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Hammer On My Bones

from Brother Ox by Brother Ox

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lyrics

HAMMER ON MY BONES

Stumbling down ole hollow way
The streets so quiet despite the rain
Caught that cold, best lay up inside
Scrounge up a round before I die

Gold label taught me how to feel
With promises that I will never see
Well I should’ve stolen one more kiss
Black tooth gave me away

Far down, swallow and drown
The bonfire in the home of the gutted hound
Layman on layoff, broke miner’s cough
Can’t quite recall where I’ve fallen, no

Gold label taught me how to feel
With promises that I will never see
Well I should’ve stolen one more kiss
Black noose gave me away

Just another hammer on my bones
Just a couple nails inside my soul
The truth inside my home now
That I was never home, nah
Never wanted anything
Never wanted you

An empty crib in an empty room
One miscarriage now two
Said it was my fault, and I’m just a dog
With my broken bones, fast getting old
Apart so the story goes
Ya left me cause I lose, left me cause I’m bruised

Just another hammer on my bones
Just a couple nails inside my soul
Inside my soul, the pity grows
For self, for god, for love
Lord I couldn’t get enough of you

And I remember the good times, sweet embrace and sunshine
Nectar from a potent vine
I’d give it all, but she gave it up, and gave it to another man
Traded in my aching back, for fast times
That never last

Just another hammer on my bones
Just a couple nails inside my soul
As I slip into the black within, I know
That door ain’t opening again

credits

from Brother Ox, released March 14, 2015
Matt Glaser - Vocals
Mike Pribble - Guitar
Joe Becker - Bass
Eddie Sheffler - Drums

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Brother Ox Shady Grove, Pennsylvania

Brother Ox was a band with an idea behind it. Labor, societal pressure, anguish of the common man: listen to the first album, you hear these themes. This was a good thing.

But it was also an excuse to hide.

Volume 2 is full of characters you know in your personal experience, and some you haven't met yet. It's the same for us. Is it rock or something worse? Are we traitors? To what cause? None. ... more

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