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GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY

from TEMPEST (Digital) by BURIED HORSES

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An old cowboy went riding out one dark and windy day. Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way. When all at once a mighty herd of red eyed cows he saw. A-plowing through the ragged sky and up the cloudy draw. Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel. Their horns were black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel. A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky. For he saw the riders coming hard and he heard their mournful cry. Yippie yi oh. Yippie yi yay. Ghost riders in the sky. Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their shirts all soaked with sweat. He’s riding hard to catch that herd, but he ain’t caught ‘em yet. ‘Cause they’ve got to ride forever on that range up in the sky. On horses snorting fireballs. Ride on hear their cry. As the riders loped on by him he heard one call his name. If you want to save your soul from hell a-riding on our range. Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride. Trycatching up the devil’s herd, across these endless skies. Yippie yi oh. Yippie yi yay. Ghost riders in the sky.

PAINTING:
Peter Nicolai Arbo, The wild hunt: Åsgårdsreien, Oil on panel, 1872

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from TEMPEST (Digital), track released February 19, 2011

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BURIED HORSES Melbourne, Australia

Tempestuous and tortured, Buried Horses are known for weaving tales of death and woe. Keeping firmly in line with their compatriots - The Drones, The Triffids, Rowland S. Howard - they are drawn to the darker side of existence and the trials of those trying to survive a cruel and unloving world. They deliver a foreboding vision that captures the rugged beauty of the violent Australian landscape. ... more

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