Dougs Song of the Week: Gold Heart Locket by Jeff Black This song came up on Pandora today and stopped me in my tracks. Im struck by how such a seemingly simple song - just a single, sincere voice and slowly plucked banjo - can be so captivating. But below the surface theres an entrancing, complex melody, carefully crafted internal rhyme scheme, and some creative visual references… just brilliant. -- GOLD HEART LOCKET -- All night long Ive been riding riding I should have been there by now But these old county roads Got a lot of deep holes And the rain keeps pouring down The bridge is washed out and the rising rising Waters of the river rush by And Im up to my fenders in mud And to my witness above Im really stuck this time Ive got a gold heart locket on a silver chain Clinched tight in my fist in the pouring rain And the only road back home again is all but washed away Im going to cross that river tonight No matter what it takes Although I might die trying My true love will remain In a gold heart locket on a silver chain Open it up and shes lovely lovely Eyes of hazel green But I close it up fast Because the rain gets past And lays a tear down on her cheek I promised her once that I would never ever Break her heart again So lord take me there with a silent prayer And her locket in my hand The last thing I remember I was fearing for my life She was calling out my name From over on the other side I reached out to hold her But the break was just too strong Now the silence just gets colder As the river rages on
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 02:00:25 +0000
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