The Coroner's Gambit

Lyrics

When death came calling today
I heard the gentle grace of his cadences
I couldn't say no
I couldn't say no

When he showed me his new silk scarves
Laid out on a shiny black plastic tray
Couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say no
I couldn't say no

And I'm sorry I couldn't
You know how badly I wanted to
Didn't want, didn't want, didn't want, didn't want, didn't wanna lose you

But his smile was dazzling
And his eyes were sparkling
Like moonlight on the water at midnight
Couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say no
I couldn't say no

Banter

• The studio sessions for the Coroner's Gambit largely didn't get released 'cause I got sick on the Greyhound bus on the way out to the session, so most of them were not usable. Though if you listen to Elijah, and if you listen to it with the right ear, you go, oh wow, that dude is really sick, huh? Yes he is! Not anymore. He got better. But the original version of the title track was a considerably faster thing, it was a contrast between the fact that it's about a friend who died, and about the appeal of the death that eventually calls. (
• 2019-04-30 Brooklyn Steel)

Live Performances

• 2019-04-30 Brooklyn Steel (demo/uptempo)

Footnotes