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Buffalo Blood

by Buffalo Blood

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1.
Take me down to the lake And wash my soul Take me down to the lake And wash my soul And wash my soul Above the gathering fog Rise and go To the mother of earth Rise and go Rise oh souls Break Rise oh souls The thunder rolled And knocked free men down to earth To walk as ghosts To walk as ghosts
2.
I'm Alive 04:21
Among the dust and the dreamcatchers Among the desert trees Where mother earth and the moon guide me I’m never lost Among the ghosts of the great prairies The canyons and the creeks I only know what my heart tells me And it never lies to me Chorus Spirits of the past walk beside me Answers are easy to find Spirits of the past walk beside me Answers are easy to find, easy to find Among the wolf and the wild horses The raven and the dove As the eagle and the wild goose it Where the bones of the buffalo lie Chorus Spirits of the past walk beside me Answers are easy to find I’m alive, i’m alive I’m alive Instrumental break Chorus
3.
Reservations 04:49
The white man Brought us to this place Gave us whisky And it became our poison Now all the buffalo are gone The white man He destroyed them Promises were made And every one was broken The prairie and the plains are home Not the reservations The white man Wanted everything The white man He never listened to us Now our way of life has gone And still he Wants even more from us Our fathers were betrayed Their hearts were broken The prairie and the plains are home Not the reservations The white man Will never go away The white man Will always take what he wants Many things were said Treaties signed and broken Our buffalo days are gone, gone We still sing this song We still sing this song...
4.
Out here in the desert Coyotes cry Sun rise is burning Up where old stars fly The world turns over With no sad goodbye Out here in the desert Under the golden sky Out here where the cowboy Rustles up the dust Down low in the canyons Among the creosote bush When the world turns older With no sacrafice Out here in the desert Red moon in the sky (in the golden sky) Na na na na na na na Beneath the golden sky/red moon sky Out here in the desert And all the way to the sea Where life is the only word Your will hear from me When the world turns over With no sad goodbye Out here in the desert Under the golden sky Na na na na na na na Beneath the golden sky/red moon sky
5.
Mean old snake with a red fork tongue took my baby away Mean old snake with a red fork tongue Goodbye my daughter of the sun No more laughter no more fun The skies are dark and gray No more laughter no more fun Goodbye my daughter of the sun Goodbye goodbye Goodbye my daughter of the sun Goodbye goodbye Goodbye my daughter of the sun Cries ring out and the tears will run The rain won’t stop today Cries ring out and the tears will run Goodbye my daughter of the sun Goodbye goodbye Goodbye my daughter of the sun Goodbye goodbye Goodbye my daughter of the sun Lay down your bows lay down your guns These wars won’t stop the pain Lay down your bows lay down your guns Goodbye my daughter of the sun We are brothers we are one Our blood is all the same We are brothers we are one Good bye my daughter of the sun Goodbye goodbye Goodbye my daughter of the sun Goodbye goodbye Goodbye my daughter of the sun Mean old snake with a red fork tongue took my baby away Mean old snake with a red fork tongue Goodbye my daughter of the sun
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broken hearted cut up carnage what we started is now departed Take us all what you don't want throw back take us all... Chorus I still run like the blood of the buffalo pouring out on the land of my brothers i still run like the blood of the buffalo from the veins of my father’s fathers walking zombies fallen red trees where the trail leads into disease
7.
White River 03:59
Walk along the waters edge hush now child we’re almost there to that land promised to us don’t you cry now don’t you fret or mourn with tears the things we left while they lead us one by one ooh can you feel it underneath the devil’s beating sun ooh can you hear it sound of the children coming home hand in hand we’ll meet our fate on this earth and in this place when the fire no longer burns night will come to rest its head on the souls left for dead along the banks of the white river ooh can you feel it underneath the devil’s beating sun ooh can you hear it sound of the children coming home
8.
Took away our humanity They took away my family This land is for the white man They don’t want us among them Took away our humanity To them we’re all just savages They destroyed our villages But they tell a different story Of honour and glory To them we’re all just savages Chorus Oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh Comanche Moon Told us their god would set us free Then took away our liberty Now a divided nation Stuck on this reservation They told us their god would set us free Chorus Now there’s nowhere left to go No trees, no elk, no buffalo Just sickness and starvation A forgotten nation Nowhere left to go Chorus
9.
Old world never goes away Old words in my heart they stay Ay yay ay yay… My father died on the prairie This feather was handed down to me Ay yay ay yay…….. I still carry the feather I still carry the feather Black hills always in my heart Black hills never be apart Ay yay ay yay… I still carry the feather I still carry the feather I still carry the feather
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Instrumental
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12.
Bones 04:05
How can we live in peace After war destroyed us Visions of old friends Long forgotten warriors Chorus Just bones Washed by the wind and the sun To the people of this world I have turned my shadow My hearts a winding creek Vanishing and full of Chorus Lay me down where tears were cried Lay me down upon the trail In the desert light i’ll shine They took everything Lay me down there
13.
Born on the prairie Where the wind blows free No walls around us Where we were meant to be Chorus The land of broken promises Forgotten vows It’s a land of broken promises now From Sand Creek to Bighorn And Wounded Knee Custer and Crazy Horse Defeat and victory Chorus
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The land we loved Will be no more Soon to be forgotten To some distant lore What we were before Will never breathe again Wrapped in the clutches Of a dead man’s hand It’s a vanishing world Screaming to the skies Screaming to the stars Is there still a great spirit In our hearts What we were before Will never be again Howling like the wolves Into the winter wind It’s a vanishing world

about

Described as a US/UK americana supergoup (by Paul Sexton (BBC radio)), Buffalo Blood is a collaboration by Dean Owens, Grammy nominee Neilson Hubbard, Joshua Britt, and Audrey Spillman.

Recorded on location in the heat and dust of the New Mexico desert near Abiquiu, and inspired by the stories of the people who lived there before, especially the Native Americans. Stories of displaced people, trails of tears and life in this evocative landscape resonate with contemporary tales of displaced people.

As much a visual as an audio project, videos can be checked out on their YouTube channel here - www.youtube.com/channel/UCm9Pu434J9GdvH7qJPC2zqg

Always designed to be a limited edition release on vinyl, it is now available as a digital download ONLY on Bandcamp

"a US/UK Americana supergroup" - Paul Sexton, BBC

“…as potent as anything written by Buffy Sainte-Marie…” Folk Radio
www.folkradio.co.uk/2019/02/buffalo-blood-album-review/

“… burns with a contemporary relevance…” Blabber n Smoke
paulkerr.wordpress.com/2019/01/25/buffalo-blood-buffalo-blood-eel-pie-records/

More information about Buffalo Blood at buffaloblood.com
Released on Eel Pie Records www.eelpierecords.com

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released February 25, 2019

Dean Owens - vocals, acoustic guitar
Neilson Hubbard - drums, percussion, vocals
Joshua Britt, vocals, mandolin
Audrey Spillman - vocals
Mastering - Jim DeMain (Yes Master)

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Dean Owens Edinburgh, UK

Award winning Scottish singer songwriter, one of UK’s finest troubadours, with fans including Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh and BBC's "Whispering" Bob Harris.

His latest album, Sinner's Shrine, was recorded with musicians from Calexico.

8 official solo albums (+ 3 unofficial ones, 1 collaboration, 1 Best of.. and 3 with The Felsons)

IRVINE WELSH: Dean's music is the pulse of all our lives
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