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El Paso Hotel

by Bloody Sam

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1.
You keep on giving me excuses Tell me tomorrow it will be done Is it true to you or an illusion Do you do it to me or to everyone You keep on giving me excuses (It makes me wonder) Tell me tomorrow it will be done (It makes me wonder) Is it true to you or an illusion (It makes me wonder) Do you do it to me or to everyone And so tomorrow comes and i wonder If it really bothers you at all And so the trust that you so plunder It doesn’t matter anymore You keep on giving me excuses (It makes me wonder) Tell me tomorrow it will be done (It makes me wonder) Is it true to you or an illusion (It makes me wonder) Do you do it to me or to everyone
2.
Hey now watcha gonna do They wanna track you down Wacha gonna do Hey now watcha gonna say They’re shaping all your tastes Wacha gonna say Violate me Just give me what i want Desensitize me Heads down Hey now it’s jesus on a toast Go on and buy it now Your savior on a toast Hey now you wanna play a game Its gonna dumb you down Wanna play the game? Violate me Just give me what i want Desensitize me Heads down I can’t believe the news today It keeps on screaming bigger troubles oh no I can’t believe the state we’re in The Heads and tails ignore the little’s struggles oh no Economy’s the teacher’s pet Humanity is as good as dead Violate me Just give me what i want Desensitize me Heads down
3.
I saw you standing all alone I waved goodbye But you didn’t say hello I saw you turn your face away I know you saw me too You Could’ve have at least said hey Hey you didn’t even return my calls I know you have new friends It doesn’t bother me at all It doesn’t bother me at all I’ll still wave goodbye I know it’s just the way it is I don’t wonder why It’s what we once had that I miss I saw you talking on the phone I didnt wave goodbye You didn’t say hello I saw you look the other way I could’ve talked to you But none of us said hey Hey You don’t even answer my calls I thought we were good friends I’m gonna let this fall I’ll still wave goodbye I know it’s just the way it is I don’t wonder why It’s what we once had that I miss It’s not melodramatic I know it’s just the way it is No need to stress about it It’s what we once had that I miss
4.
Woke up in the middle of a field Echoes of a broken glockenspiel I couldn’t figure out the song But I knew that something sounded wrong Clad in black A speck of gray At sixes and sevens Have I lost my way Got to take the wheel Get myself unstuck Turn on the headlights Put my foot on the gas I’m headed to sin city Lures me back, every time Like a moth to a flame Neon lights & pretty pretties Right on track I decline I’m a man with a ring Roaches and rats and creepy creatures Trying to sustain We all need to make a living Place your bets We’re all pawns in the game I am caught in the middle Caught in the middle of this game With a hammer and chisel Carving the shape of my fate Cold steel under my fingers Place is packed Razzmatazz and a zing Dutch courage sippy sippy Eyes roll back It’s that time time to begin Vultures and cats and greedy preachers Trying to sustain Make my way into a new day Excuse me please there a night train coming my way I am caught in the middle Caught in the middle of this game With a hammer and chisel Carving the shape of my fate
5.
They used to leave me on the side of the road I had to climb up a sliding slope In the early light just before dawn I looked behind me but they where long gone Feeling broken I cant take it no more But I had no choice I had to hold on How could friends that where built on trust Once sharp as steel now all turned to rust It was the way it was supposed to be It was the way it was supposed to feel A stranger staring at me inside a club Flirting eyes inviting smiles as she walked up She smelled of flowers her face against mine She whispered in my ear in a voice so fine I know something that you don’t know I really like you its hard not to show You don’t deserve this I don’t think it’s fair I know your girl is having an affair This was the way it was supposed to be This was the way it was supposed to feel
6.
Just before midnight Checked in at El Paso Hotel Eyes looking with suspicion The girl is not doing so well Left the bags in the room Drink a beer at the bar Get a little more information To know at where we are Head towards the border she said You gotta get away from here We’ll soon be out of order Everybody’s checking out from here Wake up man grab you bags lets go Before they close the bridge We need to hit the highway So we can get across the waters Floor the car into the break of dawn Fill up at El fantasma gas station ´fore the cops put the barriers on We have reached our destination Head towards the border she said You gotta get away from here We’ll soon be out of order Everybody’s checking out from here the sun will shine
7.
Show me what you hide inside your hand Show me what you hide inside your mind Show me what you hide inside your soul Show me what you hide when you rock n roll Show me what you hide behind your eyes Show me what you hear inside your ears Show me what you got inside Show me what you hide inside your mind Give it all you’ve got from inside your soul Give it all you’ve got from inside your Hart Don’t keep it all inside your mind Give it all you’ve got and just rock n roll
8.
Since you are born you are Taught to gather things Things will make you happy things will make you king Soon you go to school to learn the truth and learn some lies That everyone is equal and everyone has equal rights You get your education you better get that high degree To get you a lot of money cause money will set you free But soon you realize you have made a big mistake A loan a car a house now they own you and it’s too late Slowly you follow the crowd Try to scream but there’s no sound Now you’re fed into the big machine Now you have this fear the fear of losing it all Now you are afraid that time will come and take its toll Running after things that have no hurry at all Anxiety takes over so you push and you fall You think of all the failures that you’ve had in the past You know you have it good but how long is it gonna last Doctor says you’re crazy you need to take another pill It makes you feel so good but it takes away your will Slowly you follow the crowd Try to scream but there’s no sound Now you’re fed into the big machine Stop following the crowd Don’t let yourself down Just follow your soul And It will show you the way.
9.
I found myself hiding in the corner of my mind Trying to shield myself from the world outside Sometimes scared to show the true me So I locked the door from the inside So I try to hide in the corner of my mind I found myself fighting in the middle of the night I have these long conversations with the demons in my mind And I try to convence these demons They belong to another time I was Fighting of the demons in the corner of my mind I heard you knocking on the door from the corner of my mind I opened up the door but my hands where pretty tied But you had the key to the shackles And I found my way to the outside And trough our children’s eyes I turned a corner in my mind Sometimes I still slip back in my mind Dark cold places that could make me blind Black as night as I dig for the sun Bright as day as I know you’re the one for me

about

Its creation took place in the midst of a pandemic at the hands of Ray van D when he wrote several lyrics/songs related to the current situation and in the pre-pandemic period.

At this time, he performed several concerts with his longtime companions Vasco Moura (Bass) and João Ventura (Drums) and ended up asking for their help and participation in bringing these lyrics/songs to life. After some homework and rehearsals, it was time to move on to recording them and they went to the Coalman Recordings studio in the South of Portugal and with the production of Victor Bacalhau, they recorded 9 songs loaded with power rock n roll and some psychedelia mixed in, floating between a Stoner Rock and Blues.

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released April 8, 2022

Ray van D Vocals & Guitars
João Pedro Ventura Drums & Vocals
Vasco Moura Bass
Recorded @ Coalman Recordings in Carvoeiro Portugal by Vitor Bacalhau
Mastered by Frederico Cristiano
Artwork by Ruben Azevedo

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BLOODY SAM is a power rock'n roll duo from Portugal formed by Ray Van D on vocals & guitar/bass and João Ventura on drums.

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