Smoke in the Rain

from Backyard Thunder by TOP DOWN

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Cover artwork by Janta Island.
Woodcut on insert by Gabriela Jolowicz.

Recorded (analog) and mixed to tape by The Hans, Berlin 2021
Mastered by Don Fury, Don Fury Studios, Troy NY

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lyrics

Steel my pain, I feel wet in the cold
Hunger in my soul, trouble in my brain
Like smoke in the rain, I can you smell the fear
Ain't nothin’ but fools here, no one to blame

Hold my love, it’s cold and not enough

Nothing remains, but pyres of flames
Like smoke in the rain, that awful pain
Into my soul, thru this big ole’ hole
Thought it was love, but that’s a bunch of bull

So keep the flame
Don’t let it die in the pouring rain
Don’t let your heart fill with pain

Gonna keep my cool, cause I’m a bit of a fool,
Gonna beat it to death, that awful rest
Gonna stay in the course, keep beating that dead horse
Noone to blame, but the falling rain

So keep the flame
Don’t let it die in the pouring rain
Don’t let it your heart fill with pain
Don’t let it die in the Portland rain
Don’t let our love go down the drain

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from Backyard Thunder, released February 10, 2022

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TOP DOWN Berlin, Germany

TOP DOWN are:

git/voc: Szim

bass/voc:
Chuck Struggler

drums:
Jay Gard

photo: © Jörg Metzner

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May 30

stubnitz

Hamburg, Germany

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