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The opening track from the upcoming Doug Burr record, O Ye Devastator.
"One of the most criminally overlooked performers working in the state, never mind North Texas." - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Paste Magazine Claimed Burr a 'Top 4 to Watch'. - "Exquisitely detailed, slow and deliberate"
"Burr evokes distinctive voices such as Wilco's Jeff Tweedy or Red House Painters' Mark Kozelek. These warm, inviting compositions are effortlessly beautiful."- Ft. Worth Weekly
"Doug Burr delivers enough heartbreak to drive you to the edge of the bridge, and just enough hope to keep you from jumping. Rugged and pristine, this is music that gets under your skin and goes straight for the heart like a shot of morphine." - Real Roots Cafe, Holland
"Burr shares an intrinsic knowledge of song dynamics with the likes of Jeff Tweedy, and has a voice that tugs at the heart strings. Brilliant! " - Americana UK
lyrics
A black wave is comin'
A black wave will fall
Touch your tremblin' lips to your pale fingertips
A black wave doth call
So where do you go my lover
And where do you go my friend
When every face you know and every low road
They have all become dark and dim
A black wave is comin'
A black wave will fall
Touch your tremblin' lips to your pale fingertips
A black wave doth call
So what do you see my darlin'
And what do you see my dear
I can't tell, I can't tell in the wild wood a spell
And the clouds forsake the sky here
So what do you see my lover
And what do you see my friend
I don't know, I don't know at Midnight comes a snow
I can't see, but I hear a little hymn
I can't see, but I hear a little hymn
credits
from
Doug Burr - O Ye Devastator,
track released May 4, 2010
Britton Beisenherz - Bass, Drums, Percussion
Doug Burr - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Orhan Celebri - Viola
Glenn Farris - Electric Guitar, Piano, Rhodes
All songs written by Doug Burr, Woven Wings Publishing, ASCAP
Copyright 2010, all rights reserved
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