Black Crow
Rustic Retribution: Black Crow's Tale of Love and Vengeance
Lyrics
There’s a black crow sitting on a line and I
Observing a black crow on a line, contemplating its activities.
Can’t help but wonder what he does to pass the time
Wondering about the crow's pastime, suggesting a sense of reflection.
Does he sit up there and just look down on the world
Contemplating whether the crow observes the world from its perch.
Or does he laugh at me because he knows I’ll never find that girl well I
Speculating if the crow mocks the speaker for not finding a significant other.
Wouldn’t use no pistol no I would not use my gun
Expressing a refusal to resort to violence (pistol or gun).
I’d use my rope to make her pay for what she’s done
Describing a desire for revenge using a rope for past actions.
When her time runs out Lord when I track her down
Anticipating a moment of retribution when the person responsible is found.
I’ll hang her from that oak tree in the middle of the town
Imagining a severe consequence, hanging the individual from an oak tree.
I’d use up all my pay just to borrow that bird’s wings cause I’d
Expressing a willingness to trade everything to have the crow's ability to fly.
Fly across Texas and I’d fly across the sea
Describing a determination to search widely for the person, even across Texas and the sea.
Till my feathers all fall out or until my vision leaves
Committing to the search until physical and visual capacities are exhausted.
Until I find that girl that made a damn fool out of me well I
Reiterating the quest to find the person who deceived the speaker.
Wouldn’t use no pistol no I would not use my gun
Reaffirming a rejection of using firearms in seeking retribution.
I’d use my rope to make her pay for what she’s done
Reiterating the intention to use a rope for justice.
When her time runs out Lord when I track her down
Anticipating the moment when the person's time runs out and justice is served.
I’ll hang her from that oak tree in the middle of the town
Envisioning the act of hanging the person from a town's oak tree.
Well one chilly evening in a bar I finally found her face I wanted
Recalling an encounter with the person in a bar.
To drag her by her hair out of that crowded place
Expressing a violent desire to forcibly remove the person from the bar.
But I waited right outside the door for her to come to me
Waiting for the person to come out, indicating a premeditated confrontation.
She stepped out I used my rope now she’s hanging in the breeze cause I
Acting on the desire for revenge, using the rope to hang the person.
Didn’t use no pistol no I did not use my gun
Reiterating the rejection of firearms in the act of vengeance.
I used my rope to make her pay for what she’d done
Confirming the use of the rope for retribution against the person.
Lord her time ran out oh good God I tracked her down now she’s
Reflecting on the success of tracking down the person, noting the conclusion of their time.
Hanging from that oak tree in the middle of the town
Describing the outcome of the quest, with the person hanging from a town's oak tree.
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