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Obladi Diablo

by Suzie Stapleton

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1.
Headlights pass again and again I’m going under He’s not too sure if you are a friend So he’s charging by the hour Too trying to think about The beds I’ve made that I’m lying in now Circular reality A certain stillness in motion Hold my wet towel body down I’m going under Bones are grinding cold in this deadpan town My souls are wearing thin And troubled water is seeping in But I’ll wave at you from my parade In this circular reality As I travel ‘round this singular state My cons are making a cripple out of me I’ll watch your smile And your colours fade But I’ll wave at you from my parade Yes, I’ll wave at you from my parade In this circular reality As I travel ‘round this singular state My cons are making a cripple out of me I’ll watch your smile And your colours fade
2.
Now the stock have started dying, for the Lord has sent a drought But we're sick of prayers and Providence - we're going to do without With the derricks up above us and the solid earth below We are waiting at the lever for the word to let her go Sinking down, deeper down Oh, we'll sink it deeper down As the drill is plugging downward at a thousand feet of level If the Lord won't send us water, oh, we'll get it from the devil Yes, we'll get it from the devil deeper down Now, our engine's built in Glasgow by a very canny Scot And he’s marked it twenty horse-power, but he don’t know what is what When Canadian Bill is firing with the sun-dried gidgee logs She can equal thirty horses and a score or so of dogs Sinking down, deeper down Oh, we're going deeper down If we fail to get the water, then it's ruin to the squatter For the drought is on the station and the weather's growing hotter But we're bound to get the water deeper down But the shaft has started caving and the sinking's very slow And the yellow rods are bending in the water down below And the tubes are always jamming, and they can't be made to shift ‘Till we nearly burst the engine with a forty horse-power lift Sinking down, deeper down Oh, we're going deeper down Though the shaft is always caving, and the tubes are always jamming Yet we'll fight our way to water while the stubborn drill is ramming While the stubborn drill is ramming deeper down But there's no artesian water, though we've passed three thousand feet And the contract price is rising, and the boss is nearly beat But it must be down beneath us, and it's down we've got to go Though she's bumping on the solid rock four thousand feet below Sinking down, deeper down Oh, we're going deeper down And it's time they heard us knocking on the roof of Satan's dwellin' But we'll get artesian water if we cave the roof of hell in Oh we'll get artesian water deeper down Yes, we’ll get artesian water deeper down And a harsh wind is blowing The temperature is vast Nobody here is knowing Of your good deeds from the past You can scream into the darkness You can dig your knuckles raw But the Good Lord he can’t hear you And old archfiend wants you more And it’s down, deeper down Oh, we’re going deeper down And it's time they heard us knocking on the roof of Satan's dwellin' Yeah, we'll get artesian water if we cave the roof of hell in Sinking down, deeper down Oh, we're going deeper down As the drill is plugging downward at a thousand feet of level If the Lord won't send us water, ah, we will get it from the devil Yes, we'll get it from the devil deeper down Yes, we'll get it from the devil deeper down
3.
Did you know Did you know you’d find me here? Were you looking, babe Or is it you you’re trying to leave? Concrete arch hangs low The news lays crumpled at our feet Dirty needles tear But skin so bare is barely worth defeat Bring back the night Starry eyed Before the curse Of age and time A flat foot race A tortured sun Bring back the night Our shadows one
4.
Hit 04:10
Take me down to the water’s edge Take me down with a look Take me down where the air is like wine The dive is divine Drag me down I’m hanging on the line I get hit I get hit I get hit I get hit Drown me out with a whisper Drown me out with a wave of your hand Drown me out where the beggars bathe A watery grave Down and out I’m hanging on the line I get hit I get hit I get hit I get hit I take the bait every time
5.
The last note echoed through the room The band packed up for the night The crowd dispersed humming their tune I drained my glass, grabbed my bag And I walked across the room A page in history went down And then it turned And that’s alright The word it echoed around town But that’s alright There are other places I can go to hide I never thought you’d still be here anyway So see you ‘round But if you want to stay Yeah, that’s alright I hear the factory’s closing down They’re moving on Progress won As models fade and rivers dry I’ll drive through the night Or find another way to leave it all behind I never thought you’d still be here anyway So see you ‘round But if you want to stay Yeah, that’s alright And I know you got more seeds to sew And that’s alright Yeah, that’s alright Mysteries need room to grow Maybe I’ll crack the code In another place, in another time Like a well worn book You gave me that look And I had to turn away I never thought you’d still be here But if you want to stay That’s alright Yeah, that’s alright

credits

released October 22, 2012

Suzie Stapleton – vocals, guitar, piano
Craig Williamson - drums
Gareth Skinner - cello
Leif Van Den Dungen - bass

All songs written and produced by Suzie Stapleton, except for lyrics of Song of the Artesian Water which is an adaptation of a poem by Banjo Paterson

Recorded & mixed by Jez Giddings at Hothouse
Additional recording (track 2 & 3) and engineering by Suzie Stapleton
Mastered by Tony “Jack The Bear” Mantz at Deluxe Mastering

Cover photo by Liz Reed
Artwork layout – Matthias Nolte

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Suzie Stapleton Brighton, UK

"It’s rare that a new artist comes along who genuinely defies easy description, but this is certainly the case with Stapleton... a bright new star in the ascendant."
- Louder Than War

"A supremely delicate and precise feel for the moment...like hearing Cat Power at her very best.“ - The AU Review

“She sounds like the devil convincing you to sell your soul."
– Tone Deaf
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