The Dead South – Black Lung (Official Audio)

Official Audio for Black Lung by The Dead South

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Lyrics:

Basically we are all alone at the centre of a pickaxe mine
Black lung stings as the pickaxe swings
And the void of the mine closes in

The Devil came and the angels sang
The song of the Holy Ghost
Tempted the soul from the pennies to the gold
Like the dust I spit from my mouth

Whoa-oa-oh-oh-oh-oa, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oa
Whoa-oa-oh-oh-oh-oa, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oa

Remember the night with the barroom fight
Where I killed all of my best friends
We gambled it away with the whiskey open keg
And we never saw it again

Well, I had a wife that I met back in high school
Her name was Lyla-Jean
We saved away to escape some place
On a local miner's minor pay

Whoa-oa-oh-oh-oh-oa, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oa
Whoa-oa-oh-oh-oh-oa, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oa

We saved so long the fall came and gone
At least 27 times
It fell through the floorboards into deep dark darkness
And we never saw it again

West Virginia's home and that's where we're staying
To the blade of the Bible hymn
Jesus says we're wicked so we just keep on pickin'
At the scab of the open mine

Whoa-oa-oh-oh-oh-oa, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oa
Whoa-oa-oh-oh-oh-oa, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oa
Whoa-oa-oh-oh-oh-oa, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oa
Whoa-oa-oh-oh-oh-oa, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oa

#thedeadsouth #sugarandjoy

[mariom]

By seeing the title it just reminded me to Red Dead Redemption 2, of how Micah Bell calls Arthur when he gets sick, actually all your songs fit amazing in that game. I love the New ones amazing work 💥🧨🐎🌅

[melodiepariseau]

Absolutely Love this album! This is my favorite song. Especially Danny opening it up. So Bad Ass! ❤you guys!

[billyaitken]

😎🤔 this’ll be snapped up for a movie or TV mini-series soundtrack one day 👏👏👏👍

[Grizcat-]

West Virginia is indeed home, and always will be

[chrisi]

First.. Best Band ever. =) Cheers from Austria

[PewterBird]

this was always my favorite Dead South track after 'Good Company' and I'm kinda surprised it's not more popular. compared to their simpler music this song is such a rich and textured and layered tapestry of storytelling and musicianship. someone said it would make a great TV series intro and they weren't kidding. this thing is so ripe for the picking. disappointed that it never got picked up 🙃

[wickedbob]

Punctured a lung and fully collapsed I shoulda died. Everytime I hear this is almost like a victory lap

[brunolambert]

One of my favorite too ! (It's hard / Impossible to decide which one is the first !)

[douglasoldale]

How do they make pure Americana sound so new!?

[conken]

I have noticed, even though your fantastic blue grass musicians, as many else are, but where you shine above the rest, is your slower ballads..

[andyd]

They really missed an opportunity by not using this song in the show justified.

[hihihi]

Lyrics

Basically we are all alone at the centre of a pickaxe mine
Black lung stings as the pickaxe swings
And the void of the mine closes in
The Devil came and the angels sang
The song of the Holy Ghost
Tempted the soul from the pennies to the gold Like the dust I spit from my mouth.

Whoa-oa-oh-oh-oh-oa, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oa Whoa-oa-oh-oh-oh-oa, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oa

Remember the night with the barroom fight Where I killed all of my best friends
We gambled it away with the whiskey open keg
And we never saw it again
Well, I had a wife that I met back in high school
Her name was Lyla-Jean
We saved away to escape some place
On a local miner's minor pay.

Whoa-oa-oh-oh-oh-oa, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oa Whoa-oa-oh-oh-oh-oa, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oa

We saved so long the fall came and gone
At least 27 times
It fell through the floorboards into deep dark darkness
And we never saw it again
West Virginia's home and that's where we're staying
To the blade of the Bible hymn
Jesus says we're wicked so we just keep on pickin'
At the scab of the open mine.

Whoa-oa-oh-oh-oh-oa, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oa Whoa-oa-oh-oh-oh-oa, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oa

[bettybudzinski]

For south to raise to far north to happen

[otisleeprice]

Sound track for red redemption live action film

[danstrandholm]

Basically we are all alone at the centre of a pickaxe mine
Black lung stings as the pickaxe swings
And the void of the mine closes in

The Devil came and the angels sang
The song of the Holy Ghost
Tempted the soul from the pennies to the gold
Like the dust I spit from my mouth

Whoa-oa-oh-oh-oh-oa, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oa
Whoa-oa-oh-oh-oh-oa, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oa

Remember the night with the barroom fight
Where I killed all of my best friends
We gambled it away with the whiskey open keg
And we never saw it again

Well, I had a wife that I met back in high school
Her name was Lyla-Jean
We saved away to escape some place
On a local miner's minor pay

Whoa-oa-oh-oh-oh-oa, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oa
Whoa-oa-oh-oh-oh-oa, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oa

We saved so long the fall came and gone
At least 27 times
It fell through the floorboards into deep dark darkness
And we never saw it again

West Virginia's home and that's where we're staying
To the blade of the Bible hymn
Jesus says we're wicked so we just keep on pickin'
At the scab of the open mine

Whoa-oa-oh-oh-oh-oa, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oa
Whoa-oa-oh-oh-oh-oa, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oa
Whoa-oa-oh-oh-oh-oa, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oa
Whoa-oa-oh-oh-oh-oa, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oa

[gearandoutdoorger.]

Nice. The melody is from a rednex song btw 😅