Outlaw Scars

“Outlaw Scars” is a haunting Gothic Western ballad, telling the final thoughts of an outlaw as the Old West gives way to railroads, telegraphs, and a new world. With mournful atmosphere, frontier tragedy, and a ghostly sense of farewell, the song captures the death of a man and the passing of an era. LYRICS: The telegraph hums Where the coyotes cried Now steel rails cross The trails I'd ride Used to I’d slick ‘em Used to I’d fight But the map got smaller And the lights got bright They’ve hammered and they’ve sawed And they’ve worked all day Building where…