Lost in the woods. Trusting the dog. Guitar, mandolin and melodeon.
Ankle deep in mud
Gotta lose this load
Gotta lose this load
Do you remember this road?
Hey what did you find there, dog?
Something out there in the bog
Something out there in the bog
Is it a man or just a log?
Something moving among the pines
I hear the warnings I see the signs
I hear the warnings I see the signs
We must have strayed behind enemy lines
Ankle deep in mud
Gotta lose this load
We gotta lose this load
Hey dog, do you remember this road?
© 2022 Tomas Thunberg
@kenmattsson Feb 2022
+1 to previous comments. Really nice delivery and great lyrics.
@driftwood1 Feb 2022
You never disappoint. Haunting tune, love the interplay between the instruments.
@scottlake Feb 2022
Tomas this is yet another song that feels like it has existed for a century but minted fresh by you. I miss looking at your prior avatar whole listening, imagining you as the tree and relaying the scene played out before you in song
@coolparadiso Feb 2022
Quality as always mate interesting rhyming scheme xaaa then aaaa. Works well for you! Nice song
@mikedebenham Feb 2022
Great stuff as ever, Tomas. Strong imagery in the lyrics and nicely understated ornamentation from the mando and accordion (pump organ?) to fill out the mood. Always a treat.
@tan482 Feb 2022
This is beautiful. I could imagine myself in the dark forest tramping along with the dog by my side.
@southcoasting Feb 2022
Nince to see you back here - this is another beauty, with some lovely guitar work. Loved the mystery of the lyrics. What is it out there in the fog?
@richardmasters Feb 2022
You've still got the magic! Dripping with atmosphere and bleak images - love the key change, really unsettling in a way that I enjoy. Brings to mind a memory I have of seeing the bleached skeleton of a cow that died standing up in a bog on Dartmoor.
@whispermouse Feb 2022
A wonderful performance (as always) of a haunting song. You create such imagery with just the right words. Really well done.
@pumpkinhead Feb 2022
Wonderful song about the hardship in life. I do feel like a dog every now and again but I can't seem to portray it in music as well as you do. Ankle deep in mud looking for Peace.
@quork Feb 2022
Ominous and disturbing. Funny how a walk with the dog in the woods can turn so dark, and be such a compelling and universal metaphor for humanity. So nice to hear your voice again, and I really like the interplay of the instruments.