We've updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Gaol

from Gorge on Fire by Volcker

/

  • 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

Heavy wrist pinch can’t breath
No one's coming home tonight
Bed sits cold empty
Stars fade peek light
Third strike breaks a family
Different when it’s powder
Weeping as the verdict is signed
Ink dries a family shattered
A mop of curls eyes on the page
He asked “Is jail a good place to be?”
I asked him why he’d even ask
The answer that I knew hung heavily
“My dad’s in jail, gets three a day”
Said straight, eyes down, unwavering
“Sometimes my mom can’t make dinner
And I go to bed hungry”
Thug. Dealer. Hood. Thief.
I only see a seven year old
Homework’s off the radar
Another phone call from the principal
Inside he draws lions and trees
Outside draws sideways glances
Forced into a box by people
Who never gave any chances

credits

from Gorge on Fire, released May 5, 2018

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Volcker image

Volcker Portland, Oregon

contact / help

Contact Volcker

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Volcker, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Say She She host with funk and boogie cuts, and a spotlight on Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul.
listen now