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Arden Eevin, Vol. 1

by Darryl Blood

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1.
"Dead and Gone" (D.Blood) I'm weighing in my head Every word you've said You don't have to carry on And when that's said and done Just like the setting sun It won't last here very long I don't want to know How this garden grows Take that arrow from its mark It's always in my head And so misunderstood My heart is heavy as a rock And it was hard to keep dreams alive I knew I couldn't be that kind of guy When I'm dead and gone Throw my tapes and clothes on the lawn No more fighting for the dawn You will just have to stand strong Everyone can see Everyone but me And who's still laughing anyway? So don't come knockin' here There ain't nobody there Give my blessing to the dogs And it was hard to keep dreams alive I knew I couldn't be that kind of guy When I'm dead and gone Throw my tapes and clothes on the lawn No more fighting for the dawn You will just have to stand strong Carry on, carry on, carry on....
2.
"Fingerpickin' Stuck On You" (D.Blood) Hey little baby, sitting on my knee Hey little baby, looking at me The moment I held you I know that I was through Oh baby, I'm fingerpickin' stuck on you Hey little baby, sitting in the chair Hey little baby, sitting over there The moment I fed you I know that I was through Oh baby, I'm fingerpickin' stuck on you Hey little baby, looking real proud Hey little baby, for crying out loud The moment I saw you I know that I was through Oh baby, I'm fingerpickin' stuck on you
3.
Supermarket 03:10
"Supermarket" (D.Blood) People want to know, who is that special one? Lighting up their faces and glowing like the sun You fill me with such pride, that makes me warm inside You must be from heaven above, it blows my mind 'cause I fell in love at the supermarket Pushing the cart past the grapes and apples I looked down into your eyes and I knew you were mine Sometimes I can see that they don't take me seriously They must have felt important and had such a life lead But nothing can replace the time we've spent face to face I love just hanging around with you by my side 'cause I fell in love at the supermarket Pushing the cart past the grapes and apples I looked down into your eyes and I knew you were mine
4.
Helix 03:31
"Helix" (D.Blood) Everyday I’m waiting for the night Every step feels like broken ice Break the spell, just say that it’s alright ‘cause it’s hard to tell if our troubles are out of sight
5.
Low Down 04:01
"Low Down" (D.Blood) You choose the words you say like everything depended on you You think the friends you know will pull you through I had so much to give, it never brought me closer to you You’ll make the best of it, it’s true I never want to see you live through any kind of pain I could give Those years I towed the line waiting for the drop of a shoe I turned the other cheek to see it through Is this the way it ends together in a hospital room? You took your dying breath too soon I never want to see you live through any kind of pain I could give And all those pretty things we say, they’re never gonna wash away Heaven’s not a place we can stay I don’t want to live feeling low down I never want to see you live through any kind of pain I could give And all those pretty things we say, they’re never gonna wash away Heaven’s not a place we can stay
6.
Mint 03:17
"Mint" (D.Blood) Loosening up, feeling real fine
 Getting all juiced up on the 4th of July I lost my head, don’t know what to say But it don’t matter, I’ll just push it away But don’t come to my defense Don’t come to my defense unless you’re mint I can’t believe they signed that guy Was my heart too heavy, were my poems too dry? I can beat this town driving in my car Just pushing the gas, hope it takes me far Do you take me for some fool hanging on for dear life? I’m saving all of my best tracks until they put out my boxed set But don’t come to my defense Don’t come to my defense unless you’re mint
7.
"Pockets of Gold" (D.Blood) Left my love by the river and filled my pockets with gold I don't want to pretend, I can't mend All these things that we've dealt My love she ain't a quitter With moonbeams that light up the sun I don't want to defend I can't win Can't you give me some help?
8.
"What This Means" (D.Blood) Sometimes I can't say what's on my mind I've gambled away my thoughts like broken dice Every vein is rusted or shut down Imagine all this space lost in a crowd Sometimes I need you help Put my arms around your company Can't you see what this means to me? Every job I've had didn't last long I'd stick it out enough 'till things went wrong Shuffling through my decks with a broken hand It never came to much that you could understand Sometimes I can't fake it I'm no good at lying apparently Can't you see what this means to me? Can't you see how much this is killing me? Can't you see what this means to me? Can't you see how much this is killing me?
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Arden Eevin 02:01
10.
"Walkin' Talkin' Mean" Well it didn't seem that long to me When we first met that summer's eve And I saw you in that sunny cocktail dress We hit it off and it made me wild I felt just like a little child I wished that I had run the other way I had just fallen off from a long affair That broke my heart and left me impaired But I just let inertia take the wheel We soon got hitched, wasted no time Took a deep breath and spilt the wine Then I was a father, mercy me But it soon became apparent that we were no match You were young and I was over that You had so much luggage I didn't see And the little love we seemed to feel You threw it right back and turned your heels I was trying hard to let things be You've been awful mean to me Guilty as far as I can see You've been lying, walkin', talkin' mean But who's still laughing? Well you smashed my LPs and you burned my tapes Kicked my dog and you slapped my face But somehow I still felt that we weren't through Then plain as day, right before my eyes My baby girl gave me a smile I vowed she wouldn’t grow up in misery So I packed my bags, faced the world And I took the hand of my baby girl I left you with no responsibilities And sad to say you gave no fight You were wrong and I was right You're emptiness was quite a sight to see You've been awful mean to me I tried my best then set you free You've been spittin', cursin', smokin' weed But who's still laughing? Well the years went by and we kept in touch But things between us haven't changed too much Your daddy pays your rent and lets you be And you told me how you've slept around With every little mutha-fuckin' thing around I just rolled my eyes and kept the peace And I'm still here for my baby girl And she's growing up fast in this big cruel world I've given her the best that I can be I tell her to always follow her dreams This life's not as hard as it may seem And give her hope for possibilities Your mom's been awful mean to me She's been through hell, it's plain to see She's been wasting time just looking mean But who's still laughing?

about

ARDEN EEVIN, VOL 1 (Self-Release)

All songs written by D. Blood
c + p 2016 Waiste Deep / ASCAP
Mixed & produced by D. Blood
Mastered and sequenced by S.A.Bach

Hand type by Henry Blood
Cover artwork by Tyler Vlahovich
www.tylervlahovich.com

credits

released January 11, 2016

PLAYERS:

D.Blood - vocals, guitar, piano, bass, keys, glockenspiel, harmonica, drums on track 3.
Arthur C. Lee - slide guitar on track 1 / lead guitar on tracks 2 & 10 / pedal steel on track 8.
Jim Lacey-Baker - lead guitar on track 6.
Ernesto Garcia - bass on tracks 6, 7 & 10.
John Burke - drums on track 2.
Jon Mattox - drums on tracks 6 & 7.
Lonn Hayes - drums & percussion on track 8.

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