A Devil On Yonder Ridge

from Hymns Of A Godless Land by Dark Watcher

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I walk the road to Atascadero
For the sight of an eastern sea
A sixgun my only companion
When I say goodbye to Tennessee
A ridge rises high to my south
Just ‘cross the Arkansas line
The sun beats hot and heavy on my back
And the sweat leaves me blind
Rocks skitter down the slope above and behind
A shadow casts down and falls ‘cross the road
I look and behold a blackness in the sunlight
Skin prickles and the wind is ice in an inferno:
There is a devil on that yonder ridge
A shadow made man
He is watching
My legs refuse to move
I feel for the iron on my hip
But it won’t leave its holster
I can’t see its face but it’s looking at me
A wordless whisper rides the wind
The sun turns black as night but still burns
There is a song I have not heard before
And then the caress of hot breath on my neck

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from Hymns Of A Godless Land, released April 2, 2021

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