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Gravel and Blood

from Caterwaul by Ilia Nicoll

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lyrics

Well I pull to the shoulder in the
Glare of the sun
Looking at the animal that
Shouldn’t have run
Nothing to be done, ooh
Strangest arrangement of
Gravel and blood
Eyes still watching from the
Face in the mud
Dazed from the thud, ooh

Try to imagine other ways to have met
Our civilizing nature turning
Wild into pet
So long as they’re fed, ooh
Graveyard and ashtray where we
Butt out and bleed
Hunter turned to hunted from
Mechanical greed
More room for me, ooh

Time is rolling by and it is still alive
Still it tries to walk away
Should I stay and end its misery?

Well I reach for the shovel in the
Back of the truck
Mustering the courage for good aim and Good luck

Dead, dragging it to the woods
Nothing heroic in doing the
Thing that I should
No, nothing heroic
No one should know it occurred
There is a sound, there was another one
Finished the crossing it waits for the Other to come
No, never to follow
Never to follow again

Only the shovel will remember the day
Scoop neck dented from a life took away
Little deaths don’t stay
But somewhere another saw a
Truckload of fear
Break a beauty where the
Highway veered
Until it disappeared, ooh
Screaming:

‘Red! All of the red inside
Thrown on the bushes where
I was trying to hide
No mother tomorrow
Another red number to know
Coated in red for a lesson
Never to wander where guessing is
All that I ken
I won’t trust again
I won’t trust again
I won’t trust again...’

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from Caterwaul, released August 12, 2014
Vocals, electric guitar, strings: Ilia Nicoll
Drums: Jake Nicoll
Bass: Darren Browne
Electric guitar, trumpet: Noah Bender
Trombone: John Duff

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Ilia Nicoll Stratford, Ontario

Ilia has been a longstanding fixture of the East Coast Canadian music scene. Her songwriting is lyrically astute, melodically adventurous and cinematic. In her classic vocal stylings you can find evidence of her childhood obsession with 60s American/British folk and Judy Garland. Since her last European tour just prior to the pandemic, she’s been mothering a child and a collection of new songs. ... more

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