The Dead South - Boots [Official Music Video]

Official music video for "Boots" by The Dead South off their album Illusion & Doubt.

Order Served Live:

Director: Zach Wilson
Producer: Zach Wilson and Dustin Wilson
Camera: Zach Wilson, Dustin Wilson and Adam Burwell
Editor: Dustin Wilson
Colourist: Jason Rister
Sounds Design: Humbero Corte

Thanks to Creative Saskatchewan and Two Brothers Films

Lyrics:

Seven long years, I waited for you
You played your games, I played
Mine too
While I wait for you
Courting calls and lots of hurt
Girls are crying and I'm lying in
The dirt
Trying to make this work
I'm a big jerk, fooled by your smirk

Pulled out your gun, shooting me
With words
Right through the head, oh, just
Like I deserve
Throw me to the curb
All them old folks
Gathering round me
Point and laugh, oh, while they
Watch me bleed
I'm starting to believe
This is not a dream
Completely obsene

Bury me, in the cold hard ground
Throw my body in
While I'm lying down
Then you steal my crown
Before you leave me
Lying in the dirt
Take off my boots
And give em to the herd
All them sad words
Beaten and disturbed
Company deserved

Take off my boots
And I will love you

[callyman]

I lost track of these guys for over a year. PTSD side effects from the military, everything disapears eventually. I couldn't even remember any song titles, names or anything. Yet I always remembered how much I loved their music and how they made me feel. Today I found them again

[jacobbickel]

Listened to this song and was inspired to make my life better. Literally dialed 911 that night and turned myself in. Did my time and came back home. 4 months of alcohol treatment and now I've been on the clean arrow for 7 months!

[officestapler]

Their faces when she walks away with the other guys is priceless

[Hippiespeedball]

That fucking ending, drinking while burning memories. I felt that.

[ericschilling]

Bravo to Danny the bassist for taking a cello and using it to play a plucked bassline and also a "fiddle" part all in the same song. Genius and versatile

[davidsaraceno]

The last 40 seconds of this video is the best. Just seeing the whole band play together is awesome. They look like they’re actually having fun

[lupinangel]

Blues, Bluegrass, Country, and Jazz are entirely underrated. any genre can have a bad vibe at first it's finding your niche in what you like. I'm so glad to see people liking folk more because of this band

[wildbill]

Been a fan since I found “in hell
I’ll be in good company”
This is so good!!!!
Love folk music

[jessiestinnette]

His voice is absolutely beautiful.. you cant help but to be drawn into it ..and the banjo only makes it that much better ...yall kick ass!!!

[shingarde]

I like the moment where the guy meets the chick's new boyfriend, and not only him but the band members are all just staring in disbelief.

[kill_akainu]

The lyrics and the video cuts deep. I think most people have suffered this situation and the fact that the music video ends on a note where he just picked up his guitar and got to playing is an inspiration to us all. Well done.

[DavidJones-lwlp]

Whoever came up with the concept for this video and directed it is an absolute genius, almost as good as the band! My favourite thing on YouTube. 🖤👊🏻

[fungoorstitch]

I wonder if he thought it a tad bit strange to be followed by a trio of teleporting Amish musicians who always seemed to know where he was going before he did?

[andreerasmus]

"Take off my boots, And I will love you."
Love the last chorus, can feel the input in this song. It's brilliant!
HOPE EVERYONE FEELS THE SAME!!

[ramrod]

Seriously trying to figure out how you guys are not super famous.

[barbaraolivotti]

I don't bother to go to many concerts. But I had the opportunity to go see these guys and they were amazing live. Even had the opportunity to get some autographs and some pictures. Love these guys

[tonyvasquez]

Me encanta esta banda, verlos en vivo parece un sueño inalcanzable. Saludos desde Ecuador

[elisekienle]

Thanks Dead South for Filming on Kuroki's mainstreet 2:23! The town I was born in and call home.

[GoneAsGoneCanBe]

LYRICS:

Seven long years, I waited for you
You played your games, I played
Mine too
While I wait for you
Courting calls and lots of hurt
Girls are crying and I'm lying in
The dirt
Trying to make this work
I'm a big jerk, fooled by your smirk

Pulled out your gun, shooting me
With words
Right through the head, oh, just
Like I deserve
Throw me to the curb
All them old folks
Gathering round me
Point and laugh, oh, while they
Watch me bleed
I'm starting to believe
This is not a dream
Completely obscene

Bury me, in the cold hard ground
Throw my body in
While I'm lying down
Then you steal my crown
Before you leave me
Lying in the dirt
Take off my boots
And give em to the herd
All them sad words
Beaten and disturbed
Company deserved

Take off my boots
And I will love you x8

[DakotaAP]

Have the dead south follow me around, and folksy narrate the happenings going on... That would be awesome