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The Slayer & The Slain

by Ash & Feather

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jesstobrazil Outstanding! Love that you guys recorded this. Thanks Favorite track: Flesh of My Flesh, The Blood Has Been Spilled.
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1.
I swear I blew the candle out that evening I think I even pinched the wick I can't make any sense of this Why have the birds not stopped singing? Why does the earth still spin? I crossed the river just before the day broke And when I reached the old live oak That's when I first saw the smoke And I ran like hell through the meadow And I heard him scream for me And I smelled the flesh from forty paces I saw the vultures circling Silhouetted by the orange glow Cast by the flames Of everything I've ever loved ablaze
2.
Father, I looked into your eyes You saw me Father, I hope you're satisfied You saw me Not far from the tree No rest for the wicked, no mercy Dishonor, dismay Forsaken from the cradle to the grave Father, I will not forgive your sin You saw me Father, I will have my revenge You saw me Flesh of my flesh The blood has been spilled You laid me to rest And you must be killed If tables were turned You'd do the same Together we'll burn The slayer and the slain
3.
Ever since the fire I've cursed the cold Cast aside, stripped of pride, paralyzed I sing alone Recite the lines all for show It's all downhill from here Let me go What does it matter anymore? Our child's at the door He's poised to take me We've been through this before There's just no sense in putting up a fight I'm just not gonna make it through the night
4.
Pull the shades apart Draw attention to the light Brush away the dust From your lips and bury me Tell the children the truth I'm gone Tell the children I'm so sorry Pull yourself apart Send a piece of you with me Throw the rest away Before anybody sees you go Be gone Tell the children I'm so sorry Please don't breathe without me there Please tell the children the truth Please tell the children that you Don't breathe without me there
5.
Hush my darling, don't you cry I'll sing you a lullaby Lick the water, taste the salt Breathe beneath the waterfall Ashes to ashes, dust to dust I'm sorry I betrayed your trust Can't leave you with anyone Let the water fill your lungs Soon we will be together again Flesh of my flesh The blood has been spilled You laid me to rest And you must be killed If tables were turned You'd do the same Together we'll burn The slayer and the slain Stood beneath the old live oak Tied a noose into my rope Hung it from the highest limb I will not breathe without him Put the noose around my neck Said a prayer under my breath Recited our wedding vows Threw my body from the bow

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The Slayer & The Slain tells the story of a family that is torn apart after a fire consumes their home, killing the eldest son, whose ghost returns to haunt the surviving members of the family.

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released December 9, 2016

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