Collaboration with Arietta van Olphen; a special expression in murder ballads. Who says you need two to tango? (Note: The heart always wins.)
Silly brain
You lashed out at me
The hurt was so deep
Deep like the soil of the earth
Where the snakes and the scorpions play
Seems just like yesterday
You had to give in
To each deadly sin
And when I missed a beat
You never thought about me
Silly heart
You made me feel weak
My wounds were so deep
Deep like the soil of the earth
Where the snakes and the scorpions play
Seems just like yesterday
You tried to see through
All you thought that I knew
But every time I was right
You never listened to me
Stupid brain
You thought it was me
That buried me deep
Deep in the soil of the earth
Where the deer and the antelope decay
Seems just like yesterday
You tried not to choke
On the cigarette smoke
And when I missed a beat
You never thought about me
Stupid heart
You blamed it on me
Now that you’re buried deep?
Deep in the soil of the earth
Where the deer and the antelope decay
Seems just like yesterday
You didn’t care
That I was gasping for air
When I cried in despair
You never listened to me
Crazy brain
You blamed it on me
Now I’m buried deep
Deep in the soil of the earth
Where the worms and bacteria play
Seems just like yesterday
You wouldn’t say no
To the booze and the blow
And when I missed a beat
You never thought about me
Crazy heart
You thought it was me
That buried you deep
Deep in the soil of the earth
Where the worms and bacteria play
Seems just like yesterday
We had one last fight
You said I was right
But when I thought we agreed
You never listened to me
Rotting brain
You didn’t foresee
You’d go down with me?
Deep in the soil of the earth
Where decaying of flesh is the way
There are no more yesterdays
You lived on the edge
‘Til you stepped off that ledge
And when I ceased to beat
© 2022 Eugene Ruff-Wagner and Arietta van Olphen
@timfatchen Feb 2022
So nice to hit a good 6/8, one gets awfuly tired of 4/4. Backing keeps one leaning for the next line, and the lyric/melody has the same pull (clever the deer and the antelope etc!) good stuff. But who killed who and what? How? Why? Suicide by stupidity? Murder? Dunno!
@robynmackenzie Feb 2022
What a murder ballad! Really gets you questioning exactly what truly happened. Cool lyrics, and I like the simplistic musical interpretation. Nice collab!