Like Oil

by The Guilts

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lyrics

I'm chasing history
Coal black mysteries
I missed by a few degrees
And ended up in open seas
Destiny
When are you gonna invest in me
For a change?
Make me Charlemagne
I don't recall you asking me what I want
Draw me from the font
Like oil up the wick to the flame

Nights spent wondering
Which streets to wander in
Witches scry for kings
Not for underlings
Thundering applause
Or just a thankless cause
Your fangs and claws
Couldn't pull the thorns from out of your paws
So you dragged me through your laws
Like oil up the wick to the flame

The nature of fate is usually dual
Either way I'll be fuel
kind or cruel it doesn't mind your rules
Will it find a fool like me a path to victory?

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released January 8, 2015
Written by Gabriel Piras
Arranged and performed by The Guilts
Produced by Adam Casey and The Guilts
Recorded and mixed by Adam Casey at True Vine
Mastered by Adam Dempsey at Jack The Bear's Deluxe Mastering
Art by Braden Keir, logo by Sebastian Berto

Players:
Adam Casey, Ed Farrar, Andrew Howe, Duncan McBride, James Naughtin, Gabriel Piras, Katie Walsh

© The Guilts 2015

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