Swim Up the Creek to Drown in the River

from As Ruffians Become Hounds by Carved Out

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"I’m going out now mom, dad.
I’ll be home by eleven or so."
He flies out the door and gets in that car
With four of his friends
Looking forward to the night ahead of them
Meanwhile…

A father and his son speak heart to heart
He says “Son in a matter of hours you’ll be the man that I already know that you are.
Give ‘em hell kid, dig your teeth in, and never forget
I’ll always be here for you son as long as you live.”

He’s in the driver’s seat halfway to Stony Creek
No sweat in his breath and no fear in his teeth.
They pull up to the park get out of the car
Say hello to friends who then welcome them
In each other’s arms
Standing six feet apart
They sit down and relax
They talk ‘til hours pass

And as the moon starts to show they decide to head home.
“Who needs a seatbelt?
We’re invincible can’t you tell?
Invincible invincible invince--”

Ninety minutes pass
And so does a son driving with his dad
The night before he becomes a man
His god robbed him of that.

Deep pending breaths
Depending breaths
Deep ending breaths
Deep ending breaths
Deep pending breaths
Depending breaths
Deep ending breaths

Soon their parents find out
Three of the kids from the school in town
Soon they’ll be laying them down in the ground
While friends with broken hearts say goodbye six feet apart.

“I will not be another statistic.”

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from As Ruffians Become Hounds, released May 6, 2016
Recorded by Aaron Bradley and Mick Maslowski
Mixed and Mastered by Jay Maas

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