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Contemporary Cowboy

from Pictures at an Inhibition by David Voss

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lyrics

I've been riding this old flying steed
on cloudy prairies, petroleum feed
in the saddle I've had all
the sun I can stand
I'll lay in the shade of my true love's hand

and if my true love is drownded in the sea
I'll hang my head as the hangman hangs me
and if you find me, untie me
from this old oak tree
this travelling's unravelling my sanity

in my stirrups, my feet can't reach the clouds
so close to heaven, so far from the crowds
but now we're landing and I'm standing
in an alien isle
but I'm safe in the raphe of my true love's smile

and there's my true love, a dagger in her breast
I'd be acquitted if the jury confessed
so if you see me, then free me
from this whole wild west
arrest me, my destiny is made manifest

my mind starts to wander, my heart grows fonder
dreaming of home and my darling dear mother
the old cottage door, I've been there before
when I picked a rose by morn bedewed

the whippoorwill singing my soul is bringing
closer to heaven to be with my brother
and as death draws near, I'll whisper, "my dear
remember the rose I gave to you"

bashful eyes, they hide a killer's fire
behind those lashes, a deadly desire
but you gallop, morale up
ignoring the odds
while friends you know ascend to go
where angels trod

are there angels where my lover lies?
crowns of glory or maggots and flies?
now my bridle sits idle
a word to the wise
it's all fun 'til someone reaches for the skies
and someone's true love dies

credits

from Pictures at an Inhibition, released April 30, 2021
Taylor Ackley: acoustic guitar
Iva Casián-Lakoš: cello
Felix Herbst: violin
Giovanni Perez: flute
Elizabeth Schmidt: french horn
Joe Sferra: clarinet
David Voss: mandolin, piano, vocals
Tommy Wu: upright bass

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David Voss New York, New York

David Voss is a composer, singer-songwriter, pianist, and mandolinist who lives in Brooklyn. He received his master's degree in music composition from Stony Brook University and works as a church organist and choir director.

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