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Blood Meridian

from Fidalgo by Lizzie Weber

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"Blood Meridian" was written and inspired by Cormac McCarthy's book of the same title. I wrote the song from the perspective of God as narrator, a voice directly addressing the characters themselves, questioning their thirst for violence and war.

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I won’t tell you how to live,
If I tell you what to think,
I could wake up in the morning with a pistol at my cheek
You ride with a priest,
A captain, and a judge,
Spilling native blood,
justice will be done,
When you don’t think to run

Young man, your God is waking
War is madmen’s making
If you ride with crooked men through the western land
You best shut your eyes when you meet the blood meridian
And live your life like you don’t care if it ends

You are not your father, boy
And battle only beats the soul
With nothing left, you’ll come to know
Load your weapon and hold tight your whiskey
How do you go on to live with no remorse
So desensitized to using deadly force
Who are you fighting for

Young man, your God is waking
War is madmen’s making
If you ride with crooked men through the western land
You best shut your eyes when you meet the blood meridian
And live your life like you don’t care
live your life like you don't care
live your life like you don't care
if it ends

credits

from Fidalgo, released June 9, 2023
Musicians:
Bill Panks: violin, arrangements
Aleida Gehrels: viola
Lauren McShane: cello
Rachel Nesvig: violin
Ben Meyer: electric guitar
Eli Moore: bass
Phil Hamilton: percussion
Rob Burger: Hurdy Gurdy, lap steel, mellotron, ebow
Lizzie Weber: acoustic guitar, vocals, composer, producer

Recorded by Nich Wilbur, Nate Yaccino, and Sheldon Gomberg
Mixed by Sheldon Gomberg
Mastered by Gavin Lurssen

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Lizzie Weber St. Louis, Missouri

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