DEADWOOD
The deafening noise of the roots of the ivy
The dark fleshy blind of its leaves
Each stem is printed with a blank stupidity
What strangling thoughts does it weave

The parasite sucking of the greed and the envy
False values miss the Church and the Law
All conscience is hidden by the gloom of the plant
And now we don’t know what we saw

And the ivy’s green
And the ivy’s black
And the ivy’s cut
But it grows right back

The climbing of branches ’cross our windows and doors
But we don’t see the nite coming in
Then we look with a credulous gaze
Forgetting that pride is a sin

Talk to your mother, your teacher, your priest
Ask them if it’s all as should be
The mental asylum’s being rebuilt again
But this time the madmen are free

Just look at the people, all seeds of the world
But they cannot grow side by side
They bicker and fight day after day
Each with their secrets to hide

And the ivy’s green
And the ivy’s black
And the ivy’s cut
But it grows right back
And the ivy’s green
And the ivy’s black
And the ivy’s cut
But it grows right back

Words by Peter Greatorex. Copyright ℗ Explicit Music 2000.

Lyrics by P. Greatorex.
Music by G. Davies/P. Greatorex.

Copyright © 2015 Wud Records.
Copyright ℗ 2000 Explicit Music.

Recorded and engineered at Wud Records Studio One.

Performers:

Vocals – PJ Speed
Guitars – Zak Black
Bass – Maxx Damage
Drums – Sven Stiglund

Fun Facts:

• Of all Dark Company’s many songs, this one has the most chord changes in a chorus.
• It is in the key of Am.
• Pete had mixed feelings about this song.
• He said that on some days he really didn’t care for it at all, and on others he thought it was “better than the sliced loaf”.
• The lyrics for Deadwood were written in January 2000.