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Sunrise on the Day You Die

from Whippoorwill - EP by Whippoorwill

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Old Brown in a prison,
Covered in blood in a Charlestown cell
Bound for the gallows
Bound for the gallows but not for hell

My granddaddy was a wicked man

Writes a letter to his family
Says, "I'm gonna be hanged but it ain't no sin"
Says, "Don't you weep now,
Don't weep for me hanging from that limb"

My granddaddy was a wicked man

I won't feel like I am free
Until you stand free with me
There is no more perfect sky
Than sunrise on the day you die

You say you're a prophet,
Do you speak for God? "Yes sir, I do"
He says, "Do to others
As you'd have others do to you"

My grandaddy was a wicked man

I won't feel like I am free
Until you stand free with me
There is no more perfect sky
Than sunrise on the day you die

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from Whippoorwill - EP, track released December 6, 2013
Ian Merrifield (guitar, vocals)
Jon Levine (bass)
Ben Briggance (drums)


Produced by Jonathan Devoto
Engineered by Michael Chiang and Chris Maier
Mixed and mastered by Michael Chiang and Jonathan Devoto
Recorded at Dirt Room

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Whippoorwill Oakland, California

Like the eerie call of their avian namesake, Whippoorwill's sound is hauntingly familiar: rock and roll with readily apparent traces of it's folk and blues ancestors. This trio seeks to prove that crashing drums, blistering guitar and raunchy bass are all you need to bring the house down. ... more

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