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Drinking for Catherine

from Heart of Steele by David Diers

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I wrote this based on some poetry from Catherine Pierce. It's got a strong celtic feel to it, it's one of the first numbers I arranged for the group playing on the E.P.. Beth Hiser does a great job with the violin all throughout the piece. It's has a fun alternating 6/8 + 3/4 time signature change for the riff that you might recognize, Bernstein uses it in "America".

Music and Lyrics by David Diers © 2014
From the 2014 release "Heart of Steele"

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Drinking for Catherine

Your breath is hot from the whiskey you drank
but your words they hit dead on.
Your poetry is a knife tonight
and it cleaves what’s left of my soul.

Yeah, the boys are looking at you
from their crowded tables and their games of pool.
They’re looking for a saviour or a knave
to save them or be saved.

You’ve seen the state of Pennsylvannia,
you’ve seen the state that I’m in.
It’s dark outside and it’s half past five
and what’s keeping me warm is this gin.

What I see sitting across from me
is a flame rising higher.
Don’t shelter me or protect me girl,
but drink me dear
to kindle your fire.

The whiskey drips like honey
from your brandywine lips,
you talk of truth, breath, and alcohol
and the taste of salt in my kiss.
Drink with me and lets forget today.
We can drown ourselves and fade away.

Stray hairs cover your portal eyes
the smoke in the room hugs your skin.
You are beautiful and you are dangerous
and the night has yet to begin.

Lyrics - David Diers © 2014

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from Heart of Steele, released March 31, 2014

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