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Radium Death

by William Elliott Whitmore

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1.
My soul was achin’ My hands were weak My heart was breakin’ My mouth could not speak But times can change Hopefully we can too This world is strange I guess we’ve all got healing to do I played my cards the best I could I came by it honestly Worrying ‘bout the past never did no good What’s gone is gone, you see No one can know what We’ve been through Goes to show We’ve all got some healing to do Now my soul is hangin’ in My hands are strong I know I could fall again But for now I’m holdin on Times can change Hopefully I can too This world is strange Guess we’ve all got some healing to do
2.
Don’t mind me I’m just livin here Don’t mind me I’m just livin’ here Tear down the mountains, cut the forest clear Don’t mind me I’m just livin here Pay no attention I’m just trying to exist Pay no attention I’m just trying to exist I’ve said too much now my name’s on a list pay no attention to me I know, I know, I know Civilizations they come and they go Sooner or later they crumble and fall We’re just here in the middle of it all Don’t mind me I’m bleeding now Don’t mind me I’m just bleeding now A hand from above cut out my heart somehow Don’t mind me I’m just bleeding now Under the radar hopefully Under the radar hopefully I’ll live live live ‘til they bury me Under the radar hopefully
3.
Did you ever get rid of that trouble in your heart Did you ever get rid of that trouble in your heart Did you find a way, to make it through the day Did you ever get rid of that trouble in your heart No matter what you do Don’t let ‘em get the best of you It’s so good to see that you’re standing up straight I know these last few years ain’t been great You’ll make it through, you always do It’s so good to see that you’re standing up straight No matter what you do Don’t let ‘em get the best of you Did you ever find what you needed from this world Did you ever find what you needed from this world You’ve been through hell, but you’re alive and well Did you ever find what you needed from this world No matter what you do Don’t let ‘em get the best of you
4.
When that thing went down we all knew It would never be the same again Do what you can to survive, we all do Try our best to feel something My worst nature gets the best of me I could level cities with ferocity I could crumble buildings and societies With exceptional grace and phenomenal ease I’ve died a thousand times I’ll die a thousand more This life can be so unkind I hope we find what we’re searching for I could burn up like a nuclear reactor Glow like radium Show up like a natural disaster Disappear like a setting sun We fall down like autumn leaves We rise up with a gust of wind Cry not for the bare limbs of trees Come spring they’ll be full again I’ve died a thousand times I’ll die a thousand more This life can be so unkind I hope we find what we’re searching for
5.
Go On Home 03:25
Big dark cloud hanging low Follows me everywhere I go Leaves a shadow on the ground Can’t recall when it wasn’t so It’s time to go home What the hell is going on I’ve been away for far too long I forgotten what it’s like to stop Spent all my time just being gone It’s time to go home I’ve been bad I’ve been unkind Can’t stand myself sometimes This place had layed me low I think I’ve lost my mind It’s time to go home The whole damn thing’s falling apart Life is easy, but livin’s hard It’s time to go home
6.
Don’t strike me Don’t strike me down Destruction and death all around No judge, no jury Better move yourself in a hurry No time to waste There’s fire coming from above Get ready to lose what you love Get ready to lose what you love Don’t strike me Don’t strike me down Destruction and death all around Don’t strike me down There’s something going wrong in my town Face down on the pavement No one around to save me No time to react There’s fire coming from above Get ready to lose what you love I can’t believe what’s happenin My feet are bound my hands are tied They’ve come to kill me once again My loved ones have already died Don’t strike me Don’t strike me down Destruction and death all around Don’t strike me down There’s something going wrong in my town
7.
Everything’s quiet, the trees are still I can’t go back to town, don’t know if I will Give my regards to the court house judge Tell ‘em to go straight to hell, and don’t hold no grudge I hate these walls that lock us in I want to wander the hills and fields again Sleep all night under the moonlit sky Spend some time alone just you and I Now that it’s June, here’s what we’ll do We’ll howl at the moon and patch the old canoe Put it down in the water, let it take us where it may Head downstream and (just) float away I don’t have a dollar, I don’t have a dime Just say you’ll be with me for all time If you could love me just as I am This brash and bullheaded man Out the kitchen window, I’m so pleased to see
8.
Our Saturday night bonanzas, are known from here to Kansas As being the thing to do We like to pass around that shine, get everybody feelin’ fine Drinking good old south lee county brew Put it to your lips and take a little nip You know your bell is rung when you can’t feel your tongue And all you did was take a little sip Tip back the jar, so good so far We’ll drink ‘til we don’t know what to do We’ll hoop and we’ll holler, we’ll take another swallow Of that good old south lee county brew Another batch will be done soon, we’ll be howlin’ at the moon What tomorrow brings I haven’t got a clue All I know is tonight I’ll be feelin alright With my bottle of south lee county brew Some folks say that the jar’s half empty Some folks say that the jar’s half full Some folks like me don’t give a damn Long as I get another pull
9.
Have Mercy 02:36
You’re mistaken if you think I’m gonna let you Drag me through the mud again You’re mistaken if you think I’m gonna sit idly by While you take that knife and stab it in I don’t expect to see Anything good come from this misery I don’t expect nothin’ from you So please leave me be I’ve had about all I can stand Of the sufferin’ cause by your hand Into every life A little rain must fall I feel drenched to the bone And tired of it all So do a little dance on my grave Do a little dance on my grave Do a little dance on my grave And hope I got some soul left to save
10.
When I was young I walked into the woods Amongst the sycamores and pines I often stood To contemplate life and death I’ll be gone someday but I ain’t gone yet If the weather is willing and the creek don’t rise I’ll see you again over there on the other side As sure as that creek flows to the river bed I’ll be gone someday but I ain’t gone yet I’ll be gone someday but I ain’t gone yet Both feet in the grave my lungs out of breath Six feet in the soul no thoughts in my head I’ll be gone someday but I ain’t gone yet You wont see me on Sunday when church bells toll Never needed any help saving my mortal soul No need to pray no need to fret I’ll be gone someday but I ain’t gone yet I’ll be gone someday but I ain’t gone yet Both feet in the grave my lungs out of breath Six feet in the soul no thoughts in my head I’ll be gone someday but I ain’t gone yet I’ll be gone someday but I ain’t gone yet

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released March 31, 2015

David Zollo – piano and organ on “Ain’t Gone Yet” and “Don’t Strike Me Down,” harmony vocal on “A Thousand Deaths”

Mike Shulte – drums on “Trouble in Your Heart,” “Ain’t Gone Yet,” and “Don’t Strike Me Down”

Zach Westerdahl – bass on “Ain’t Gone Yet” and “Don’t Strike Me Down”

Pete Biasi – bass on “Trouble in Your Heart”

Brendan Spengler – organ on “Healing to Do”

Stephen “The Kid” Howard – Electric Guitar on “Ain’t Gone Yet” and “Don’t Strike Me Down”

Randy Davis – solo on “Don’t Strike Me Down”

Blake Shaw – stand-up bass on “Can’t Go Back”

Roger Miller – pedal steel on “Can’t Go Back”

Sarah Cram – harmony vocal on “Ain’t Gone Yet”

Jenny Lynn Stacey – harmony vocal on “Ain’t Gone Yet”

Gemma Cohen – harmony vocals on “Don’t Strike Me Down”

Miranda Mallard - harmony vocals on “Don’t Strike Me Down”

Eden West - harmony vocals on “Don’t Strike Me Down”

Recorded by Luke Tweedy at Flat Black Studies in Iowa

Produced by W.E. Whitmore and Luke Tweedy

Cover art by Tim Wehile and layout by Johnathan Crawford

Mastered by Carl Staff in Chicago

Special thanks to Chloe. Thanks to my family and friends, and thanks to all the fine folks who’ve helped me get through this strange world.

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