Sulphur, sulphur glow,
Burn slow or fast, you are no match,
For my calloused finger tips.
I try not to hold,
Sometimes I hold,
Sometimes I hold too tight,
When I hold too tight,
I always lose, lose, lose my grip
The flame that came from the hill faraway
Will find the oil, find the oil slick.
If we must explode, if we must combust,
Won't you wait, wait, wait for me.
I was all broken down, by the side of the road
Like some sad old country song,
Walking home, home, home in borrowed clothes
I try not to hold,
Sometimes I hold,
Sometimes I hold too tight,
When I hold too tight,
I always lose, lose, lose my grip
The flame that came from the hill faraway
Will find the oil, find the oil slick.
If we must explode, if we must combust,
Won't you wait, wait, wait for me.
We're invincible, invincible,
Invincible, no more.
Richard McGraw is an excellent live performer and intricate lyricist in the vein of Cohen, Dylan and Cave before him. Here, he offers an album of stunning covers and one damn good original too. Niall Connolly
Portland singer/songwriter delivers a gorgeous Christmas EP, fashioned in the lush style of classics by Bing Crosby and Johnny Mathis. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 23, 2020
Tanya Donnelly, Wreckless Eric, Rosanne Cash, contribute cover versions of John Wesley Harding’s songs for this charitable compilation. Bandcamp New & Notable May 6, 2021