Clickbait

from Rail by Thomas Kercheval

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lyrics

An empty heart where the rats are sleepin'
A spider hole where the sun can't leak in
A false smile, but you wear it well
A hollow nothing in a gilded shell
The core is rotten, but the apple's golden
It's worth nothing if it can't be stolen
And every time they start a revolution
You know it just becomes another institution

You better run, you better run somewhere
I caught your scent hangin' heavy in the night air
You'll never shine, never gonna twist fate
You're just clickbait, it's just clickbait
You better kneel, you better kneel face down
I'll plant my flag in the center of your dead ground

Proud shame, disposable keepsake
You're just clickbait

A squealing whine masquerades as thunder
Deaf, dumb and blind is the spell you're under
Behold, the riches of the modern age
A pile of ashes in a circus cage
The core is rotten, but the apple's golden
It's worth nothin' if it can't be stolen
And every time they start a revolution
You know it just becomes another rusted institution

Give me something pure, something pure to hold onto
Wash my hands of the lost soul revenue
Give me something pure, something pure to hold onto
Cleanse my mind of the meme-rape residue
Give me something pure, something pure to hold onto
Storm-borne sky overcome by a patch of blue

Give me something pure, something pure to hold onto

You better run, you better run somewhere
I caught your scent hangin' heavy in the night air
You'll never shine, never gonna tempt fate
You're just clickbait, it's just clickbait
You better kneel, you better kneel face down
I'll plant my flag in the center of your dead ground
Proud shame, disposable keepsake
You're just clickbait

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from Rail, released November 27, 2017
Music and lyrics by Thomas Kercheval
All instruments and vocals by Thomas Kercheval

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Thomas Kercheval

Thomas Kercheval plays hard-edged, anthemic, celtic-tinged, electric folk music with big guitars. Lots of big guitars. That is all.

discography

Gale Rider

Nov 2020
Rail

Nov 2017
We Were Here

Mar 2015

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