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Surviving the Crossing

by Rotten Scandinavian Bastards

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1.
Late at night on the open road Speeding like a man on the run A lifetime spent preparing for the journey, babe He is closer now and the search is on Reading from a map in the mind Yes there's the ragged hill And there's the boat on the river When the rain came down He heard a wild dog howl There were voices in the night, ("Don't do it") Voices out of sight, ("Don't do it") Too many men have failed before Whatever you do Don't pay the ferryman Don't even fix a price Don't pay the ferryman Until he gets you to the other side In the rolling mists then he gets on board Now there'll be no turning back Beware that hooded old man at the rudder, babe Lightning flashed, and the thunder roared And people calling out his name (Stockmann) Dancing bones that jabbered and a-moaned On the water, babe And then the ferryman said There is trouble ahead So you must pay me now (Don't do it) You must pay me now (Don't do it) And still that voice came from beyond Whatever you do Don't pay the ferryman Don't even fix a price Don't pay the ferryman Until he gets you to the other side
2.
I was a PFC on a search patrol huntin' Charlie down It was in the jungle wars of 1965 My weapon jammed and I got stuck way out and all alone And I could hear the enemy moving in close outside Just then I heard a twig snap and I grabbed my empty gun And I dug in scared while I counted down my fate And then a big Marine, a giant with a pair of friendly eyes Appeared there at my shoulder and said wait When he came in close beside me he said Don't worry, son, I'm here, If Charlie wants to tangle now he'll have two to dodge. I said, well thanks a lot I told him my name and asked him his And he said The boys just call me Camouflage Whoa Camouflage Things are never quite the way they seem Whoa Camouflage I was awfully glad to see this big Marine Well, we fought all night side by side we took our battle stance And I wondered how the bullets missed this man 'Cause they seemed to go right through him Just as if he wasn't there And in the top of the morning we both took a chance and ran And it was near the river bank when the ambush came on top of us And I'd thought it was the end and we were had Then a bullet with my name on it came buzzin' through a bush And that big Marine he just swatted it with his hand Whoa Camouflage Things are never quite the way they seem Whoa Camouflage This was an awfully strange Marine And I knew there was something weird about him 'Cause when I turned around he was pullin' palm trees out of the ground, and swattin' those Charlies with it From here to Kingdom Come When he led me out of danger I saw my camp and waved goodbye He just winked at me from the jungle and then was gone When I got back to my HQ, I told them about my night And the battle I'd spent with a big Marine named Camouflage When I said his name a soldier gulped And a medic took my arm And led me to a green tent on the right He said you may be tellin' the truth boy, but this here is Camouflage, And he's been right here since he passed away last night But before he went he said, "Semper Fi, " And said his only wish Was to save a young marine caught in a barrage So here, take his dog tag, son, I know he'd want you to have it now." And we both had a drink to a big Marine named Camouflage Whoa Camouflage Things are never quite the way they seem Whoa Camouflage This was an awfully big Marine
3.
One, two, three, four, five Everybody in the car, so come on, let's ride To the liquor store around the corner The boys say they want some gin and juice But I really don't wanna Beer bust like I had last week I must stay deep because talk is cheap I like Angela, Pamela, Sandra and Rita And as I continue you know they getting sweeter To me is flirting it's just like sport, anything fly It's all good, let me dump it, please set in the trumpet A little bit of Monica in my life A little bit of Erica by my side A little bit of Rita is all I need A little bit of Tina is what I see A little bit of Sandra in the sun A little bit of Mary all night long A little bit of Jessica, here I am A little bit of you makes me your man Jump up and down and move it all around Shake your head to the sound Put your hand on the ground Take one step left and one step right One to the front and one to the side Clap your hand once and clap your hands twice And if it looks like this then you doing it right A little bit of Monica in my life A little bit of Erica by my side A little bit of Rita is all I need A little bit of Tina is what I see A little bit of Sandra in the sun A little bit of Mary all night long A little bit of Jessica, here I am A little bit of you makes me your man
4.
Doctor, doctor, please Oh, the mess that I'm in Doctor, doctor, please Oh, the mess that I'm in, baby She walked up to me, babe And really stole my heart And then she started To take my body apart Livin', lovin', I'm on the run, babe far away from you Livin', lovin', I'm on the run, babe So far away from you Doctor, doctor, please Oh, the mess that I'm in Doctor, doctor, please Oh, the mess that I'm in, baby It's only just a moment, babe She's turnin' paranoid That's not a situation, babe For a ne-nervous boy Doctor, doctor, please Oh, the mess that I'm in Doctor, doctor, please Oh, the mess that I'm in, baby But you looked so angry, babe As I crawled across your floor But, she has got the strain, babe And I can't take any more Livin', lovin', I'm on the run, babe far away from you Livin', lovin', I'm on the run, babe So far away from you
5.
Laudate Caprinum Regem Spiritus Capri Caprinus rex invictus Caprinus rex aeturnus One more day will break you Excistance is futile You kneel to the powers that be Feed the machine, concede to misery One day you might break through This grind will kill you Your flesh feed the powers that be Defy the machine, consume their misery All hail Caprinus Rex The goat king will rise All hail Caprinus Rex The goat king will rise Righteous violence One more day till your debut They’ll no longer suppress you You feast on the powers that be Destroy the machine, dwell in their misery All hail Caprinus Rex The goat king will rise All hail Caprinus Rex The goat king will rise Righteous violence

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released July 3, 2021

Based upon old 'classics', music written and recorded by RSB.

Recorded at DCR studios, Norway and at Executive Dysfunction studios, Sweden.
Mixed and mastered at DCR studios.
Artwork by Kating Egepe

©All rights reserverd RSB 2021

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Stockmann: Bass, vocals, keys Cultistnr3: Guitar, vocals, drums

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