting, no one seems to understand. Neighbors turning cold, friends turning away, A house once whole now split in shades of gray.
Oh yes, I’m the great pretender, Claiming I’ve won when I’ve lost, Bragging with pride, And always I hide, The truth that would show what it cost.
You said you’d fix it, baby, make it right, But every single promise fades into the night. You smiled and you shouted, told us what we crave, But left us all stranded, in the shadows
I’ve been fooled by silver promises, Watched ‘em rust in the pourin’ rain. But the night don’t last forever, And the morning don’t feel the same.
Smoke in the streets, lies in the air, Leaders deceiving without a care. Chains of corruption wrapped around our minds, Shadows grow longer as truth unwinds.
You said you’d drain the swamp, but you filled it instead, With cronies and felons and folks who misled. You tried to steal elections, you broke the people’s trust, Now the gavel’s coming down —
The faith is gone, it’s gone away from me
Yeah, the faith is gone, gone away from me
You fooled a nation once, but now we finally see
The faith is gone for good, gone for good
And the Humvees roll, Through the towns we know, With a rattle in the ground and a fear that grows. Yeah, the Humvees roll, Hearts turn cold, You can hear the silence break when the
I went down to the ballot, my heart heavy as lead Promised me heaven, but all I got was dread He smiled so sweet, shook my hand with a grin But I found out later,
Unchain my vote, Donald let me be, You don’t care a thing about democracy. You lied and you schemed, you played us for fools, But truth is breaking through, we’re done with your rules.
Red lines and blue lines, cutting through the sand, Voices shouting, no one seems to understand. Neighbors turning cold, friends turning away, A house once whole now split in shades of gray.
Oh yes, I’m the great pretender, Claiming I’ve won when I’ve lost, Bragging with pride, And always I hide, The truth that would show what it cost.
You said you’d fix it, baby, make it right, But every single promise fades into the night. You smiled and you shouted, told us what we crave, But left us all stranded, in the shadows
I’ve been fooled by silver promises, Watched ‘em rust in the pourin’ rain. But the night don’t last forever, And the morning don’t feel the same.
Smoke in the streets, lies in the air, Leaders deceiving without a care. Chains of corruption wrapped around our minds, Shadows grow longer as truth unwinds.
You said you’d drain the swamp, but you filled it instead, With cronies and felons and folks who misled. You tried to steal elections, you broke the people’s trust, Now the gavel’s coming down —
Red lines and blue lines, cutting through the sand,
Voices shouting, no one seems to understand.
Neighbors turning cold, friends turning away,
A house once whole now split in shades of gray.
And the Humvees roll, Through the towns we know, With a rattle in the ground and a fear that grows. Yeah, the Humvees roll, Hearts turn cold, You can hear the silence break when the
I went down to the ballot, my heart heavy as lead Promised me heaven, but all I got was dread He smiled so sweet, shook my hand with a grin But I found out later,
Unchain my vote, Donald let me be, You don’t care a thing about democracy. You lied and you schemed, you played us for fools, But truth is breaking through, we’re done with your rules.
The faith is gone, it’s gone away from me Yeah, the faith is gone, gone away from me You fooled a nation once, but now we finally see The faith is gone for good, gone
Oh yes, I’m the great pretender, Claiming I’ve won when I’ve lost, Bragging with pride, And always I hide, The truth that would show what it cost.
You said you’d fix it, baby, make it right, But every single promise fades into the night. You smiled and you shouted, told us what we crave, But left us all stranded, in the shadows
I’ve been fooled by silver promises, Watched ‘em rust in the pourin’ rain. But the night don’t last forever, And the morning don’t feel the same.
Smoke in the streets, lies in the air, Leaders deceiving without a care. Chains of corruption wrapped around our minds, Shadows grow longer as truth unwinds.
You said you’d drain the swamp, but you filled it instead, With cronies and felons and folks who misled. You tried to steal elections, you broke the people’s trust, Now the gavel’s coming down —
Oh yes, I’m the great pretender,
Claiming I’ve won when I’ve lost,
Bragging with pride,
And always I hide,
The truth that would show what it cost.
And the Humvees roll, Through the towns we know, With a rattle in the ground and a fear that grows. Yeah, the Humvees roll, Hearts turn cold, You can hear the silence break when the
I went down to the ballot, my heart heavy as lead Promised me heaven, but all I got was dread He smiled so sweet, shook my hand with a grin But I found out later,
Unchain my vote, Donald let me be, You don’t care a thing about democracy. You lied and you schemed, you played us for fools, But truth is breaking through, we’re done with your rules.
The faith is gone, it’s gone away from me Yeah, the faith is gone, gone away from me You fooled a nation once, but now we finally see The faith is gone for good, gone
Red lines and blue lines, cutting through the sand, Voices shouting, no one seems to understand. Neighbors turning cold, friends turning away, A house once whole now split in shades of gray.
You said you’d fix it, baby, make it right, But every single promise fades into the night. You smiled and you shouted, told us what we crave, But left us all stranded, in the shadows
I’ve been fooled by silver promises, Watched ‘em rust in the pourin’ rain. But the night don’t last forever, And the morning don’t feel the same.
Smoke in the streets, lies in the air, Leaders deceiving without a care. Chains of corruption wrapped around our minds, Shadows grow longer as truth unwinds.
You said you’d drain the swamp, but you filled it instead, With cronies and felons and folks who misled. You tried to steal elections, you broke the people’s trust, Now the gavel’s coming down —
You said you’d fix it, baby, make it right,
But every single promise fades into the night.
You smiled and you shouted, told us what we crave,
But left us all stranded, in the shadows of your wave.
And the Humvees roll, Through the towns we know, With a rattle in the ground and a fear that grows. Yeah, the Humvees roll, Hearts turn cold, You can hear the silence break when the
I went down to the ballot, my heart heavy as lead Promised me heaven, but all I got was dread He smiled so sweet, shook my hand with a grin But I found out later,
Unchain my vote, Donald let me be, You don’t care a thing about democracy. You lied and you schemed, you played us for fools, But truth is breaking through, we’re done with your rules.
The faith is gone, it’s gone away from me Yeah, the faith is gone, gone away from me You fooled a nation once, but now we finally see The faith is gone for good, gone
Red lines and blue lines, cutting through the sand, Voices shouting, no one seems to understand. Neighbors turning cold, friends turning away, A house once whole now split in shades of gray.
Oh yes, I’m the great pretender, Claiming I’ve won when I’ve lost, Bragging with pride, And always I hide, The truth that would show what it cost.
I’ve been fooled by silver promises, Watched ‘em rust in the pourin’ rain. But the night don’t last forever, And the morning don’t feel the same.
Smoke in the streets, lies in the air, Leaders deceiving without a care. Chains of corruption wrapped around our minds, Shadows grow longer as truth unwinds.
You said you’d drain the swamp, but you filled it instead, With cronies and felons and folks who misled. You tried to steal elections, you broke the people’s trust, Now the gavel’s coming down —
I’ve been fooled by silver promises,
Watched ‘em rust in the pourin’ rain.
But the night don’t last forever,
And the morning don’t feel the same.
And the Humvees roll, Through the towns we know, With a rattle in the ground and a fear that grows. Yeah, the Humvees roll, Hearts turn cold, You can hear the silence break when the
I went down to the ballot, my heart heavy as lead Promised me heaven, but all I got was dread He smiled so sweet, shook my hand with a grin But I found out later,
Unchain my vote, Donald let me be, You don’t care a thing about democracy. You lied and you schemed, you played us for fools, But truth is breaking through, we’re done with your rules.
The faith is gone, it’s gone away from me Yeah, the faith is gone, gone away from me You fooled a nation once, but now we finally see The faith is gone for good, gone
Red lines and blue lines, cutting through the sand, Voices shouting, no one seems to understand. Neighbors turning cold, friends turning away, A house once whole now split in shades of gray.
Oh yes, I’m the great pretender, Claiming I’ve won when I’ve lost, Bragging with pride, And always I hide, The truth that would show what it cost.
You said you’d fix it, baby, make it right, But every single promise fades into the night. You smiled and you shouted, told us what we crave, But left us all stranded, in the shadows
Smoke in the streets, lies in the air, Leaders deceiving without a care. Chains of corruption wrapped around our minds, Shadows grow longer as truth unwinds.
You said you’d drain the swamp, but you filled it instead, With cronies and felons and folks who misled. You tried to steal elections, you broke the people’s trust, Now the gavel’s coming down —