Same As A Bullet (Old Blood Oath) |
LyricsSAME AS A BULLET (OLD BLOOD OATH)Mark Patterson © 2025 In the killing heights that most never see They still talk of the wanted men and the fate that befell them Where backwoods justice is guaranteed And the stories outlive the men who tell them And there ain't a lot of lawmen left alive That can track a mountain man when he starts running Takes all a fugitive's got to survive And the best he can hope for is to not see it coming The rivers cut deep like wounds that won't close The peaks stand ready to lay you low The wind sends a chill up your spine when it blows And the winters lay claim to a man same as a bullet - from an old blood oath When the trail goes cold above the tree line The Hound of Hell picks up the faint smell of smoke If he's got a lick of sense the absconder's making a bee line Through the pass to the border now that his bail's revoked And there ain't a lot of lawmen left alive That can track a mountain man when he starts running Takes all a fugitive's got to survive And the best he can hope for is to not see it coming The rivers cut deep like wounds that won't close The peaks stand ready to lay you low The wind sends a chill up your spine when it blows And the winters lay claim to a man same as a bullet - from an old blood oath The wind sends a chill up your spine when it blows And the winters lay claim to a man same as a bullet - from an old blood oath |
| Short Song Description: Red Dirt/Americana track about fugitives and lawmen in remote mountain areas. |
| Long Song Description: The song is a slow Americana or Red Dirt Country look at wanted men and the marshals who track them down in the high country, where the winters will kill you, even if the bullets don't. |
| Story Behind the Song: The story behind the song tells of the long chain of outlaw mountain men who escape to the high ground, where they have to battle the forces of nature as well as the law. |
| Lyric Credits: Mark Allan Patterson |
| Music Credits: Mark Allan Patterson |
| Producer Credits: Mark Allan Patterson |
| Publisher Credits: Distinguishing Marks Music LLC |
| Label Credits: Distinguishing Marks Records LLC |
| Song Length: 3:10 |
| Primary Genre: Country-Americana |
| Secondary Genre: Country-Alternative |
| Tempo / Feel: Slow (71 - 90) |
| Lead Vocal: Male Vocal |
| Subject Matter 1: Judgement |
| Subject Matter 2: Justice |
| Mood 1: Gloomy |
| Mood 2: Poignant |
| Language: English |
| Era: 2000 and later |