The Switch and the Spur

Album: Consolers of the Lonely (2008)
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    In the heat of the desert sun,
    On the blistering trail
    An appaloosa and,
    A wanted man sprung from jail

    Slow in motion and shadow-less
    The switch and the spurs
    Every living thing, with a fatal sting
    Bark and rattle this curse

    The rider hallucinates
    The snapping hooves on the sand
    Spits a venom dream, recalls a stranger scream
    And a broken hand

    The saddle spotted with sweat and blood
    The poison pumps through his veins
    There's no stopping this, and now he's powerless
    Still holding the reigns

    Any pour souls who trespass against us
    Whether it be beast or man
    Will suffer the bite or be stung dead on sight
    By those who inhabit this land

    For there's is the power and this is the kingdom
    As sure as the sun does burn
    So enter this path, but heed these four words
    You shall never return

    Any pour souls who trespass against us
    Whether it be beast or man
    Will suffer the bite or be stung dead on sight
    By those who inhabit this land

    For there's is the power and this is the kingdom
    As sure as the sun does burn
    So enter this path, but heed these four words
    You shall never return Writer/s: BRENDAN BENSON, JACK WHITE
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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