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Dust Dances

from The Lonely Road to Hel by Uncle Hauk

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I stood at the crossroads and looked at the gallows
I saw a mirror in the eyes of the hallowed
They asked me to dig a grave that was shallow
But I ran through the fields that they’d left fallow

I don’t need religion, I don’t need to fight
I don’t need to embrace the darkness in flight
I’ve seen the ghost of a dream burning bright
But my heart will turn to stone at dawns first light

I stood by the water and preached to the faithful
The choirs took their rest and they seemed grateful
To have someone else disappearing so fateful
But the look in the mirror could only be hateful

I don’t need solutions don’t give me your answers
I cut them out of my skin like a cancer
I wept as they came to silence the dancers
But I refused to join the violence, oh no no sir

Oh no sir
Oh no sir
Oh no sir
I won’t walk your lonely road to Hell

Tell me your dreams and tell me no fables
I’ve danced with Cain but never with Abel
Danced in silk and dined in sable
I’ve already laid my cards on the table

I looked in the mirror and believed my eyes
Nothing ever comes as a surprise
When you see the blood moon in these western skies
Who the hell are you to criticize?

Oh no sir
Oh no sir
Oh no sir
I won’t walk your lonely road to Hell

I won’t go alone
You’re coming with me
You and me and Cain and Abel, blood on all our hands
We paid our dues, we built the wall
Drones still raining death above it all
The dust dance swirls, the dust dance flows
And laughing down the path to hell we go

I climbed to the top and I started to speak
The strong will not inherit the world of the meek
Chemically strong but emotionally weak
You won’t ever find the one thing you seek

I’m enough of a bastard that I just won’t bend
I’ve refused to quit well past the end
I don’t give a damn what message you send
When death comes to greet me I’ll greet her as a friend

Oh no sir
Oh no sir
Oh no sir
I won’t walk your lonely road to Hell

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from The Lonely Road to Hel, released March 1, 2024

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Uncle Hauk Los Angeles, California

Almost every artist bio begins with grandiose acclamation, saying that the artist is the greatest and best thing ever. Hauk doesn’t care about being lauded with accolades or fantastic descriptions- Hauk cares about creating music without limitation and with no regard for convention. Too country for metal, too heavy for country, too punk for folk, too folk for punk, and always in your face. ... more

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