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DRIVING IN THE DARK

by Dogtooth & Nail

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1.
A small diamond of light forms On the cold floor I watch it dance across your body And if I close my eyes I can almost imagine that I was no longer paralyzed They ask why we don't leave But who's listening? Woke up with bones in my bed I don't know where I'm going to store all of them Chasing shadows through the night When I return laying next to you doesn't quite feel right Places I go when you're asleep Only exist when I dive into my memory My spine is so sick of being twisted all the time but the Knifes in your back or it's in mine My arms use to reach further than they could stretch I'd stay much longer than I'd like to admit You told me behind shaky eyes That if I'd been stronger you would've tried This room is overflowing with shame Let it flood carry me through the window so I can breathe again I know I'll be leaving you behind Tread through the waters on your own cause this body is mine My arms use to reach further than they could stretch I'd stay much longer than I'd like to admit You stepped all over me to build your confidence While saying I was the only one who could save you from yourself When I left you tried to pull me back in Like a force of nature that kept spinning Obstructing my view of the light Haunting my movements but I continue to fight Resist the feeling to submit and hide My power radiates from what I've grown inside Care for myself starting at the core I'm rooted deep in the ground now so Let it pour My arms only reach out for those that can Grow without destroying what I've planted We're all seeds trying to exist your History's one of resilience (x2) They ask why we don't leave But who's listening?
2.
Have you ever been wandering Day or night Cause the streetlight won’t keep you safe and Neither will the sunlight 
And I’m always wondering Why the same ol’ story never seems to change You’re trying to scream out of your skin But when you do you know that you are going To get the blame {CHORUS} So take what you’ve been told and throw it Right out the window We’ll have you shakin’ in your bones Cause the truth can be so damn cold And yeah you heard it right, I made a misogynist cry In a Portland motel with no working stove We all smoked enough to make the rain come inside And you said you were starving 
 So I gave you my last can You couldn’t wait to complain and said Make it woman… But instead, I gave you a slice of my mind {CHORUS} I pushed you down into the depths of your mind The years of conditioning making you blind When we should be teaching how not to harm Not just how to hide My dear friend I’m so thankful I saw you that night You brought me the strength to give him a hell of a fight {CHORUS} I’d like to dedicate this to all of my friends To those who don’t identify with opposite ends To those becoming who they know they were meant to be This isn’t just about people who look like me {CHORUS}
3.
Ruins 04:38
Open up old wounds That I stitched together myself Open up old wounds And slide along the pavement I’m returning back to the river With my hair long and tied Gonna take my knife and 
let it all fall Downstream Cause my ghosts keep following me That’s why I’m... {CHORUS} Dreaming of the road Cause this house can’t hold me no more I’ve been drowning in my own smoke But there’s nowhere that I belong Domesticated dog Tied to a pole With this life she’s been living She’s trying to die before she gets old Never been to New Orleans She wants to howl And play in the streets Never been to Northern California Where she heard at night the sky cries And the ocean sleeps Well these Cities will soon be ruins Their colors ripped down and burned For everyone to see Pushing out To pull them in Praising names that a year ago They wouldn’t dare to speak That’s why I’m... {CHORUS} Fill a jar with my tears And spread it over Oklahoma’s vast countryside Let my body mix with her soil Cause I’d lay here for days if it would save more than my life And whether you Leave by choice or force You’re never coming back home Cause they’ve taken your roots And painted them gold Selling them for fifteen dollars but they can’t Sell your soul I’m… {CHORUS} Fill up old tombs That you dug for yourself Close up old rooms Where you danced until your eyes turned red And it’s hard to break the habit of sleeping on one side of the bed It’s hard to break the habit of smoking cigarettes but imma keep Fighting like hell for the living while honoring the dead Listening To where I’m guided to lay this weary head I’m… {CHORUS} x2
4.
You help me to stay humble When I'm barely hanging on So tired of the killing I see The misery envelopes me But then you come along {CHORUS} {Honor our wild warriors They share their lives and they deserve respect Or we'll fight back Grace us with your step I'll Follow you but I won't trap And if they do we'll fight back I know I have to let you go} Feel the soil beneath my feet Escaping from concrete Where I lost my whole self To monotony It sure as hell makes sense to me Why people lose their minds you see With all disconnection from reality And I wish that we all could step outside {CHORUS} What are we going to do When the bees all disappear What are we going to do For the ones who live at the poles of the earth What are we going to do When they cut down all the old growth What are we going to do when they Have no homes What are we going to do then? (x6) {CHORUS} (x2)
5.
In the dark In the rain You can only make out the outline of my face In holes In caves We dig out dens to try and keep ourselves safe And these days I only cut deep when it's Blending blood and ink A graveyard's growing in my ribcage so I'll Visit it on saturdays I'll honor it and bring it flowers as the Seasons change I can no longer swallow my words with a shot of Whiskey to chase it down They keep scratching up my throat reminding me I promised I wouldn't let you drown In the homes We cultivate And give our limbs to replace broken table legs In the way He says "I don't need for this space to be safe" But you can move without worrying about wandering eyes Telling you to get back in line Embers float from the fire and we'll Eat them in the air Tangled tales take time to unravel And the smoke lingers in my hair I have no breath left to speak with you When your backs already turned To build this up not tear us down You've got to listen and learn In the scars Our bodies save We heal but the memories remain And in my bones I know we can Create something better than what we've been given
6.
fill my pockets up with problems Carry that weight on my hips Bare my teeth so you can see That I’m serious The dogs are calling me Out to play And mess up my clothes And I know… I know… THAT THERE ARE STILL PLACES WHERE TREES TOWER OVER BUILDINGS THERE ARE STILL PLACES WHERE TREES TOWER OVER BUILDINGS That’s where I’m going Heavy heavy heart you wear yourself Around my neck please don’t Tighten up I’m already Running out of breath 
Well there’s something thick in the air And it sure doesn’t settle well In my chest These lead lungs may make it hard As I tell you I’m so TIRED OF Dancing around in the same damn circle BUT THERE ARE STILL PLACES WHERE TREES TOWER OVER BUILDINGS THERE ARE STILL PLACES WHERE TREES TOWER OVER BUILDINGS That’s where I’ll be free My grandma told me Her life was like getting use to a new pair of shoes Uncomfortable at first you gotta Take the pain and you’ll Walk away stronger than you use to Well I’ve worn these soles to the bone Leaving pieces of myself all along Exposing the insides that you like to keep close to you and All along even if I’m all alone those pieces I lost make me aware of these darker truths BUT THERE ARE STILL PLACES WHERE TREES TOWER OVER BUILDINGS THERE ARE STILL PLACES WHERE TREES TOWER OVER BUILDINGS That’s what I’m PROTECTING I don’t benefit from lying to you And I won’t apologize if I’m speaking in shades of blue You were too afraid to dig up roots so you left on a gray day Saying Sorry for the hurricane But star crossed kneecaps may touch but just graze the skin Tripping trying to tip toe around conversations we should’ve been in A long time ago I would sacrifice my own arm just for that one smile But if we keep wasting away, letting them win there won't.. be… There won’t be… TREES THAT TOWER OVER BUILDINGS THERE WON'T BE TREES THAT TOWER OVER BUILDINGS (x2) SO MEET ME WHERE I'M GOING.

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Driving In the Dark is DOGTOOTH & NAIL's first album. We greatly appreciate any donations. Thank you for your support.

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released November 21, 2015

Recorded and Mastered by John Damiani at Molehill Recording

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Dogtooth & Nail Portland, Oregon

Two punks playing folky, bluesy political tunes about environmentalism, feminism, anti-capitalism, healing and creating change. Many songs are about personal struggles and struggles we are in solidarity with.
Based out of Portland, OR. Contact us:
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