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Blood & Dirt

by Justin H.K.

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Who's That A Knockin' On My Door 03:11
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I got too tired of most people I’d keep my eyes to the floor Sat on the couch in broad daylight Who’s that a knockin’ on my door Well I absconded to the woods Away from all that social bore Now in the middle of the night Who’s that a knockin’ on my door I peak outside my front window And nothing’s there so I ignore But as I walk back to my bedroom Who’s that a knockin’ on my door I turn ice white in fear For I know not what’s in store Never knowing who will answer Who’s that a knockin’ on my door Who, hey now Who-oo Who, alright Who-oo
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Dirt Wizard 02:54
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Old books, stacks upon stacks Oak staff and magical maps White beard straight down to the floor No windows and a curse on the door Hovel stuck in a hollow tree Grown fast from mysterious seed Tells time by the cycles of the moon Door opened with a puzzling rune Dirt wizard, lost in old tomes Only mana and skin and bone Ancient evils and ancient fears Won’t come out for another 100 years Only legends hint at his power Forest fire and meteor shower His presence is a mysterious force May have set the world on its course Dirt wizard, lost in old tomes Only mana and skin and bone Ancient evils and ancient fears Won’t come out for another 100 years Dirt wizard, lost in old tomes Only mana and skin and bone Ancient evils and ancient fears Won’t come out for another 100 years
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Storm's Comin' 02:12
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Storm’s comin’ through Better run fast Run on inside Wait till it’s past I can smell it in the air Feel it deep in my bones The big gray sky It’s calling me home Storm’s comin’ through Better run fast Run on inside Wait till it’s past I can smell it in the air Feel it deep in my bones The big gray sky It’s calling me home Storm’s comin’ through Better run fast Storm’s comin’ through Better run fast Storm’s comin’ through Better run fast Storm’s comin’ through Better run fast
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Preserved 03:32
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I salvaged your body from the dirt I dismantled you cautious and clean I pickled your insides for later study And I preserved you before you turned green I’ve been spending my time in odd text Sleeping in stacks of old tomes I think I’ve found way to bring you back Return your lost soul to our home I salvaged your body from the dirt I dismantled you cautious and clean I pickled your insides for later study And I preserved you before you turned green All good comes with sacrifice And for you no price is too great There’s magic in fleeting flesh Blood and ritual wait I salvaged your body from the dirt I dismantled you cautious and clean I pickled your insides for later study And I preserved you before you turned green
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Waiting In The Line To Hell 02:48
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Driving down a long road with Dark thoughts in my head By the time I reach my destination My determination’s dead And I’ll die soon I’m just a ghost That haunts the ghost of you Waiting in the line to hell With nothing better to do Driving down a long road with Dark thoughts in my head By the time I reach my destination My determination’s dead And I’ll die soon I’m just a ghost That haunts the ghost of you Waiting in the line to hell With nothing better to do Wading through the muddy waters with Dark intentions in hand I was buried in a shallow see and Reborn on hollow land And I’ll die again I’m just a corpse That stinks of long turned earth Carried down on hellhounds backs On a sinking ships last berth Wading through the muddy waters with Dark intentions in hand I was buried in a shallow see and Reborn on hollow land And I’ll die again I’m just a corpse That stinks of long turned earth Carried down on hellhounds backs On a sinking ships last berth Driving down a long road with Dark thoughts in my head By the time I reach my destination My determination’s dead And I’ll die soon I’m just a ghost That haunts the ghost of you Waiting in the line to hell With nothing better to do Driving down a long road with Dark thoughts in my head By the time I reach my destination My determination’s dead And I’ll die soon I’m just a ghost That haunts the ghost of you Waiting in the line to hell With nothing better to do Driving down a long road with Dark thoughts in my head By the time I reach my destination My determination’s dead And I’ll die soon I’m just a ghost That haunts the ghost of you Waiting in the line to hell With nothing better to do
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I Eat Dirt 03:17
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Face down in the dirt I find myself here again Fill up like a worm Probably why I have no friends I grit my teeth People know it’s me I bathe in the mud In the courtyard for all to see I eat dirt I eat dirt I eat dirt I eat dirt I’m a snake in the grass Find me in your boot Or outside of your house Dining on twigs and roots I eat dirt I eat dirt I eat dirt I eat dirt You cannot bring me in You cannot bring me down You will not find me hungry ‘Cause my food is all around I eat dirt I eat dirt I eat dirt I eat dirt
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Ghost From The West 02:28
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Red Orchid/Blue Sky 07:58
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Red orchid Black mud Blue sky Green flood Dry harbor Rotten fruit Empty larders Desiccated roots Red orchid Black mud Blue sky Green flood Empty sorrow Forgotten fondness Old tomorrow Forever ponderous Red orchid Black mud Blue sky Green flood Red orchid Red mud Red sky Red blood Red orchid Red mud Red sky Red blood Blue sky But a long way home All those dead poets Didn’t have so far to go I can still be redeemed Can it be as it once seemed? Will you forgive me for my sins? Like my heart and The devil already did Blue sky Green flood Happy as a pig In the mud Blue sky Green flood Happy as a pig In the mud Blue sky Green flood Happy as a pig In the mud Blue sky Green flood Happy as a pig In the mud
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The Kid 03:18
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May humanity save us from our sins ‘Cause the devil knows god ain’t gonna try May we hold on to the last bit of hope Even when there ain’t no reason why And even if we succumb Or maybe die tryin’ Even the pain Was well worth the time May humanity save us from our sins ‘Cause the devil knows god ain’t gonna try May humanity save us from our sins ‘Cause the devil knows god ain’t gonna try
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Half A Tooth 03:17
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Lost half a tooth Biting out my heart Now I seldom smile End before I start Lost half my brain Trying to find your name I lit candles and left offerings But you wouldn’t play my game Lost half a tooth Biting out my heart Lost half a tooth Biting out my heart
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The Rats 02:17
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The rats chase the people away Came up from the ground You can hear them skitter and sway Move along to the sound The rats started spreading a plague They fed on the mound You can hear the skeletons play A hollow jig for the town The rats will dance on your grave And turn ‘round your frown The mark the bodies with stakes But they all fall down The rats will dance on your grave And turn ‘round your frown They mark the bodies with stakes But they all fall down
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Burn The Witch 03:34
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Burn the witch Burn the witch Oo babe they’re gonna put a spell on your And make a potion from your bones With dark arts and witches brew They’ll place a curse upon your home Burn the witch Burn the witch Cast the devil aside Cast the devil aside I can see the devil in their desire But there’s a weakness in the flesh Cas the unholy on the pyre Yeah catch the witch in with the rest Burn the witch Burn the witch Burn the witch Burn the witch
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Thirteenth Victim 03:42
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My love, it was always going to end this way Inside, my heart was always charcoal black My love, there’s not a moment that I loved you back There’s something deep inside that I lack But I don’t mind I think it’s kind of fun It allows me to do things like this you see So scream all you want No one is likely coming You’re the thirteenth victim of this scheme And if your god is right You’ll wake anew in heaven And see my aching black heart all agleam My dear, I could show you the diagram But it won’t make much sense to your closed mind My dear, I’m full of sharpened edges I’d like to show you since you’ve got the time So scream all you want No one is likely coming You’re the thirteenth victim of this scheme And if your god is right You’ll wake anew in heaven And see my aching black heart all agleam So scream all you want No one is likely coming You’re the thirteenth victim of this scheme And if your god is right You’ll wake anew in heaven And see my aching black heart all agleam
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Screams From The Ocean 02:13
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Screams from the ocean Bodies on the surf Screams from the ocean Blood on the water The salt in the sand Just seasons the wounds The waves crashing in Put last dirt on our tombs Screams from the ocean Bodies on the surf Screams from the ocean Blood on the water Take my hand Fall into the sea Find out what the creatures of the Abyss think of me Screams from the ocean Bodies on the surf Screams from the ocean Blood on the water
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Yellowjackets/Misirlou 04:23
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There’s a hornets that just won’t die They chase me ‘round when I walk by Yellowjackets big black boots Violent spiteful immortal roost With chemicals a battle won But the war has just begun Yellowjackets big black boots Violent spiteful immortal roost There’s a hornets that just won’t die They chase me ‘round when I walk by Yellowjackets big black boots Violent spiteful immortal roost There’s a hornets that just won’t die They chase me ‘round when I walk by Yellowjackets big black boots Violent spiteful immortal roost
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Blood & Dirt 03:20
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Darling let me join the dust of the world In the deep black mud and dirt where Seedlings lie curled Where hungry earth consumes The foolish who tread And nourishes new life from Lost man’s eternal beds Blood and dirt Loss and hurt Mud will swallow Flesh will revert Darling hold my hand as I Take my last breath Didn’t love you right so I’ll Try to in death I’ll tell the angels I’m the Only one to blame To cast down int fiery depths of Eager shame Blood and dirt Loss and hurt Mud will swallow Flesh will revert Blood and dirt Loss and hurt Mud will swallow Flesh will revert
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Thirteen Pointed Star 05:48
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Carved into detached limbs Are Satan’s price, black church hymns Arranged according to diagram A thirteen pointed star With borrowed flesh I’ll make you whole With arcane art And bloody toll Assembled in the blood and dirt A thirteen pointed start Assembled in the blood and dirt A thirteen pointed star A ritual to wake you from your sleep A balm for the relentless reaping grief An evil performed out of overwhelming love To spite the uncaring god above With borrowed flesh I’ll make you whole With arcane art And bloody toll Assembled in the blood and dirt A thirteen pointed star Assembled in the blood and dirt A thirteen pointed star Assembled in the blood and dirt A thirteen pointed star Assembled in the blood and dirt A thirteen pointed star Assembled in the blood and dirt A thirteen pointed star
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Lest Ye Be Judged 02:31
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released January 5, 2024

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Justin H.K. Howell, Michigan

Justin HK is a multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter with no fear of exploration, lyrically or sonically.

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