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Deathhouse Blues
04:23
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Oh the smoke came from the chimney
And the light danced on the wall
I said the smoke came from the chimney
And that light danced on the wall
Oh that poor boy was shakin’
When death came by to call
(And call he did)
Oh those men who came before me
Have all come and gone
I said those men who came before me
They’ve all come and gone
Oh my turn is awaitin’
For my life to be withdrawn
Oh the wind is always blowin’
And time keeps passin’ by
I said the wind is always blowin’
And life keeps slippin’ by
Oh the warden will kill me
In the hot July
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Blue-Eyed Soul
03:52
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Thinkin’ back on this blue-eyed highway
Gonna take a drink back on this mortal fray
It’s busy here in this juke joint we play
It’s crowded here in every place we stay
Learn the words, we learn the chords
We learn the stage has been restored
Oh it’s a big easy and loving reward
And it’s busy here on this blue-eyed record
We play it once
We play it again
Bright lights fade
We play it and then
Oh one last bottle of champagne
Love the world, loves insane
I wanna take you out with me
I wanna take you down with me
With me
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When Sylvia Said Goodbye
05:41
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I remember the day you cried
We said it would be ok, but we lied
And in the end you opened you eyes
You never wanted, never wanted to die
When Sylvia said goodbye
Something inside of me died
Like a tree bending over my eyes
The day Sylvia said goodbye
The pain’s not over
It still plays in my head
An empty spot
Where your heart had once bled
A little sorrow
Or that’s what they said
But they don’t know
I was halfway dead
We were not made for this world
And our hearts would dry up and curl
And in the end our blood would unfurl
But it’s too late to save you girl
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Vultures In Your Blood
05:46
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I don’t hear you singing like you’ve never sung before
I only hear you whispering from behind your bedroom door
You used to always sing so proud—it used to make me smile
But now you never sing anymore and haven’t in a while
Gabe is on his lead guitar playing his music proud
He’s up there all alone not scared upon his highest cloud
But he wished away all his rights when he plugged himself in
And now he’s all scared alone, dying from his sin
Katie’s gonna play her piana before she goes away
She’s gonna take a plane so high and land upon a cay
But she doesn’t have the perfect chords to land upon the ground
And so she’s gonna cry in shame—such a pretty sound
A lovely little tweak of nature like lovers made of mud
I can hear you singing now like the vultures in your blood
Such a little deadly excursion to take it in your veins
When it follows sound’s advice around and down the drain
We—we love the ride
When sound sits upon our side
We—we love the way you play
Now listen—life will always say and go away
—life will always roam, we’re goin’ home
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Love In Vain
03:44
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And I followed her to the station, with her suitcase in my hand,
And I followed her to the station, with her suitcase in my hand.
Well, it's hard to tell, it's hard to tell, when all your love's in vain,
All my love's in vain.
When the train rolled up to the station, I looked her in the eye,
When the train rolled up to the station, and I looked her in the eye.
Well, I was lonesome, I felt so lonesome, and I could not help but cry.
All my love's in vain.
When the train, it left the station, there was two lights on behind,
When the train, it left the station, there was two lights on behind,
Well, the blue light was my baby, and the red light was my mind.
All my love's in vain.
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6. |
At The Sea
07:25
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7. |
Beirut Blues
03:52
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A long, long way from home
I came here on a play
I said a long, long way from home oh baby
And I flew here on a plane
The sky kisses the sea here
As I cross the Mediterrane
I can’t say with precision
If there’s a sole voice to tell
I can’t say anymore than you can
What the soul voice tells
It’s a long, long time of destruction
And only the strongest sell
When we comin’ back here?
When we gonna find our way?
Oh when we comin’ back here oh baby?
And when we gonna find our way
We can’t ever leave this place here
But they won’t let us stay
So let’s go down to the sea then
Let’s wash those pretty waves
I said let’s go down to the sea oh baby
And wash in those filthy waves
It’s just one last day of destruction
And we’ll find our favorite grave
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8. |
Down Home
03:12
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Goin' down baby to the end of the line
Gonna go home where the women shine
I said goin' down baby
Goin' home baby
Gonna take a chance one more time
Gonna take the back door with the neon sign
(that's right now)
They're waitin' for me here at the front of the bar
Gonna take a bow as I exit the car
I said they're waitin' for me baby
Waitin' for me baby
I may have been gone but not very far
Just long enough that it left a scar
(that's right now)
Goin' down baby to the end of the street
Gonna go home for that whiskey treat
I said goin' down baby
Goin' home baby
Gonna take a chance that we might meet
Goin' home baby where my heart skips a beat
(that's right now)
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9. |
Sweet Virginia
04:28
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Wadin' through the waste stormy winter,
And there's not a friend to help you through.
Tryin' to stop the waves behind your eyeballs,
Drop your reds, drop your greens and blues.
Thank you for your wine, California,
Thank you for your sweet and bitter fruits.
Yes I got the desert in my toenail
And I hid the speed inside my shoe.
But come on, come on down Sweet Virginia,
Come on, honey child, I beg of you.
Come on, come on down, you got it in ya.
Got to scrape the shit right off you shoes.
I want you to come on, come on down Sweet Virginia,
I want you come on, honey child, I beg of you. .
I want you come on, honey child you got it in you.
Got to scrape that shit right off you shoes.
But come on, come on down Sweet Virginia,
Come on, come on down, I beg of you.
Come on, come on down, you got it in you.
Got to scrape that shit right off you shoes.
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10. |
Wednesdays
05:24
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Oh where’d you go that 3 AM?
I don’t know where you’ve gone, but I know where you’ve been
I said now where’d you go that 3 AM?
It could be anywhere for a punked out bluesy femme
I said now let’s go down to Cave Hill
Oh we’ve been out cold on Capital Hill
The stage sits empty, we’re drinkin’ only swill
I said we’ve been out cold on Capital Hill
We’ve said our last goodbyes, we sang in Louisville
Let’s go down to Cave Hill
I wish we could’ve met in 1993
I don’t know what I’d say, I don’t know if I’d see
I said I wish we could’ve met in 1993
But it’s dark back there, it’s even darker for me
Let’s go down to Cave Hill
Oh it’s never easy down in Jimmy’s Club
And it’s never easy when you leave the pub
I said it’s never easy way down in Jimmy’s Club
I don’t know what it’s like to feed a flowering shrub
You died on the cross for a devious man
You can’t be found
Oh where’d you go?
I need you here
For one last show
It’s cold down there baby
Where you be now
And it’s cold up here
When you said ciao
Last one
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11. |
We're Alright
05:20
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Let’s turn the other way
And then let’s burn our bridges down
Take another drink
Before we’re six feet underground
Have another something
While we’re doing ourselves in
Let’s have another drag
Before we’re paying for these sins
Driving down the highway
Going ninety over five
Playing our rock n roll
Because we know we feel alive
How long before we crash
And smash our pretty heads
Let’s turn the music up
Before the road done make us dead
We love to hear the crashes
As they happen all around
We love to hear the saxes
As we in whiskey drown
Have another something
That can take us deeper in
Let’s have another kiss
Before the road done steals our skin
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12. |
Down To Mexico
03:04
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You’re runnin’ your fingers through my hair
As we’re drinkin’ down on the beach
Oh girl I know, I know that you love me
I can hear it in your speech
Girl I know that you love me
I can hear it
Baby tell me that you love me
So we can go, go down slow
Oh baby tell me that you love me
So we can go way down low
Oh girl I know, I know that you love me
When we go down to Mexico
Baby now that you’ve found me
And we’ve found a place to go
And now, now that you’ve found me
And we’ve found a place to go
Baby tell me that you love me
And we’ll go down to Mexico
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13. |
Too Much To Lose
03:52
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Oh baby
Can’t take my eyes right off of you
Yeah baby
Can’t take these eyes right off of you
But I don’t want you to love me
‘cause I got too much to lose
Oh baby
When you gonna come play me a sound?
Yeah baby
When you gonna come and play a sound
But I don’t want you to love me
We’re only here to play around
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14. |
Train
09:25
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Riding the train to hell
I said we’re riding the train to hell
It’s cold here along the knell, oh baby
When we’re riding the train to hell
I can’t remember what they told us we should do
Because I said my last farewell
I’m takin’ the chance to tell
I said I’m takin’ the chance to tell
I don’t know if we should rebel, oh baby
When we’re riding the train to hell
It doesn’t matter if they told us we’ll survive
Because I said my last farewell
Let’s take another trip below
I said we’ll take another trip below
To a place where the rain won’t glow, oh baby
Takin’ that trip below
We can’t forget the world that we have left behind
Because the train don’t run, it flows
We be ridin’ this train to hell, oh yeah
Ridin’ the train to hell
The tracks done recently fell, oh baby
And our cells begin to swell
Knock another time on heaven’s pretty walls
But this swirl is our last spell
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Deathhouse Blues Norfolk, Virginia
Deathhouse Blues is a blues/rock band from Norfolk, VA. Est 2009 by Ryan Nixon (Angel 99) and Gabriel Perry (Hindu Pez, [0PT-
0UT], The Wrist Cutter, We Never Sleep).
Jessica Scheck- lead vocals
Gabriel Perry- lead guitar
Josh Mistler- bass
Chris Felan- harmonica
Ryan Nixon- drums, vocals
Ex: Emma Jane Tracy- lead vocals (2014-2020)
Always booking live dates!
Contact: deathhouseblues@gmail.com
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