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It's A Long Way

from DarkRide 6 by DarkRideMusic

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Deals made in the shade take you far way from home

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It’s A Long Way

Once you cross that water
There is no turning back
Once you make your move
That bridge is burned
There’s blood in the rain
A storm of endless pain
Now we’re left with nothing to believe

It’s a long way
From a handshake to hell
A wink and a smile
It’s a long way

Once you start a fire
You can’t put out
You know that smoke is gonna choke you
Once you lay down
And you’re face first on the ground
Once you sell your soul
Well, then it’s gone
There’s blood in the rain
And a storm that’s full of pain
Now we’re left with nothing to believe
We got rolled
We got baked
By those big boys on the take
We left the lights on for the thieves

It’s a long way
From a handshake to hell
A wink and a smile
It’s a long way
It’s a long way
You’re stuck out there on a wire
About a million miles
Such a long, long way

It’s a long way down
Someone always takes the fall
All on a “need to know only” basis
Such a long way down
Running ‘til you crawl
Wipe the blood stains from their faces



Once you cross that water
There is no turning back
Once you make your move
That bridge is burned
There’s blood in the rain
You’ve gone and missed the last train
Now there’s nothing to believe

It’s a long way down
From a handshake to hell
A wink and a smile
It’s a long way
It’s a long way
You’ve got nothing left to sell
It’s a long way back
Such a long way


Derek Christie 111921 © SAC, ® SOCAN 2021

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from DarkRide 6, released June 23, 2022
REIN VARES - GUITARS, BASS, LOOPS, GHOSTS, PERCUSSION
DEREK CHRISTIE - VOCALS, LYRICS
Guitar tunings: CGCGCC
(Vares/Christie) ©SAC ®SOCAN 2022 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
PRODUCED, RECORDED, ENGINEERED, MIXED AND MASTERED BY REIN VARES @ THE MOUNT
VOCALS RECORDED BY DC @ NOISECAVE

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DarkRideMusic Toronto, Ontario

Cool mesmerizing grooves. Words that paint a scene that doesn’t leave you. The intensity of a lullaby, the understated undertow of a midnight tide.
Toronto producer multi-instrumentalist Rein Vares and vocalist/lyricist Derek Christie have collaborated as DarkRide for decades after meeting up in the city’s Queen Street W scene in the 1980’s. Now six albums in, their sound evolves with each... ... more

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