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KELLY DOGTOOTH ~ RUINS EP

by Dogtooth & Nail

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  • RUINS CD
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    RUINS the CD, the first Kelly Dogtooth demo, comes in a paper case with a glued on photocopied drawing I drew.
    This includes all four songs here: 1. Shakin' In Your Bones 2. Where I'm Going 3. Ruins 4. My Old Friend

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1.
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 hotel 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}
2.
I 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.
3.
Ruins 04:42
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.
Ten more steps And I'm on my way You've been leaving for weeks But I've got no more reason to stay Ten or more times You could have walked away And it's just got me thinking What would you be singing today? {CHORUS} I wish I could see you my old friend x3 When it rains It reminds me of home And I don't care if my boots drown me they All complain like they're alone But if they could just lift themselves Up from their damn phones I still remember the last thing you asked me and I'm Working through the ways I still feel sorry... {CHORUS} If you asked, I'd say I'm an optimistic pessimist And you'd say that I'm an oxymoron but I'll Tell you why I think like this There's so much working against us It's really no surprise that I lost my faith When it's easy to get lost And think that no one will remember your face {CHORUS} I don't expect For the pieces to fall into place The selfishness that surrounds us makes it Feel like we all can be replaced So go ahead and prove me wrong I'm trying my hardest to do the same And it's ok that I've got holes in my heart There came a time when I embraced the pain {CHORUS}

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released July 31, 2015

Recorded by John Ford at Roving House Studio
Mixed/Mastered by Eric at Rat City

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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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