1 Whisky and Pine
by Benjamin Dakota Rogers

Take me up on that mountain top and cut out my soul
Cuz I was told by the devil you got a heart of gold
Down on the shoreline and wash out my lungs
Cuz there black from all the smoking and the mining dust
Breath in the water let it roll through my veins
Born in a hurricane you’ll never be tame
We’re not so different but were not exactly the same
My tears hit the water like spring rain
Because I’m half the man I used to be
A quarter the man I want to be
An eighth of the man that I should be
I’m half the man I used to be
A quarter the man I wanna be
An eighth of the man that I should be
I’m so tired of this holy war I’m laying down my guns
I can see it in your eyes you’ve already won
So turn my cannons from your tower
With gunpowder and smoke
The world you’re fighting for has long been broke
So build me a campfire out of whisky and pine
Over the ridge stay up til sunrise
Lay by my side and watch the stars collide
Will you think of me when you watch the night sky

Because I’m half the man I used to be
A quarter the man I want to be
An eighth of the man that I should be
And I’m half the man I used to be
A quarter the man I wanna be
An eighth of the man that I should be
So will you have me
Because I’m half the man I used to be
A quarter the man I want to be
An eighth of the man that I should be
And I’m half the man I used to be
A quarter the man I want to be
An Eighth of the man that I should be
And I’m half the man I used to be
A quarter the man I want to be
An eighth of the man that I should be
So take me up on that mountain top and cut out my soul

 


6 Diamonds from Death
by Benjamin Dakota Rogers


One more song before I hit the road
Sing loud and sing low
One more dance before I have to go
Spin me fast and spin me slow
Lying awake when really I should be sleeping
A thousand dreams dance in my head but I think I’ll keep the waiting
Keep them waiting to take form from all the books that I have read
Because you can sleep when you are dead so get up out of your bed
And play the game ounce twice thrice and again
You’ll never know how close you came to kissing her in the rain
And there’s a monster to fight and a demon to slay
But tonight just let it wash away
One more charge into the fray I’ll go
Gunshots to and fro
Cuz cold metal cuts hearts don’t you know
Take this broken heart and make it whole
Don’t leave me here alone
I’m scared of the dark don’t you know
One more dance before I hit the road
Spin me fast and spin me slow
Here in the dark hunched over my broken desk
A thousand words upon my paper but really it’s just a mess
And from this world I’ve come to expect nothing less
Because when you take away the flaws then you’ve got nothing left
And it’s what you get what you get when we can build diamonds from death
And build bridges from the ribs of those who once shared our breath
And it’s a countdown to death and I don’t want it to end
So when my times up flip the hourglass and let me start again
One more dance before I have to go
Spin me fast and spin me slow
One more song before I hit the road
Sing loud and sing low
One more charge into the fray I’ll go
Gunshots to and fro
Cold metal cuts hearts don’t you know
Take this broken heart and make it whole
Don’t leave me all alone
Cuz I’m scared of the dark don’t you know


2 Cover Me Up
by Benjamin Dakota Rogers

Brown eyed girl won’t you come on close
Because it’s hard to read your lips between this cigarette smoke
Come away come away with me
Because this air is so thick that I can barely breathe
This air is so thick that I can barely breathe
 
And I counted years like I should have counted days
But time slowed down when you walked into this place
And I don’t know what to do and I don’t know what to say
And I don’t even know if she feels this way
Oh I don’t even know if she feels this way
 
So cover me up
Cover up my bones
Cover up my heart with sticks and stones so she won’t go
Cover up my heart
Cover up my sole
And Cover up my eyes so I can’t see her as she goes
 
And she always goes
 
Brown eyed girl won’t you come on close
Because I need one last kiss before you turn to go
And there’s no god up in heaven and no safety net below
So we could die any minute so don’t go slow
We could die any minute so don’t go slow
So cover me up
Cover up my soul
Cover up my heart with sticks and stones so she won’t go
 
Cover up my heart
Cover up my soul
Cover up my eyes so I can’t see her as she goes
 
And she always goes
 
Always goes
 
Always goes
Always goes


7 Whisky for Blood
by Benjamin Dakota Rogers

She’s got whisky for blood
Smoke for lungs
She’s my campfire song
I met her when days were young
She showed me how to love
And then she was gone
So I throw my cry to the west wind
But she’s already long gone
Hopped that train bound for no where
No matter how fast I run I can’t keep up
And I slip between shadows at night
Out of sight but she’s all that’s on my mind
And I found her on the west side
She fell into my arms
Til the sun burnt the sunlight
So I throw my cry to the west wind
But she’s already long gone
Hopped that train bound for no where
And no matter how fast I run I can’t keep up
And I miss her like an oak tree in a year without rain
And I miss her like an addict cut off from cocaine
And I miss her like change in the pockets of my jeans
And I miss her like freedom to a man bound in chains
And I miss her like lost children that will never be saved
And I miss her like Papa standing over Grandma’s grave
She’s got whisky for blood
Smoke for lungs
She’s my campfire song


3 Looking for a Fight
by Benjamin Dakota Rogers

Here we go
Two lovers in the cold
And I know you’re scared
But I dare you to be bold
Because they come
And I know that means we run
But oh whisky and rum
Make me numb
Because when it’s dark I need the light
And when I’m cold I’m searching for fire sides
When I’m scared I need you by my side
Oh no, here they come
They’re looking for a fight
I’ve been
A beggar and a king
And the only difference
Is how much money I saved
So come in
Let me show you around my home
But please don’t leave
Because I’m so tired of being alone
Because when it’s dark I need the light
And when I’m cold I’m searching for fire sides
When I’m scared I need you by my side
Oh no here they come
They’re looking for a fight
When I’m old death will come for me
When I’m tired I lay down and I sleep
When I’m broken I hang my head
And I weep
Here they come
They’re coming for me
And when it’s dark I need your light
And when I’m cold I’m searching for fire sides
When I’m scared I need you by my side
Here they come
They’re looking for a fight
Here we go
Two lovers in the cold
And I know you’re scared
But I dare you to be bold
Because they come
And I know that means we run
But oh whisky and rum
Make me numb


8 The Ocean
by Benjamin Dakota Rogers

And I said don’t come closer love cuz I need my air to breathe
It’s been forty days and forty nights and I’ve had no sleep
And I lost my heart up in the north but I found my soul
At the bottom of the deep dark sea
I went down to the ocean to find my soul
I heard the stories about the sea
They said she’s got a heart of gold
She sent me down
Down to the ocean
I went down to the sea to find my love
I went down to the sea
With the stars hanging high up above oh
She sent me down
Down to the ocean
And I said don’t come closer love cuz I need my air to breathe
It’s been forty days and forty nights and I’ve had no sleep
And I lost my heart up in the north but I found my soul
At the bottom of the deep dark sea
I went down to the docks to find a ship
They said come away with me my son
I’ll take you on a hell of a trip
They sent me out, out on the ocean
Waves are crashing filling up my raft
The sea she’s targeted me with the force of her wrath
She sent me down to the depths of the ocean
And I said don’t come closer love cuz I need my air to breathe
It’s been forty days and forty nights and I’ve had no sleep
And I lost my heart up in the north but I found my soul
At the bottom of the deep dark
And I said don’t come closer love cuz I need my air to breathe
It’s been forty days and forty nights and I’ve had no sleep
And I lost my heart up in the north but I found my soul
At the bottom of the deep dark sea


4 Dream Girl
by Benjamin Dakota Rogers

I’ve been seeing ghosts
It wouldn’t be so bad but they’re all the people that I know
And they come in the dark
Could you leave a light on
They’ve been hanging around here for days
Lips are moving but I can’t tell exactly what they say
There looking lost
Somebody show them the way
I’ve been walking in my sleep
And I stumbled into you
They said you were a dream girl
But I, know I know the truth
I’ve been chasing dreams
Been all around the world
But this is where we meet
Darling I’m scared of love
Would you come to me softly?
I’ve been walking in my sleep
And I stumbled into you
They said you were a dream girl
But I, know I know the truth
And I’ve been living in a dream world
But I’m coming home to you
They said you were a dream girl
But I, know I know the truth

 
 
 
 
 
 

9 Mr. Robot
by Benjamin Dakota Rogers

Hey Mr. Robot don’t you talk about love
Because your just gears and springs and wind up things
And maybe at the start it was you who stole the beating hearts
Of all the pretty girls but you’ve set them free
Because you’re made of bolts
And I was built from flesh and bone
Because I touch I feel I bleed I cry
And they’ll remember me when I die
And you’ll still be made of bolts
Oooooo
Hey Mr. President don’t you send me up in space
Because I won’t be part of your milky way chase
Maybe at the start you had the best intentions in your heart
But good intentions go to waist
Because you’re made of bolts
And I was built from flesh and bones
Because I touch I feel I bleed I cry
And they’ll remember me when I die
And you’ll still be made of bolts
Oooooo
Hey Mr. Robot I think your running out of time
Though your countdown moves much slower than mine
Touchscreens fingertips and fading lights
But I won’t touch the pad that brings you back to life

Because you’re made of bolts
And I was built from flesh and bones
Because I touch I feel I bleed I cry
And they’ll remember me when I die
And you’ll still be made of bolts
Oooooo


5 Southern Sun
by Benjamin Dakota Rogers


Oh preacher oh preacher don’t you talk about God
Cuz I’ve only one father and he’s down here with us
Oh dancer oh dancer don’t look at me this way
Because we both know girls like you don’t fall for boys like me
And this jail house is keeping me under lock and key
And I can’t break out I know oh I can’t break free
The sirens are screaming oh they’re calling me
Like an Odyssey upon the raging seas

Oh mother oh my mother won’t you teach me to pray
Cuz I’m still a lost boy I haven’t found my way
Oh father oh my father look unto me
Show me how to be the man you’ve always wanted me to be
Cuz this jail house is keeping me under lock and key
And I can’t break out I know oh I can’t break free
The sirens are screaming oh they’re calling me
Like an Odyssey upon the raging seas
Oh Atlas my brother don’t let me down
Cuz it’s only your strength that holds the sky up from the ground
And have mercy on me for all the wrongs that I’ve done
And all the lies that I’ve spun under this southern sun

Oh at last my brother don’t let me down
Cuz it’s only your strength that will hold the sky back from the ground
And have mercy on me for all the wrongs that I’ve done
And all the lies that I’ve spun under this southern sun


10 Soldier Song
by Benjamin Dakota Rogers


Listen to me brother
Cuz I’m coming from a far
And I want to be wherever you are
And heed my words sweet mother
Cuz I’m coming home from war
And I’ll be bloody and battle sore
But I’m coming home
Across the sea
And I can’t take you with me
But I won’t let you miss me
And I’d give it all
For king and country
But I can’t let you miss me
I won’t let this cruel war take me
So I’m going home
Oh you foolish graveyard
You can’t have me
Cuz I won’t be put six feet deep
Cuz I’m going home
Across the sea
And I can’t take you with me
But I won’t let you miss me
And I’d give it all
For king and country
But I can’t take you with me
I won’t let this cruel war take me
So I’m going home
Bang bang here we go again
Gun shots flying over my head
Take me take me instead
Leave my brother safe in bed
Bang bang here we go again
Gun shots flying over my head
Take me take me instead
Leave my brother safe in bed
Bang bang here we go again
Gun shots flying over my head
Take me take me instead
Leave my brother safe in bed
Bang bang here we go again
Gun shots flying over my head
Take me take me instead
Leave my brother safe safe in bed
Bang bang here we go again
Gun shots flying over my head
Take me take me instead
Leave my brother safe in bed

Cuz I’m coming home
Across the sea
And I can’t take you with me
But I won’t let you miss me
And I gave it all
For king and country
But I can’t take you with me
Cuz this cruel war has taken me
So I’m going home