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Death Valley

from Live at the Glad Cafe by Neil Thomson

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Road trip through Death Valley in Nevada.

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Death Valley

Just when it gets cool
You sense the furnace on the horizon
With his greedy fingers the sun begins to climb
Lying like a blanket
You consume the world around you

What is green
You burn brown to the ground
Through the haze
Feel the madness in the heat
We are driving through Death Valley
To Furnace CreeK

Laying low for sunrise
Waiting for the sun to creep out
To the valley where the hungry sun must feed
Merciless, unyielding
There is no life to remind you

Only when the sun sets
You feel him close around you
Though the light has gone his presence still remains
No need to be reminded
As the stars shine in the black sky
You cannot escape the heat from dusk till dawn
We are driving, keep on driving

From green lands of running water
To the brown lands of rock and stone
I have voyaged many miles to see your face
Mountains pink and gold astound me
With heated winds you do caress me
You are harder than the rock your rays bake.

credits

from Live at the Glad Cafe, released June 22, 2017
Fiddle - Jenny Sutherland
Guitar - John McGhee

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Neil Thomson Crieff, UK

Neil's writing is mainly but not solely inspired by his native Scotland. It's roots, people, tradition and natural environment
provide inspiration for creating music in his own relaxed, gentle style.

He enjoys setting his music to traditional poems sung in Old Scots and in particular the poetry of Gerry Cambridge. ... more

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