Leave Salem

from Highways and Stars by Brandon Mullis

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lyrics

All the signs were pointing out of Salem
And every road just washed me out of town
I couldn't change the things I'd done in Salem
A broken minstrel with moonstones in his crown

Three weeks and four days out of Bristol
And I ain't ask one single son of a bitch
To let me look down his loaded pistol
And find the grim fate down there in a twitch

Through the challenger deep of the road by night
The sword of Orion drips crimson with starlight
The neon gods stand guard by the asphalt
And leases on life fall fast into default
I walk this line
And leave Salem behind

I'm sick and tired of all these same old memories
I'd pour gas and set the pile ablaze
But the road's got me lit up like Dad's old chimney
Breathing fire and spitting dust for days

I'd sell my soul but I ain't had no offers
And it ain't worth the cost to get appraised
And there ain't nothin' left in this old coffer
Fortune ain't worth sufferin' anyways

When I was young they told me I was an old soul
Now I'm old and childish as they come
But you gotta keep on kicking for that field goal
And marching when it's hard to hear the drum

You gotta know the feeling when the air turns
And summer storms come rolling off the sea
Salem sure is pretty when it all burns
The time has come to let ol' Salem be

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from Highways and Stars, released March 11, 2022

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Brandon Mullis Augusta, Georgia

I'm a primarily acoustic singer/songwriter who's been writing lyrical folk/Americana music for more than 20 years. I play all over the eastern USA, and my influences range from Neil Young to Alice in Chains to Jason Isbell to David Allan Coe. I love good melodies and heartfelt stories, and I try to pass along the best ones I can.

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