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The Curse of Peak Hill

from A Man with a Gun Lives Here by HO.BO

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lyrics

He was a simple-minded man
with long handlebar moustache
big and deep green eyes
behind silver curls
and skin clacked by the warm southern whisper

He dressed a classic suit
black as pitch
unusual like the summer snow
with hand-sewn button holes
including the one on the lapel

T.J., that was his name
liked to gamble once in a while
but he was not a cheat
He just watched his destiny on a Jack’s horseback
or in the company of a Queen of Hearts

But one day his gaze
fell on scarlet lips
and he thought “She’s as pretty as a peach”
but the vice, like the deepest love,
makes the man weak and too much vulnerable

The evenings flowed languidly in Peak Hill
among the fluffy dances of stray cats
and the howls of restless dogs
but not at the Solitary Star
where the destiny could give stardust
or taste the bare lead of a CSAA “peacemaker”

People whispered “God bless your heart, son”
“she is madder than a wet hen”
it was said that she could drain a whisky in one shot
and give smiles for a few small change

That evening the sin was dressed in black velvet
and gave the bill at the dusk;
the curse of “scarlet lips” crossed gracefully
the dense blanket that enveloped
mocking looks and foolish grins
until it reached the table of T.J.

The fate gave a kiss to the naivety of those moments
while the death gave another one to the complicity of the two lovers
The hours passed distracted, silent and winnings
they became more and more substantial.
T.J. left the scene with the elegance of an experienced actor
and the scent of his sin accompanied him into room number nine

No one has any idea what happened that night
where dreams broke in a shower of glittering coins
and the memories slipped away in a river of silence
T.J. disappeared, leaving his smiles in a heavy jute burden
wrapped in the waves of a white sheet
while she threw her smile into the arms of another gambler

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from A Man with a Gun Lives Here, released October 2, 2020

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HO.BO Biella, Italy

Hobo is an abattoir folk-blues band based on the road, formed in 2017 as a side project of creative people and brilliant musicians. Their first self-published album, 2/10, was released in 2019 through NostudioRec, Kono Dischi and La Mansarda

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