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Bohannon and The Swede

from Steel Octopus Arms by Gideon's Daughter

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lyrics

He's been looking for redemption
Too many sins at night to count
All those faces from his broken past
Come to his sleep at night to haunt

He's been looking for the promised land
He's been looking high and low
He's been looking for the promised land
He got no other place to go

She's been putting on her fancy dress
And that fake smile for all the boys
She hold her head up high
She cry her eyes so dry
She'll only sell her soul to him

She's been looking for the promised land
She's been looking high and low
She's been looking for the promised land
She got no other place to go

Candlelight, dark of night
Clothes fall down to the ground
Warm chills, soft skin
Underneath his hands so rough
He touches her face
She gives him everything
He kisses her lips
Forbidden by the law of the land

They meet each other in the dark of night
A secret that they'll never speak
They give each other
Love to fill the days
And hope to get them through the night

They've been looking for the promised land, they've been looking high and low
They've been looking for the promised land, they got no other place to go

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He stalks on the brick in the thick of the night, the city is sleeping unaware of his bite, a young brunette tempting, he cannot resist, a nip on the neck, a bite to the wrist

He sees the young lovers swooning away,
she in her fancy dress, he's all in grey
they look very happy, and this makes him pause, but that passes quickly and it gives him great cause

They see him approaching, Bohannon tips his hat, Lilly curtsies politely and holds out her hand, he kisses it sweetly then pulls her in close, a peck on the cheek, then he slits her throat

Bohannon starts screaming and running away, Poor Lilly is sinking down into the bay, The Swede is upon him and pounces like that. A fun little game, a rat to his cat "meow"

The promised land, the promised land
They finally made it to the promised land
The promised land, the promised land
Bohannon and Lilly in the promised land
The promised land, the promised land
Lyin in their graves in the promised land
The promised land, the promised land
The Swede led them to the promised land.

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from Steel Octopus Arms, released September 30, 2016
Eric Frank on Bass

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Gideon's Daughter has a rootsy melodic tone with sassy narratives. An Americana band known for their connection to their audiences and each other.

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