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BLACK DOG / WHITE HORSE by Big Special

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Big Special

BLACK DOG / WHITE HORSE

Release date: 9th May 2024

From POSTINDUSTRIAL HOMETOWN BLUESTrack 73:09
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"BLACK DOG / WHITE HORSE" is a track by Big Special, from the album POSTINDUSTRIAL HOMETOWN BLUES, released 9th May 2024. The track is 3:09 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 19 articles about Big Special.

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Lyrics

BLACK DOG / WHITE HORSE

Brother, heave the oar
Don't mind the sound of war
There's something worth searching for
And I need you, oh, I need you
My heart's a hollow town
The leaves are turning brown
There's a hard rule coming down
And I'll see you, oh, I'll see you

He'll be coming 'round
He'll be coming 'round
He'll be coming 'round again
A black dog, atop a white horse
Followed by the serpent and the wren
All is holy, all is holy
They sanctify the gold, but not the tin
No mirror of mercy
My pills make me thirsty
The shape of my intention
Is not the shape that I'm in

Oh, death, I see you there
With your white cotton stare
I'll meet you in the city air
And I'll feed you, oh, I'll feed you
Doom songs fill the sky
Why do sad people lie?
There's a script lit inside your eye
And I'll read you, oh, I'll read you

He'll be coming 'round
He'll be coming 'round
He'll be coming 'round again
A black dog, atop a white horse
Followed by the serpent and the wren
All is holy, all is holy
They sanctify the gold, but not the tin
No mirror of mercy
My pills make me thirsty
The shape of my intention
Is not the shape that I'm in

He'll be coming 'round
He'll be coming 'round
He'll be coming 'round again
A black dog, atop a white horse
Followed by the serpent and the wren
All is holy, all is holy
They sanctify the gold, but not the tin
No mirror of mercy
My pills make me thirsty
The shape of my intention
Is not the shape that I'm in

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From POSTINDUSTRIAL HOMETOWN BLUES

3:092024
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POSTINDUSTRIAL HOMETOWN BLUES
POSTINDUSTRIAL HOMETOWN BLUES
Big Special
10th May 2024
Track number
7
Release year
2024
  1. 1BLACK COUNTRY GOTHIC
    2:58
  2. 2I MOCK JOGGERS
    2:03
  3. 3DESPERATE BREAKFAST
    3:11
  4. 4SHITHOUSE
    4:49
  5. 5THIS HERE AIN'T WATER
    3:22
  6. 6MY SHAPE (BLOCKING THE LIGHT)
    3:22
  7. 7BLACK DOG / WHITE HORSE
    3:09
  8. 8BROADCAST: TIME AWAY
    2:31
  9. 9iLL.
    3:09
  10. 10MONGREL
    1:30
  11. 11BUTCHER'S BIN
    4:01
  12. 12DUST OFF / START AGAIN
    3:44
  13. 13TREES
    2:52
  14. 14FOR THE BIRDS
    2:03
  15. 15DiG!
    5:43

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