Venom

from Coyote Merlot by Coyote Merlot

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lyrics

Icy sweat and fiery chills
keep me up in bed
I toss and turn and scream
to drain this venom from my head
The pressure's building, the poison spilling
down into my lungs
The acid's pushed up against my teeth
and rolling down my tongue

And this fever's burning like a whisker from the sun

Now my heart is where this venom starts,
brewed deep within
The elixir's made of sparkling jade
next to its toxic twin
Now when my heart beats and I stomp my feet
I can mix that sacred gin
But I keep that elixir sparkling pure
to share with all my friends

And I'm left with all the shadows and the venom and the sin
And it boils up to my brain and burns a hole in my head

What to do when that poison brew
boils into my skull
The shadow being stirs from sleep,
its edges getting dull
My thoughts they plot and rust and rot
and poke that shadow's skin
My thoughts they burn and they twist and turn
and the shadow wakes within

That shadow is my spirit and that venom is my friend
I drink down that sweet venom til the bottle's at its end
And it boils up to my brain and burns a hole in my head

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from Coyote Merlot, released June 1, 2018

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Coyote Merlot Victoria, British Columbia

Raw songwriting and acoustic grit are woven with tight harmonies for a sound that is both heartfelt and feral. Adrian Esau (guitar, vocals) and Kaia Bryce (piano, vocals) unleash melodies that dance irreverently atop the piano in muddy boots, or spark a tender glow in your spirit. ... more