This is a song that I wrote and recorded within 24 hours while on a trip to New Orleans in Feb 22.
lyrics
Espalona, creature of the dark
Keeper of my heart
Espalona, cast your spell
Cast your Spell
I'm already yours, I'm already yours
Pack your things we're leaving in the morning
You'll be stepping into sun for the first time
Leave behind this town and all them killers running round
If they need a neck I hope that they take mine
We'll keep to quiet, keep to cover, keep our loving to each other
Don't need nothing thinking that you're wrong
We'll keep to quiet, keep to cover, keep our loving to each other
Don't need nothing thinking that you're wrong
We'll keep to quiet, keep to cover, keep our loving to each other
Don't need nothing thinking that you're wrong
We'll keep to quiet, keep to cover, keep our loving to each other
Don't need nothing thinking that you're wrong
Espalona, hung you from that tree
Taking you from me
Espalona, cast your spell
Case Your Spell
credits
released August 23, 2022
Ben Gage: Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Writer
Tuck Mindrum: Percussion
Recorded and mixed at Below Productions in New Orleans by Ben Lorio
Mastered by Sun Room Audio
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