Emily Scott Robinson - "Old Gods" - American Siren

Emily Scott Robinson "Old Gods" - American Siren

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"Old Gods" (lyrics)

Carry my prayers on the ocean
Carry my prayers on the sea
And if you are meant to be mine, love
One day you’ll come home to me

But are you a trick of the memory
That the old gods are playing on me
Carry my prayers on the ocean
Carry my prayers on the sea

Your blue eyes are there when I close mine
I see your sweet face when I dream
My heart is all ragged in pieces
Bleeding at every seam

And are you a trick of the memory
That the old gods are playing on me
Carry my prayers on the ocean
Carry my prayers on the sea

I’m down on my knees at a crossing
Wondering which way to go
But all roads are dark through the valley
And I’ll learn to walk them alone

And are you a trick of the memory
That the old gods are playing on me
Carry my prayers on the ocean
Carry my prayers on the sea

No wine and no song can soothe me
I’m pierced by the arrows of pain
I’ll lay in the grass by the mountain
And summon the wind and the rain

And are you a trick of the memory
That the old gods are playing on me
Carry my prayers on the ocean
Carry my prayers on the sea
Carry my prayers on the ocean
Carry my prayers on the sea

With a quarter million miles under her belt and counting, North Carolina native Emily Scott Robinson travels the dusty highways of America's wild country, capturing the stories of the people she meets and expertly crafting them into songs. Robinson received critical acclaim for her debut album Traveling Mercies-- Rolling Stone named it one of the “40 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2019.” In 2021, Robinson signed with Oh Boy records, the label founded by the legendary John Prine, and released her follow-up album American Siren. It made numerous “Best of 2021” lists including NPR, Rolling Stone, American Songwriter, and No Depression. In 2022, Robinson released a collaboration for theater called Built on Bones, a song cycle written for the Witches of Shakespeare's Macbeth, featuring artists Alisa Amador and Violet Bell.

Filmed and Edited by Rah Foard - https://rahfoard.com

Original Music + Lead Vocals - Emily Scott Robinson
High Harmony - Alexa Rose
Low Harmony - Abigail Dowd
Cello - Duncan Wickel

Engineered and Mixed by Jason Richmond
Mastered by Kim Rosen, Knack Mastering

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