Red River from io io by Clelia
About Red River (The Dirge of Cerberus)
Cerberus was not evil, very kind and friendly to the dead entering the underworld. He would become fierce and eat anyone that tried to get past him in escaping to the land of the living. Written in the spring of 2019, it marked the end of a chapter. Joshua Tree felt sacred, like an open canvas waiting for something to be created.
Emotions, like water, and unanswered questions have the power to carve into the rock of who we are, gradually shaping and reshaping us over time.
Tracklist
| 8. | Red River | 7:17 |
Lyrics
Red River
(Verse 1)
You chased me down, don’t twist this around
Don’t mistake me for some kind of clown
No lies, no direction, no groove
You got me so high... baby...
(Chorus)
I bleed rivers of red for you...
You left me dry, you let us die
You call yourself a man, but why?
Have you forgotten, or are you lost in
The darkness of your mind?
(Verse 2)
You had me so high, but all you did was lie
Your shady alibi...
Lost in the hills of your foolish thrills
How do you sleep at night?
(Pre-Chorus)
I won’t sleep tonight
Loving you ain’t nothing but a source of pain
A cold refrain, a dash of lightning
A bitter rain... baby...
(Chorus)
I bleed rivers of red for you...
You left me dry, you let us die
You call yourself a man, but why?
Have you forgotten, or are you lost in
The darkness of your mind?
(Bridge)
Will I ever be anything
But a pitfall for you?
Will you ever be
But a rabbit hole I fall into?
(Breakdown)
You left me dry... (You’re so cavalier)
Why are you so cold? (So cold...)
Why don’t you talk to me?
So dry... so cavalier...
All you did was lie...
(Outro - fading)
Lost in the hills of your foolish thrills
How do you sleep at night? (So cold...)
You said you loved me...
Like you never knew me...
(Repeat & fade out)
Credits
Tommy Dietrick, Joshua Tree Recording Studios, Clelia Sheppard
License
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Classically trained with piano in my youth, I later studied jazz singing. Along the way, I dabbled with the theremin and developed a love for all things percussion and raw, objet trouvé sounds. My influences range from hauntology to shoegaze, dream pop, and soulful indie pop-rock, with a tinge of the beauty of simple acoustic sounds and a dash of alt- R&B soul.