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You Can't Kill Ghosts

by White Rose Motor Oil

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I’d leave you standing in the cold So I wouldn’t have to feel the chill I’d leave you stranded by the roadside And I’d be safe behind the wheel I won’t light myself on fire won’t step in front of no train for you I don’t care what you might think My head is strong, my heart is too The sky is dark My mind is black I am filled with rage There’s a rhyme But there’s no reason And I’m finally Outta this cage I’m cold inside but not afraid When my time finally comes I will not fade away I will not fade away For you You said I’m bad, but for a bad woman I might be one of the best Walls and doors torn down I was forced to make this mess Someday I will be judged But I don’t think it’ll be for this I should have been right out that door The first time you clenched your fist CHORUS I said I’m going, Yes I’m going Leaving anger and my shame I’ll be in the wind and in the dust taking nothing but my name CHORUS 2x I will not fade away For you
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We Will Rise 03:53
Every day, when I wake up I could be great, is what i say But when the chance, it comes along I always look, the other way Every day when I wake up I could be strong, is what I say But when it’s time to move along I choose to stay, i choose to stay Am I wrong, am I right, can I ever win this fight? But I will rise I will rise I will rise I will rise hear my joy hear my cry And i will rise Keep finding ways, To waste my time Keep finding trouble, lost my mind I don’t try but it comes out anyway Keep being cruel, but i wanna be kind Keep letting rage fill up this space Keep letting rage control this place Gonna cut my mouth wide open Rip this mask right off my face Am I wrong, am I right can I ever win this fight? But I will rise I will rise I will rise I will rise hear my joy hear my cry And i will rise Instrumental Am I wrong, am I right can I ever win this fight? But we will rise x9
3.
I wake up My tongue made of velvet That’s part of a bar seat That’s been there For five decades past My body is shaking My stomach is nails And I feel like I swallowed My failures My head's full of glass I can’t say goodbye completely You sold me on your lie so sweetly I can’t say goodbye to you completely My skin hangs in sadness There ain’t nothin good So why do I still want this madness nobody should Afraid of a pain that I know is coming So why not rehearse for it now Then do it again lalala lalala And I can’t say goodbye completely And I can’t say goodbye completely You sold me on your lie so sweetly I can’t say goodbye to you completely
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Drunk and lost in Tennessee Where else in the world could I be That would leave me so/ Sad and low But drunk and lost in Tennessee Honey it was just a little fight Won't you turn off that light I’ll tell you more in the morning This state should come with a warning And while I’m glad that you’re with me I don’t remember things clearly But I know come sunrise….I’ll..still…be… Chorus I know I started off fine/ Just having a good time What was it I was drinking/ That got me this far from thinking I can't say how I got here/ But it probably wasn’t light beer Now the trouble…that I’m in…is clear Chorus seems each time I'm in this town I just can't put that bottle down I keep on breaking your heart These nights are tearing us apart And it seems that you can’t see that this will be the end of me Cause this aint the last time…that…I'll ..be
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Whole Heart 03:43
I loved her with my whole heart But she loved me a whole lot harder Never wanted to Leave my side And I could never love another The way that I loved her, I could never even try I loved her with my whole heart She loved me a whole lot harder And I know I won’t recover From the day we said goodbye She was a bright spot, a bright dot In a dark dark sky Bet I won’t find another like her Won’t even try Sometimes you lose a gift Sometimes You say goodbye She was a bright spot, a bright dot In a dark dark sky She had a heart that was A Beautiful sponge She soaked up all my tears And absorbed all my love When I was hurt, I was a mess She fixed me up, she got it done She had a heart that was A beautiful sponge
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That’s right boy Run and Take your tail with you Like the coward that you are I sure ain’t gonna miss you That’s right boy Say your piece and run and hide Like the coward that you are I don’t have To waste my time (on you) There’s no convincing you of anything you don’t want to believe But you’re starting to believe... That I look like the ghost who haunts you I look like the witch who hunts you I look like the one who hurt you I look like the one you want, too I look like the ghost who haunts you I look like the ghost who haunts you You should Leave now leave like a man You stole everything already So I know you’ll take what you can You’re the worst kind And I may have no plan But I’m gonna die trying To show you who I am There’s no convincing you of anything you don’t want to believe But you’re starting to believe... I might be the ghost who haunts you I might be the witch who hunts you I might be the one who hurt you I might be the one you want, too I might be the ghost who haunts you I might be the ghost who haunts you There’s no convincing you of anything you don’t want to believe But you’re starting to believe... I am the ghost who haunts you I am the witch who hunts you I am the one who hurt you I am the one you want, too I am the ghost who haunts you I am the ghost who haunts you I am the ghost who haunts you I am the ghost who haunts you
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When I first saw you on that barstool I knew exactly what love means Although at first i was so ladylike I'm not exactly what I seem Yeah I took you home that evening And I swore I’d make you mine And what feels likes decades later I’m still trying to find out why……. (there’s) All these ways you make me crazy All these ways you rile me up All these ways you mean the world to me And I never want to stop Now we’ve made it through the easy times Now we’re in the thick of things Now we’re hanging on for dear life And seeing what the future brings Now we’re in this for the long haul It’s what they call domestic bliss And every now and then you prove to me That you still know how to kiss (there’s) All these ways you make me crazy All these ways you rile me up All these ways you mean the world to me And I never want to stop (there’s) All these ways you make me crazy All these ways you rile me up All these ways you mean the world to me And I never want to stop 3x tag to end
8.
I know how to hike for miles I know how to light a fire I know how to pitch a tent and I know how to change a tire I know how to play some instruments how to read the notes I learned everything you asked me But it wasn’t quite enough And I know how to ride a horse I know how to fly a plane I know how to cry in silence I know how to sit in pain Everything you taught me Everything you taught me You didn’t mean to teach me Everything you taught me I know how to get angry and how to pitch a fit I know how to blame everyone And not own my own shit I know how to rob and steal how to lie to those you love I know exactly how to cheat I know what hurtin someone does And I know how to ride a horse I know how to fly a plane I know how to cry in silence I know how to sit in pain Everything you taught me Everything you taught me You didn’t mean to teach me Everything you taught me don’t quite know how to apologize Or how to ask forgiveness don’t know how to admit I’m wrong guess you never taught me this And I know how to ride a horse I know how to fly a plane I know how to cry in silence I know how to sit in pain Everything you taught me Everything you taught me You didn’t mean to teach me Everything you taught me
9.
You've been on the road for weeks by now No end to it in sight The billboards start to catch your eye Need to try to sleep tonight the engine starts to whine and knock You take it as a sign Nowhere could be as bad As what you've left behind The mechanic seems resigned to life He tells you the bad news Parts you need are hard to find You can stay long as you choose There ain't nothing else for miles ahead You've seen all there was behind And although you start to feel unease You'll probably be just fine But the wind keeps blowing, like you've never heard before And something keeps on keeping you, from moving out that door It's like you've always been here It's always been the same You feel the slip of something cold Inside your brain You cry out to those lonely plains But no one hears a thing You're living and you're dying At the hotel with no name The old brick buildings tell the tale Of grander days they knew It all looks lovely here at first It's hard to tell what's true Are you just here by accident Luck of the draw they say Or is there something that brought you here And makes you need to stay The bottles start to pile inside Your lonely room for one Been days since their service came You're bout to come undone You make a vow, it's time to change It's time to leave this place But when you look in the mirror You're not sure you see your face
10.
We torched the house Watched it burn Down to the ground Everything turned From wood to ash Bone into dust All we could love All we could trust We torched the house I’d be with you And I’d miss you Don’t know if I I should kill or kiss you don’t know if I Should even try don’t know if I should Should let this die I said to you I was no angel You said to me You weren’t one too So I ran To hill from coast But everyone knows You can’t kill ghosts So we torched the house Watched it burn Down to the ground Everything turned From wood to ash Bone into dust All we could love All we could trust We torched the house

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"Cowpunk and alt-country are both apt ways to describe the sound on White Rose Motor Oil's...album, You Can't Kill Ghosts... [which] is a stripped-down affair that recalls Van Lear Rose, Loretta Lynn's gritty collaboration with former White Stripes frontman Jack White...[with] vocals [that] evoke The Virginian-era Neko Case." -Westword

"“We Will Rise” is a powerfully positive song that highlights individual strength and courage in the face of struggle...the music video drives home the power of White Rose Motor Oil’s lyric writing....Listen if you like The Chicks" - 303 Magazine

You Can't Kill Ghosts was released in Sept 2020. It is the band's first full length album, released after their two previous EP releases ("Suburban Horses" and "One For The Ages")

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released September 18, 2020

All Music, Lyrics and Performances by WRMO 2020
Recorded and Mixed by Brian Hunter (The Mousetrap)
Mastered by Chris Fogal (Black In Bluhm)
Photos by Tammy Shine and WRMO

WRMO is Eryn Desomer and Keith Hoerig-Desomer
WRMO thanks :
Dottie, Bettie, the pentaverate, and all our friends and family
Contact:Whiterosemotoroil@gmail.com / whiterosemotoroil.com

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White Rose Motor Oil Denver, Colorado

White Rose Motor Oil, a two-piece woman-fronted Cowpunk / Garage Country band from Denver, CO features married couple Eryn DeSomer (guitars and vocals) and Keith Hoerig-DeSomer (drums).

They play loud, and often fast.
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Contact email: WhiteRoseMotorOil@gmail.com

Show info: at WhiteRoseMotorOil.com

NOTE: All cover songs have been removed from our bandcamp and can be found elsewhere.
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