East Of Eden West Of Hell (Hard Rock) |
LyricsEAST OF EDEN and WEST OF HELL(STEVE DAFOE 2009) (COPYRIGHTED) CHORUS: D(Fast//up 5-7 times) A (Fast//up 5-7 times) SOMEWHERE EAST OF EDEN AND WEST OF HELL IN EAST OKLAHOMA, IT'S JUST A LITTLE TOWN THAT WREAKED HAVOC OF MORE WRONG THAN RIGHT BAD JUSTICE THAT LET A LOT OF GOOD MEN DOWN G A AND WHEN IT WOULD END, NOBOBY COULD TELL D(Fast//up 5-7 times) A (Fast//up 5-7 times) IN THIS LITTLE PLACE, FEW PEOPLE TOOK UP THE FIGHT G A OH, EAST OF EDEN AND SOMEWHERE NEAR HELL.. SOMEWHERE NEAR HELL.......... VERSE 1: A Bm BARE 2nd FRET + AM) MANY INNOCENT LIVES WOULD SOON BE LOST TO FIND A KILLER NO MATTER WHAT THE COST TO THE COPS, RON WILLIAMSON WAS THEIR MAN G A FOR THE SAVAGE MURDER OF ONE DEBBIE CARTER AND THOUGH THERE WAS NO SHRED OF EVIDENCE THEY CREATED IT TO EXTRACT SOME VENGEANCE... VERSE 2: A Bm BARE 2nd FRET + AM) FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS HE LIVED ON DEATH'S ROW HIS DAD, MOM AND SISTERS HIS LIFE SEEMED SO LONG AGO FEW BELIEVED IN HIM...COPS KNEW THE TRUTH ALL ALONG G A BUT THE SYSTEM KNEW IT HAD TO MAKE RIGHT WHAT WAS WRONG AND IT DID JUST THAT ONE DAY TO FREE AN INNOCENT MAN BUT IT WOULD BE A VERY BITTERSWEET TIME FOR WILLIAMSON VERSE 3: A Bm BARE 2nd FRET + AM) WILLIAMSON WAS NOT THE POLICE'S ONLY CROOKED DESIRE THERE WAS DENNIS FRITZ THAT ALSO HAD THEIR EYRE ANOTHER INNOCENT MAN FRAMED FOR THE SAME CRIME G A THOUGH BOTH WOULD SURVIVE, THE TOLL WAS EXTREME WILLIAMSON WAS TERMINAL....THERE'D BE NO BIG DREAMS HE WOULD ALWAYS BE A PRISONER AND DEATH WOULD BE SOON VERSE 4: A Bm BARE 2nd FRET + AM) BESIDES THE CRIME AGAINST ONE DEBBIE CARTER THE COPS, THE JUDGE WORE THEIR SUIT OF ARMOUR THEY PAID OUT A FEW DOLLARS ALL COVERED IN BLOOD G A POWER CORRUPTS, ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY THEY AVOIDED CHARGES , PRISON AMONGST ALL THE MAYHEM 'CAUSE THEY WERE LAWMAN WAY ABOVE ANY GREAT LAW |
| Short Song Description: True story of corruption in Oklahoma.... |
| Long Song Description: John Grisham's Novel "The Innocent Man" spells out police injustice and the courts incompetence..... |
| Story Behind the Song: bpm 119 |
| Lyric Credits: Steve Dafoe |
| Music Credits: Steve Dafoe |
| Producer Credits: |
| Publisher Credits: Steve Dafoe |
| Performance Credits: TR |
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| Song Length: 4:02 |
| Primary Genre: Rock-Hard Rock |
| Secondary Genre: Rock-Indie/Low-Fi |
| Tempo / Feel: Medium (111 - 130) |
| Lead Vocal: Male Vocal |
| Subject Matter 1: Lies |
| Subject Matter 2: Numbness |
| Mood 1: Irate |
| Similar Artist 1: Foo Fighters |
| Similar Artist 2: Goo Goo Dolls |
| Language: English |