The Rules Of Absence Songs: Ohia

And the spaniel's down among The old blue tick Read about how the sherriff's down among The old blue tick And i can't say who you are With your new running boards And the spaniel's down among The old black

The World At The End Of The World Songs: Ohia

It runs the length of the world x2 And it gets heavy like woman's secret x2 And full of sorrow like a sudden thing The ancestors of shadow the ancestors of smoke The memory at night The strength to face

Steve Albini's Blues Songs: Ohia

on the bridge out of Hammond see them brake lights burning feel my motor turnin on the bridge out of Hammond see the big city moon see how it close comes (x2) watch my wiper blades pound it like a drum

Program: The Mask Songs: Ohia

Where the blue of the night Meets the gold light of day I know someonex2 waits for me Faithless sinners dry your tearsx2 And your lamentations When the angels of the lord smile upon you They'll be bringing

Whenever I Have Done A Thing In Flames Songs: Ohia

In any house in the world there is background of flames In any house in the world there is background of storms And any house in the world a winter spent alone Wherever I have done a thing for love it

Two Blue Lights Songs: Ohia

two blue lights one's the blue light of the late night bus one's the blue light of the moon over us one's got the diesel fuel on her breath one's got the damp taste of the earth on it two blue lights there's

Back On Top Songs: Ohia

There ain't nothing beyond hope(x2) I've been thrashed by the hope of your body I've been thrashed by the hope of your eyes You looked me square in the eyes You said don't take but one thing to be your

Hearts Newly Arrived Songs: Ohia

Revellie At dawn were sharpshooters sleeping Brings our truce this moment to an ending The frontier hounds become partner To the loss we've arranged They'll be no rust on the gates of heaven A low light

Hearts Newly Arrived (Hecla Session Bonus Track) Songs: Ohia

Revellie At dawn were sharpshooters sleeping Brings our truce this moment to an ending The frontier hounds become partner To the loss we’ve arranged They’ll be no rust on the gates of heaven A low light

Farewell Transmission Songs: Ohia

The whole place is dark Every light on this side of the town Suddenly it all went down Now we'll all be brothers of the fossil fire of the sun Now we will all be sisters of the fossil blood of the

The Moon Undoes It All Songs: Ohia

In the dusk Bloody mane and tail In the dawn Cold that aches in his belly The sun that scarred his back It was doubtful it would end x2 I came here out of common sense The future enough behind me And I

Lioness Songs: Ohia

It is for me the eventual truth Of that look of the lioness to her man across the Nile It is that look of the lioness to her man across the Nile Wanna feel my heart break if it must break in your jaws

Didn't It Rain Songs: Ohia

no matter how dark the storm gets overhead they say someone's watching from the calm at the edge what about us when we're down here in it we gotta watch our own backs but if you do see that golden light

Redhead Songs: Ohia

The broken times Self-confidence must be It's obviously Selfish to preserve Selfish to pursue I guess it's the proper way To go on to loving Begin with nothing Begin with nothing Begin with nothing And

Blue Factory Flame Songs: Ohia

when i die put my bones in an empty street to remind me of how it used to be don't write my name on a stone bring a Coleman lantern and a radio Cleveland game and two fishing poles and watch with me from

Till Morning Reputations Songs: Ohia

The hangman's water is often sweeter On these western roads Know the heat of their travelers That go downgo down And backs know the saddles And boots know the heels My eyes know the blinder is blackx2

Come Back To Your Man Songs: Ohia

Coaxingly closing to dangerous eyes They hang their lighted She feels the effort of h a n d's She feels the effort of e y e's She feels the effort of l i e's Fumble across her Fumble across her There are

Whip Poor Will Songs: Ohia

Got my window open in the southern cross hotel It's been my longest night i can tell By the way i'm not surprised To see the desert cover over paradise Now count every rhododendron in this cool mountain

U.M.W. Pension Songs: Ohia

I've left what's left of me On the shores of the Erie On the shores of the Erie And I’ve crawled ne’er so Home sickwardly home So home sickwardly home It goes hayfoot, with strawfoot Throwdown, throwdown

Lightning Risked It All Songs: Ohia

Still no guides It's not a generous world It is a separate world The bad luck taste of the dark The broad luck of blood on the water I can see it will be red, the choice if it is a choice It's too hard

Love and Work Songs: Ohia

There are gaps between the light And the dark road we are on No gaps between what's right And the need that we have Somewhere under six am There is the room and the event in this room There is the dark

The Old Black Hen Songs: Ohia

Singing the Bad Luck Lullaby Come right on in, it's midnight again Time for the Bad Luck Lullaby You know the one It's the same one you sung When you worked on the Revelation Now sing it over the cradle

Keep Only One Of Us Free Songs: Ohia

The space you gave to me You marked out dividing lines Keep only one of us free x2 The frame that held me x2 Has rotted away x2 Now we are paired again Back with friction x3 And black angel falls in with

One Of Those Uncertain Hands Songs: Ohia

We're close, the lamps are burning blood On the chance that we'll survive To need such a desperate light My bones shall rise up muskettes My feet are at the threshold And disaster warms our soilx2 So left

Blue Jay Songs: Ohia

It seems that the older inhabitors never got out of you The phantom broods were wronged in body And in a state they will make their soon escape By building a new inheritance It’s likely more not to be

Hot Black Silk Songs: Ohia

There will be trouble with me There will be trouble more than these And i warned you Ten times of these things There ain't nothin' short of wisdomx2 In your hot black silk And there won't be more Than

Ring The Bell Songs: Ohia

i'm not an idiot i could have told you that in every serpent's eye watch you go where you go every serpents double tongue takes a turn with your soul if you let them ring your bell (x2) they're ringing the

Advice To Aces Songs: Ohia

Some sick halo Down the ocean This light means nothing now This light means nothing now Under my wings go All of my worries Winter is over Winter is over Some sick nosedive Down the ocean Where will you

The Big Game Is Every Night Songs: Ohia

It'll get so quiet when this record ends You can hear the first hour of the world You can hear the willow branches touch the wave Write our names beside our darlings hearts You can hear the willow branches

Cabwaylingo Songs: Ohia

They come in sorry for the second vanquisher To have so much to pretend Themselves not so against Though overtaken This will survive, surviving those Against the smell of rope through pulley sing There

Blue Chicago Moon Songs: Ohia

out of the ruins blood grown heavy from his past his wings stripped by thunder but those storms keep coming back singing birds in sickness sing the same blues songs when they fell out of the emptiness

Incantation Songs: Ohia

The sound of our feet against the road It spreads through the night x2 And the city's ending Speak to me if we're near the bottom Work it out with me x2 Caution, like the moon, hangs on the tracks Blood

Pass Songs: Ohia

If I decide to smile and fake it The lord would ne'er forgive that sin I am his servant singing soldier and I'm trying to serve him rightly I take the words the angels tell me And I’m singing it from my

Hold On Magnolia Songs: Ohia

on Magnolia To that great highway moon No one has to be that strong But if you're stubborn like me I know what you're trying to be Hold on Magnolia I hear that station bell ring You might be holding the

Champion Songs: Ohia

She with all her reasons Hardly spoke two words Let what's left of this relation Find its way to swiftest decay Let us rest in the decisions of this hour Champion Champion There are no claims on you There

Program And Disjunction Songs: Ohia

Two ships ride close, too close And she's going to her last long home To see her now plainly and I should know her among the thousand and one None have thee better Although knowing half the battles And

I've Been Riding With The Ghost Songs: Ohia

while you was gone you must have done a lot of favors you've got a whole lot of things i don't think that you could ever have paid for while you've been busy crying about my past mistakes i've been busy

Structuring: Necessity Songs: Ohia

Deny the eagle the right to be weary Though she bears your nation a breast Thrush cries, thrush here The cardnial mistrusts me Divides the grey sky with fire roads to ride Hey, with fire roads to ridex2

Trouble Will Find You Songs: Ohia

Trouble will find you It's hard work to avoid you It is the hardest work I know x2 Whatever we are now, seem hardly aware Of what we're used to being Of what we planned on being And I'd trade it all x2

Our Republic Songs: Ohia

You should know Trouble comes from a passionate word And you should know Passion comes from a passing word Dark blue they, our banners flayed And burning to the base Submit to draw closer The glance you

Not Just A Ghost's Heart Songs: Ohia

After all this work she's still built to sail The curve of the whole coast her curve's the whole coast How she could read the map showing only the sea Only empty houses empty houses Are we still able,

Mighty Like Love, Mighty Like Sorrow Songs: Ohia

A stray star yielding on her back As much as she can It is so hard x2 A stray star yielding on her back Do not leave me x2 It is dull hot hours It is hurting like the winter Stars do spangle the sky here

Defenders Songs: Ohia

It's unlikely sorrow Will soon pass us by Cause our flesh in dust Will soon be laid I'm still no one's darling At least they're saying Got nobody waiting Though I’m pale and I’m young I'm your leader The

Goodnight Lover Songs: Ohia

You mistrusted what will bleed What will not die will not leave The heart was first in that line Though it was under those conditions We were free x3 Under those conditions Of pain that would not leave

Tenskwatawa Songs: Ohia

Close to the citadel She raises her lantern Close to the citadel She raises her lacquer tubes The long road division Or lack of another route These then were all to good vantage lost And I grow suspect

Reply & Claim Songs: Ohia

Close to the citadel, she raises her latern Close to the citadel, she raise her laquered hooves The long road division, for lack of another route And these then were all too good advantage lost And I grow

Baby Take A Look Songs: Ohia

Baby take a look(x3) Look at your man Do I look like a man who doesn’t understand You are the one true thing In a world full of untrue things If you’re down on your luck(x3) I will hold till better times

Nervous Bride Songs: Ohia

The women are dressed up and they are up to no good You’re dressed up for liberation You flash that fire flag you fly above The bright hot sails of your eyes They say vaguely goodbye(x2) There is a long

Little Beaver Songs: Ohia

Conscript fathers When they were by to see Not inspired by lack of honesty Only then could I lament their services as fortunate men Fortunate men As a fortunate man Play my part to abuse you as well as

One Of Those Uncertain Hands (Hecla Session Bonus Track) Songs: Ohia

We’re close, the lamps are burning blood On the chance that we’ll survive To need such a desperate light My bones shall rise up muskettes My feet are at the threshold And disaster warms our soil x2 So