My former band, The Williams Band, recorded this song live on WDVE in January of 2013. Bryan William Kinney is handling the lead vocals on the verses and I'm singing the bridge. Jonny Southern adds harmony the whole time.
Lead vocals: Bryan William Kinney and Brian Jump
Harmony vocals: Jonny Southern, Brian Jump, and Bryan William Kinney
Acoustic guitar: Bryan William Kinney
Electric guitar: Brian Jump
Drums: Brett Staggs
lyrics
Verse/Chorus: F Am F C
Bridge: C F C C Am G
A brush stroke on white canvas
You're painting versions of us
Pastel colors, sepia love
Black and white versions of
Straw man burning down
Straw man burning down
I've been your whipping boy
A convenient decoy
Set up to be destroyed
An arsonist's man boy
Straw man burning down
Straw man burning down
Straw man burning down
Straw man burning down
To be safe everywhere is to be strong nowhere
In love and war all is fair so let down your hair
It's better to leave wanting to stay then to stay wanting to leave
Straw man burning down
Straw man burning down
Straw man burning down
Straw man burning down
credits
from Jump,
released March 13, 2015
Bee Jump Sounds BMI 2015, Kinship BMI 2015, Garett Arizona Music BMI 2015
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