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This was the first track written for the Lawless Luke project. Lyrically this blues slide guitar song is definitely one of my darker and more menacing numbers. The lyrics explore the concept of something wicked and all together evil trying to invade your world. I can’t say I had a particular character in mind when writing this track, although a few political figures of late spring to mind! The song feels even more poignant today as we increasingly live in a world of disinformation, corporate greed and intolerance. I also use religious references in the song, this type of language is typical with a lot of early blues music.
This track originally started life on the acoustic guitar in standard tuning, before moving over to my resonator guitar in open D tuning. I originally recorded this one as a demo track, before finally making a studio version of it. The studio version allowed me to experiment with electronic synthesizers to really bring some of my textural ideas to life.
I hope you enjoy it.
Lawless Luke
lyrics
When I die,
I pray my soul to rest,
In this city,
they'll cut you down like a newborn lamb,
won't you hold me close tonight
the winter's cold, the wind it bites,
look to the sky, she bleeds,
Just like a pagan sacrifice.
When I cut you... down,
these thorns become your crown,
He will knock three times,
There's a devil here tonight...
You can whisper he might not hear...
ain't no doubt he'll smell your fear,
He's been here before,
Hear him knocking on your door!
He will break it...down,
Destroy your bleeding crown,
He will cut you while you sleep,
Your soul is his to keep...
Listen out, he's near,
He was drawn out by your fear,
There's no escape nowhere to hide,
The sound of blood, it never lies!
When he cuts you... down,
You will wear his crown,
He will knock three times,
There's a devil here tonight,
There's a devil here tonight,
There's a devil here tonight,
There's a devil here tonight,
There's a devil here tonight.
I'm a solo slide guitar performer & vocalist, if you're looking for foot stomping raucous blues on a resonator guitar,
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I take influence from old blues artists like Blind Willie Johnson through to alternative rockers like Placebo....more
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