Heave

from The Final Generation of Man by Death Knell

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$1 USD or more
Buy the Full Digital Album

lyrics

Heave, ho
Build that wall up to the sky and cut it deep with razor wire
Guards posted drinking rum from the cask
Heave
Bore deep down to the seventh layer
Natural gas leak, pump it to the furnace
Pissing upstream, Cadi for their families
Heave
Hot summer sun frying on the back of your neck
A rifle in hand, a whip on his belt
A dollar a week and two loaves of bread
He hollers that you're losing your pace the funders would be upset and wouldn't it be nice to see your family again

So heave, ho

You spent two weeks on a giant T
Another three on the R-U-M-P
Lighting up the fog always watching
Heave
Brushed concrete lay-ins, and glass exterior all trimmed in gold with security systems
Halliburton is making all the quotes
Heave

Does it make you angry that a demagogue, capitalist shill bleeding out your country dry
Is being held up, supported, defended with vitriol and unwritten laws until you cannot say anything, or speak out against his regime?
The police are all bought
Free market is king
The dollar takes throne on the American dream

But not today
Not if we have something to say about this
And as long as my heart still beats
And as long as this, and as long as that
And as long as there is blood in me

So heave
Better let that dream die, boys

credits

from The Final Generation of Man, released October 28, 2020
Christopher Beatty - Guitar, Vocals
Cameron Poehner - Drums, Percussion
John Bruner - Bass, Vocals
Rob Larkin - Lead Guitar

license

about

Death Knell Portland, Oregon

We speak truth to power.

Dark Country from Portland, OR

contact / help

Contact Death Knell

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Death Knell, you may also like:

Dark Wheels Turn Above Our Heads
by Lewis Burner

Hard-edged alt-country that draws on the pinwheeling melodies of bluegrass and classic folk, bolstering them with pounding rhythms. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 4, 2020
go to album
Weathervanes
by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

The Americana artist returns with songs that cover themes like love, transitions, and the danger of nostalgia. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 9, 2023
go to album
Storm's Coming
by timing

A concept album where meteorology is a metaphor for anxiety, the new one from timing is artful indie at its finest. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 13, 2023
go to album
Strays
by Margo Price

Margo Price's latest album tackles loss, failure, and freedom over lush pop, psychedelic country, and rock arrangements. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 13, 2023
go to album
Georgia Blue
by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

A charity album that celebrates the music of Georgia sees Jason Isbell collaborate with Julien Baker, Brandi Carlile, and more. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 28, 2021
go to album
The Ballad of Dood & Juanita
by Sturgill Simpson

Simpson’s first full-on concept album, a Civil War-set story written in tribute to his grandparents, celebrates country tradition while simultaneously subverting it. Bandcamp Album of the Day Aug 30, 2021
go to album
Live at Macon City Auditorium - Macon, GA - 5/18/16
by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Recorded live at Macon City Auditorium in May 2016, this live set ranks among Jason Isbell's finest, most comprehensive performances. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 22, 2021
go to album