Story Behind The Song
An attempt to write in the style of "O Brother Where Art Thou?". It got a little edgier along the way.
Song Description
A dark, moody, acoustic country song with lyrics describing an abondoned lover as a dead man.
| Song Length |
3:50 |
Genre |
Folk - Country |
| Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Miserable |
| Subject |
General |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Excuse me for not getting up
But I'm moving kinda slow
Truth be told I died some time ago
Sun is sinking in a purple sea
Slipping down the sky
Just like me each day is bound to die
Dead Man Walking - I talk and I still draw breath
Dead Man Walking - But you sentenced me to death
Dead Man Walking - All you mourners gather 'round
I may still be here, but thanks to you my dear
My heart is in the ground
I tried to hide all the pain inside that left me icy cold
I hurt worse with every lie you told
I passed away a little day by day like a candle growing dim
Till that black night I found you loving him
Dead Man Walking - I talk and I still draw breath
Dead Man Walking - But you sentenced me to death
Dead Man Walking - All you mourners gather 'round
I may still be here, but thanks to you my dear
My heart is in the ground
Like a ghost I wander hopeless
But you're the one that's haunting me
Even the dead live with memories
No friends and neighbors gathered 'round
No pretty words got said
None shed tears for the man you left for dead
But there's a body on display still standing where it passed
Grieving for a love that didn't last
Dead Man Walking - I talk and I still draw breath
Dead Man Walking - But you sentenced me to death
Dead Man Walking - All you mourners gather 'round
I may still be here, but thanks to you my dear
My heart is in the ground