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Two Feathers

by Rory Ellis

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1.
Passenger 04:16
I WENT DOWN TO THE RIVER, TO LISTEN TO THE FINAL WORDS OF GOD, WAITED FOR THE TIDE TO TURN, TILL I HEARD HIS FINAL SERMON, LOVES BEEN GOOD TO ME THIS TIME, I’M FREE OF THE CHAIN GANG NOW, I’M ON THE EVENING TRAIN, BUT I’M JUST A PASSENGER. FIVE O’CLOCK IN THE EVENING, THE SUN BELTS HARD ON THE THUNDERBOLT, AND EVERY WORD STILL IN MY HEAD, I CAN REMEMBER ALL HE SAID, LOVES BEEN GOOD TO ME THIS TIME, I’M FREE OF THE CHAIN GANG NOW, I’M ON THE EVENING TRAIN, BUT I'M JUST A PASSENGER. ON A HOLY GHOST TRAIN TO HEAVEN ON A SILVER RAIL TO FOREVER, TIME IS NOW MY FRIEND, AND ALL I’VE LOST I’VE FOUND. DRIVING’HOME IN THE MOONLIGHT, I SEE HIS FACE ON THE DASHBOARD, I WISH I’D LOVED LIKE THAT, AND IN MY FINAL BREATH I COULD SAY, LOVES BEEN GOOD TO ME THIS TIME, I’M FREE OF THE CHAIN GANG NOW, I’M ON THE EVENING TRAIN, BUT I’M JUST A PASSENGER.
2.
BABY I’VE BEEN DRIFTING ROUND THIS GREAT BIG SPHERE A LONG TIME, AND NOW MY ROADS ARE COMIN’ BACK TO YOU, SET ME DOWN A PLACE AT YOUR LITTLE KITCHEN TABLE, THE ROSES IN YOUR CHEEKS AIN’T FROM THE SUN, YOUR LOVE IS BRINGIN’ DADDY HOME, YOUR LOVE IS BRINGIN’ DADDY HOME. DRIFT A WHILE AND THINK ABOUT TOMORROW WHEN IT COMES, YOU KNOW I’VE GOT MUSIC IN MY VEINS, I DON’T MAKE ALOT OF MONEY, BUT I MAKE ALOT OF FRIENDS, AND I DRINK WHEN I GET LONELY TO GET BY, YOUR LOVE IS BRINGIN’ DADDY HOME, YOUR LOVE IS BRINGIN’ DADDY HOME, YOUR LOVE IS BRINGIN’ DADDY HOME, YOUR LOVE IS BRINGIN’ DADDY HOME SIT ME IN YOUR OLDEST CHAIR AND WATCH THE DAYLIGHT COME, LET ME CLOSE MY EYES AND THINK OF YOU HOLD MY HAND YOUR SKIN IS SOFT SO TENDER TO THE TOUCH, WAKE ME WHEN ITS TIME FOR ME TO GO YOUR LOVE IS BRINGIN’ DADDY HOME, YOUR LOVE IS BRINGIN’ DADDY HOME, YOUR LOVE IS BRINGIN’ DADDY HOME, YOUR LOVE IS BRINGIN’ DADDY HOME.
3.
Home Tonight 03:23
CIRCLING AROUND ANOTHER BIG CITY, TRYING TO NAVIGATE ANOTHER ONE WAY ROAD, SO MANY CARS GOING SO MANY PLACES, WE’LL ALL BE HOME TONIGHT, BUT I’LL BE LANDING IN A STRANGE ROOM, WHERE SO MANY OTHER TRAVELLERS HAVE LAID, CLOSE MY EYES AND DRIFT AWAY NOW, AND WE’LL ALL BE HOME TONIGHT, WE’LL ALL BE HOME TONIGHT. I KNOW I COME FROM A DIFFERENT LAND, BUT THE SPIRITS THEY TALK TO ME THE SAME, IF I LOOK OUT MY WINDOW WHERE I CAN SEE THE WATER, WE’LL ALL BE HOME TONIGHT, BUT I’LL BE LANDING IN A STRANGE ROOM, WHERE SO MANY OTHER TRAVELLERS HAVE LAID, CLOSE MY EYES AND DRIFT AWAY NOW, AND WE’LL ALL BE HOME TONIGHT, WE’LL ALL BE HOME TONIGHT, WE’LL ALL BE HOME TONIGHT. IF I COULD SMELL THE RAIN ON A GUM TREE, OR A GREAT SOUTH WIND WOULD BLOW STRAIGHT THROUGH MY DOOR, PICK THE DARKENED FRUIT FROM THE OLD OLIVE TREE, WE’LL ALL BE HOME TONIGHT, BUT I’LL BE LANDING IN A STRANGE ROOM, WHERE SO MANY OTHER TRAVELLERS HAVE LAID, CLOSE MY EYES AND DRIFT AWAY NOW AND WE’LL ALL BE HOME TONIGHT, UT I’LL BE LANDING IN A STRANGE ROOM, WHERE SO MANY OTHER TRAVELLERS HAVE LAID, CLOSE MY EYES AND DRIFT AWAY NOW, AND WE’LL ALL BE HOME TONIGHT, WE’LL ALL BE HOME TONIGHT, WE’LL ALL BE HOME TONIGHT.
4.
Rollin' On 04:16
LIKE A BIG WHEEL KEEPS ON TURNING, DOWN EACH AND EVERY ROAD, I'M A NORTH WIND ON YOUR PRINCES HIGHWAY, WHEN YOU’RE DRIVING THROUGH THE COLD, SO WRAP ME UP FOR A WHILE, TILL’THE PAPER STARTS TO TEAR, THEN I JUST KEEP ROLLIN‘’ON, NO NEED TO WORRY NOW, WHEN I JUST KEEP ROLLIN’ ON, IT DON’T MEAN I DON’T LOVE YOU, WHEN I JUST KEEP ROLLIN’ ON. I THOUGHT FOR THE LAST TIME I’D SEEN MY LUCKY STAR, THEN A LIGHT SHONE DOWN ON YOUR PRETTY FACE, GONNA TAKE YOU AS YOU ARE, SO WRAP ME UP FOR A WHILE, TILL’THE PAPER STARTS TO TEAR, THEN I JUST KEEP ROLLIN’’ON, NO NEED TO WORRY NOW, WHEN I JUST KEEP ROLLIN’ ON, IT DON’T MEAN I DON’T LOVE YOU WHEN I JUST KEEP ROLLIN’ ON. A LIFE HAS SO MANY STORIES, MINE ALL END THE SAME, GOT MY RIGHT HAND UP AND ITS WAVING, LEFT HAND IN MY POCKET, SO WRAP ME UP FOR A WHILE, TILL’THE PAPER STARTS TO TEAR THEN I JUST KEEP ROLLIN’’ON, NO NEED TO WORRY NOW, WHEN I JUST KEEP ROLLIN’ ON, IT DON’T MEAN I DON’T LOVE YOU, WHEN I JUST KEEP ROLLIN ON, LIKE A BALL DOWN A MOUNTAIN, I JUST KEEP ROLLIN’ ON.
5.
Two Feathers 04:00
DADDY DIDN’T LIKE THE COUNTRY, MUMMA DIDN'T LIKE THE SEA, KID DIDN’T LIKE THE FRUIT THAT FELL FROM THE NEIGHBOURS BLOOD PLUM TREE, SO I’D SIT DOWN ON MY TIN ROOF WHERE I THOUGHT THAT I COULD FLY, WAVED MY ARMS ABOVE MY HEAD AND I TOOK TO THE SKY, WITH TWO FEATHERS IN MY FINGERS, I THOUGHT THAT I COULD FLY. AND I’D WATCH THE SPARROWS FLYING, BEYOND THE PALING FENCE, I WISHED THAT I COULD JOIN THEM SO I’D STAND UP AND PRETEND, IS IT MY IMAGINATION, CAN I REALLY SEE THE CLOUDS WHEN I SIT DOWN ON MY TIN ROOF IN MY ROYAL PAPER GOWN, WITH TWO FEATHERS IN MY FINGERS, I WILL NEVER DROWN. NOW THE DOG RAN FROM THE BACK DOOR, HEARD A MIGHTY SCREAM, WHO SPILT THAT MILK UPON THE GRASS, WHO TURNED THAT WOMAN GREEN, NOW I SIT DOWN ON MY TIN ROOF, WHERE I THOUGHT THAT I COULD FLY, WAVED MY ARMS ABOVE MY HEAD AND I TOOK TO THE SKY, WITH TWO FEATHERS IN MY FINGERS, I THOUGHT THAT I COULD FLY. AND I’D WATCH THE WORLD AROUND ME FROM MY CASTLE IN THE SKY, WATCH THE CARS AND THE DISTANT KIDS FROM THE CORNERS OF MY EYES, NOW I SIT DOWN ON MY TIN ROOF, WHERE I THOUGHT THAT I COULD FLY WAVED MY ARMS ABOVE MY HEAD AND I TOOK TO THE SKY. WITH TWO FEATHERS IN MY FINGERS, I THOUGHT THAT I COULD FLY, WITH TWO FEATHERS IN MY FINGERS, I THOUGHT THAT I COULD FLY
6.
THIS IS OUR COUNTRY, WE GOTTA LEARN TO LIVE TOGETHER, YOU GOT YOUR THING, I GOT MINE, STILL WE TRAVEL DOWN THE SAME ROAD, I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR FRIEND, HOPE YOU’LL BE MINE, MADE THIS SAME MISTAKE BEFORE, MADE IT ON THE COLOUR OF A SKIN, LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS, THROW YOUR WEAPONS ON THE GROUND, KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN LOW SUBURBAN SOLDIER, JIHADS FORMED IN GARAGES, HATRED BASED ON RELIGION, KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN LOW SUBURBAN SOLDIER. THIS IS OUR COUNTRY, YOU GOTTA TREAT IT LIKE YOUR MOTHER, AND ALL TRUE WEALTH IS MADE BY LEARNING, LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER, YOU GOT YOUR THING I GOT MINE, SO MUCH TO DISCOVER, SO LET YOUR GOD MEET MINE AND THEY CAN DO LUNCH, JUST LIKE TWO BROTHERS, LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS, THROW YOUR WEAPONS ON THE GROUND, KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN LOW SUBURBAN SOLDIER, JIHADS FORMED IN GARAGES, HATRED BASED ON RELIGION, KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN LOW SUBURBAN SOLDIER. THIS IS OUR COUNTRY, THIS IS OUR COUNTRY, THIS IS OUR COUNTRY, THIS IS OUR COUNTRY, THIS IS OUR COUNTRY
7.
Work 02:50
YOU GOTTA WORK, WORK TILL YOU DROP, YOU GOTTA WORK, MAN DON’T STOP, YOU GOTTA WORK, 24/7 AROUND THE CLOCK NOW WORK. HEY SLAVE, I REALLY DON’T MIND IF I TAKE UP, ALL OF YOUR TIME, NO LOVE FOR YOU JUST A PAT ON THE HEAD, GOODBYE, YOU GOTTA WORK, WORK TILL YOU DROP, YOU GOTTA WORK, MAN DON’T STOP, YOU GOTTA WORK, 24/7 AROUND THE CLOCK NOW WORK. AND THERE'S A DEAL, BEEN DONE FOR YOU AND YOU’LL NEVER, WALK IN HIS SHOES, DID YOU SIGN THAT THING WHERE THE DEVIL GETS TO RULE YOUR SOUL, YOU GOTTA WORK, WORK TILL YOU DROP, YOU GOTTA WORK, MAN DON’T STOP, YOU GOTTA WORK, 24/7 AROUND THE CLOCK NOW WORK. HEY SUPERMAN, ARE YOU FORGETTING TO FLY, I WANT TO’SQUEEZE EVERY DROP AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY, YOU AIN’T THINKIN’ OF ME WHEN YOUR FAMILY'S WAVING GOODBYE, YOU GOTTA WORK, WORK TILL YOU DROP, YOU GOTTA WORK, MAN DON'T STOP, YOU GOTTA WORK, 24/7 AROUND THE CLOCK NOW WORK, YOU GOTTA WORK, WORK TILL YOU DROP, YOU GOTTA WORK, MAN DON'T STOP, YOU GOTTA WORK, 24/7 AROUND THE CLOCK NOW WORK, I SAID 24/7 AROUND THE CLOCK NOW WORK, I SAID 24/7 AROUND THE CLOCK NOW WORK.
8.
Little One 04:26
HEY LITTLE ONE, SURELY HAVE MISSED YOU, BUT I CAN’T RECALL, THE LAST TIME I KISSED YOU, I’M COMING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS, WITH A POCKET FULL OF STARDUST, AND A STORY TO TELL, HOW YOUR LIFE IS CHANGING, I FOUND A NEW LOVE IN A BOTTLE OF PROMISES, AND I’M TWO STORIES UP, BUT I’D FLY FROM THIS WINDOW TO BE WITH YOU. HEY LITTLE ONE, DADDY STILL LOVES YOU, I WISH I WAS THERE, SO I COULD TELL YOU, WE’D DRIVE TO THE RIVER, THROW IN A LINE, AND WAIT FOR THE TURN OF THE TIDE I FOUND A NEW LOVE IN A BOTTLE OF PROMISES, AND I’M TWO STORIES UP, BUT I’D FLY FROM THIS WINDOW TO BE WITH YOU. HEY LITTLE ONE, WHEN YOU WROTE ME YOUR LAST LINE, YOU’D BEEN TO THE SHOW, HAD A REAL GOOD TIME, I WAS NOT THERE, SEEMS LIKE I NEVER AM, BUT YOUR PICTURE HAS SEEN EVERY ROOM, I’VE LAID MY HEAD, I FOUND A NEW LOVE IN A BOTTLE OF PROMISES, AND I’M TWO STORIES UP, BUT I’D FLY FROM THIS WINDOW TO BE WITH YOU, AND I’D BREAK EVERY BONE IN THIS BODY TO SHOW YOU I CAN.
9.
LAY DOWN YOUR GUN GOOD SOLDIER MAN, WHY DON’T YOU RUN ON HOME, THE SUN IS SETTING DOWN IN YOUR HOME TOWN, AND YOUR CHILDREN CRY ALL ALONE, THERE’S A PICTURE OF YOU ON A FIREPLACE, A MEMORY DUG DEEP IN HER HEART, SO WHEN YOUR ENGAGED AND THE BULLETS ARE FIRING, THAT’S WHEN HER TEARDROPS START, CAUSE’ YOU’RE NO GOOD TO HER IN A CASKET, NO GOOD IF YOU’VE BEEN MAMED, LIKE A CRIM WITH A PERFECT ALIBI, AIN’T NO GOOD IF YOU'VE BEEN NAMED, AND I DON’T KNOW IF YOU EVER NOTICED, I DON’T KNOW IF YOU KEPT THE SCORE, DON’T CARE IF YOU ARE THE BRAVEST, CAUSE’ THERE AIN’T NO LOVE IN THIS WAR. DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE FIGHTING FOR, WHY IS YOUR LIFE ON THE LINE, IS IT THOSE IN THE HOUSES OF FEAR, JUST PREFER A GOOD RED WHEN THEY DINE, I KNOW JESUS WAS A TRAVELLER, WALKED AROUND THE HOLY LAND, PICKED UP THE DIRT IN HIS FINGERS, BLESSED EVERY GRAIN IN HIS HAND, WHAT IF JESUS WAS A MUSICIAN, WITH THE GEAR IN THE BACK OF HIS VAN, SPREADING GOOD WILL IN A PROTEST SONG, WOULD HE BE A FAR LESSER MAN, AND I DON’T KNOW IF YOU EVER NOTICED, I DON’T KNOW IF YOU KEPT THE SCORE, DON’T CARE IF YOU ARE THE BRAVEST, CAUSE’ THERE AIN’T NO LOVE IN THIS WAR. THERE’S A HEROES WELCOME AT THE FRONT DOOR, A TRASH CAN STRAIGHT OUT THE BACK, WHO WILL REMEMBER THE DEEDS YOU HAVE DONE, TEN YEARS ON DOWN THE TRACK, LIKE A GOOD HORSE WHOSE DAYS ARE NUMBERED, WHEN ITS OVER YOU AIN’T WORTH A BUCK, SO I HOPE YOU'RE INFORMED WHEN YOU MARCH OFF TO WAR, AND I WISH YOU A SAFE PASSAGE BACK, AND I DON’T KNOW IF YOU EVER NOTICED, I DON’T KNOW IF YOU KEPT THE SCORE, DON’T CARE IF YOU ARE THE BRAVEST CAUSE THERE AIN’T NO LOVE IN THIS WAR, AIN’T NO LOVE IN THIS WAR, AIN’T NO LOVE, NO LOVE AT ALL, AIN’T NO LOVE IN THIS WAR, AIN’T NO LOVE NO LOVE NO LOVE AT ALL, AIN’T NO LOVE IN THIS WAR.
10.
Take Me Away 04:04
THE SUN SETS AGAIN, ON ANOTHER LONG DAY, AND I'M WAITING AT THE STATION, ' FOR ONE MORE TRAIN, TAKE ME AWAY, TAKE ME AWAY, AND I’LL RIDE THIS LINE, OF HOPE AND DESPAIR, IT’LL LEAD ME TO SOMEWHERE, I HOPE YOU’LL BE THERE, TAKE ME AWAY, TAKE ME AWAY, AND THE ROAR OF THE TRACKS, MAKE ME FEEL AT HOME, IF I EVER STOP TRAVELLING, YOU’LL KNOW I'M ALONE, TAKE ME AWAY, TAKE ME AWAY, THERE’S A GREEN LIGHT AT A CROSSROAD, AND A RED LIGHT BESIDE ME, AND I’M DRIVING TO AN ANGEL, HER HALO KEEPS SHINING, TAKE ME AWAY, TAKE ME AWAY, TAKE ME AWAY, TAKE ME AWAY, TAKE ME AWAY, TAKE ME AWAY.
11.
Dear Satan 03:28
THE GATES OF HELL, OPENED UP TODAY, I FELL DOWN TO THE FIRE, BURNT MY LIFE AWAY, DEAR SATAN, PLEASE FORGIVE ME, YOU WERE AN ANGEL TOO, BUT YOU LOST YOUR WINGS, AND I HAVE TOO. IT WAS WRITTEN, WELL BEFORE, THAT LONG FATEFUL DAY, WHEN I HYPNOTIZED THE THUNDER, BLEW THE SUN AWAY, DEAR SATAN, PLEASE FORGIVE ME, YOU WERE AN ANGEL TOO, BUT YOU LOST YOUR WINGS, AND I HAVE TOO. IF I EVER HAD OF NOTICED, THAT SMILE GONE FROM YOUR FACE, NO IGNITION, NO INTENTION, TO TRY AND WIN THIS RACE, DEAR SATAN, PLEASE FORGIVE ME, YOU WERE AN ANGEL TOO, BUT YOU LOST YOUR WINGS, AND I HAVE TOO, DEAR SATAN, CAN YOU TELL ME, IF I WAS AN ANGEL TOO, AND I LOST MY WINGS, WOULD I BE LIKE, YOU.
12.
SUCH A PRETTY LITTLE WHITE LINE WE ALL WALK DOWN IT’S LIKE A TRIP FROM A CITY TO A COUNTRY TOWN, AND IF YOU SLIP TO THE RIGHT SIDE YOU GO DOWN SLOW, DIG YOURSELF DEEP INTO A GREAT BIG HOLE, HEY KID DON’T YOU GO TOO FAST, YOUR LITTLE HEART IS LIKE A PIECE OF GLASS, WAITING TO BE BROKEN, HEY KID IT DON’T TAKE TOO LONG, DON’T TAKE LONG TO WALK ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS, ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS. WELL YOUR JUST FIFTEEN YOU DON’T CARE, DON’T GIVE A DAMN WHAT YOUR MUMMA JUST SAID, AND YOU STAY OUT LATE ON A SATURDAY NIGHT, DO IT IN A BUS STOP UNDERNEATH A STREET LIGHT, HEY KID DON’T YOU GO TOO FAST, YOUR LITTLE HEART IS LIKE A PIECE OF GLASS, WAITING TO BE BROKEN, HEY KID IT DON’T TAKE TOO LONG, DON’T TAKE LONG TO WALK ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS, ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS. YOU CAN LEARN THINGS QUICK BUT YOU NEVER GET GOOD, NEVER GET GOOD TILL IT’S TOO LATE TO TURN BACK, WILL YOUR FRIENDS BE THERE WHEN YOU NEED EM’ MOST, FATHER, SON AND HOLY GHOST, HEY KID DON’T YOU GO TOO FAST, YOUR LITTLE HEART IS LIKE A PIECE OF GLASS, WAITING TO BE BROKEN, HEY KID IT DON’T TAKE TOO LONG, DON’T TAKE LONG TO WALK ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS, ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS, WALKING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS.
13.
Darlin' Man 04:30
PICKED YOU UP IN THE MORNING, CHAMPAGNE IN YOUR HAND, SHOULD’VE SEEN THE WARNING SIGNS, VODKA WARM IN THE CAN, A BURNT OUT CANDLE ON YOUR DINING ROOM TABLE, TELLS ME YOU MADE LOVE LAST NIGHT, MY DARLIN’ MAN I ALWAYS THOUGHT, YOU’D LAST FOREVER. JUMPED IN MY OLD CAR, AND WE HEADED OFF TO ADELAIDE, ANOTHER EIGHT HOUR TRIP OUT WEST, MAN WE PLAYED SOME SHOWS, LAUGHING THROUGH EVERY MILE WE TRAVELED, DRINKIN’ THROUGH EVERY ROADSIDE TEAR, MY DARLIN’ MAN I ALWAYS THOUGHT, YOU’D LAST FOREVER, NOW THERE’S A HOLE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF EVERY STAGE I’M ON. I REMEMBER OUR LAST TIME TOGETHER, GOT THAT BOTTLE IN MY CAR, THE TEARS THEY FILLED YOUR EYES, AS YOU WAVED ME GOODBYE, I WAS HEADING 12000 MILES AWAY, YOU WERE HEADING FOR THE SUN, MY DARLIN’ MAN I ALWAYS THOUGHT, YOU’D LAST FOREVER, MY DARLIN’ MAN I ALWAYS THOUGHT, YOU’D LAST FOREVER, MY DARLIN’ MAN I ALWAYS THOUGHT, YOU’D LAST FOREVER.

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Rory Ellis Australia

An underground hero of Americana in Australia.

His path traverses the globe having performed at home and internationally for over 30 years.

Every twist and turn toward his Americana leanings, always had a great story lurking in the background. Always the primary inspiration. Gifted with a soul-wrenching voice praised by media worldwide, he’s experienced every word delivered.
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