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The Gift Of Poison

by White Rose Motor Oil

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Ain’t No Saint I’m not your inspiration I am the main attraction No martyrs, no queens Have ever shared my name I’ll torture your poor conscience I’m the reason you feel bad But when you do wrong You’re the one to blame Baby I come on Like a vampire Ready to take Ready to feed But while I’ll give you What you want I won’t give you What you need I am the gift of poison I am the gift of rancor I am the gift of venom I’m every single thing That you ain’t I am the gift of poison I am the gift of rancor I am the gift of venom And I Ain’t no saint I’m clothed in complete darkness There’s blood behind my eyes And hundreds of snakes Are making up my hair I’m holding up a mirror To your terrified face Keep your eyes on your reflection So you can get your share Baby I come on Like a vampire Ready to take Ready to feed But while I’ll give you What you want I won’t give you What you need I am the gift of poison I am the gift of rancor I am the gift of venom I’m every single thing That you ain’t I am the gift of poison I am the gift of rancor I am the gift of venom And I Ain’t no saint Baby I come on Like a vampire Ready to take Ready to feed But while I’ll give you What you want I won’t give you What you need I am the gift of poison I am the gift of rancor I am the gift of venom I’m every single thing That you ain’t I am the gift of poison I am the gift of rancor I am the gift of venom And I Ain’t no saint I am the gift of poison I am the gift of rancor I am the gift of venom And I Ain’t no saint
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Red Light 03:42
Red Light Know a woman named Shirley She’s got cats but prefers dogs She doesn’t know what’s going on In that house with all those hogs She says they turn that red light on Almost every single night And she can see it for miles and miles And it makes her wanna fight Hey girl, what do you think is going on Hey girl what do you think is going wrong You see that red light glowing in the distance You see that red light shining through the night You see that red light glowing in the distance And you know that it’s not right Shirley used to sing sad songs Before she met her husband They’d line up just to hear her voice Each night in Fort Morgan Shirley used to dance a bit She doesn’t do that anymore She leaves that for the other girls Who want men knocking down their door Hey girl, what do you think is going on Hey girl what do you think is going wrong You see that red light glowing in the distance You see that red light shining through the night You see that red light glowing in the distance And you know that it’s not right Is it aliens come to take you Or a house of ill repute Put that gun down, Shirley Girl don’t shoot Hey girl, what do you think is going on Hey girl what do you think is going wrong You see that red light glowing in the distance You see that red light shining through the night You see that red light glowing in the distance And you know that it’s not right You see that red light glowing in the distance You see that red light shining through the night You see that red light glowing in the distance And you know that it’s not right
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Just Your Type I see you sitting all alone But I’m the one who will be true I can tell from over here No one could love you like I do You say you’d never try to love again But I know how to do this dance And it might be a little risky But don’t you want to take a chance I might be a little forward But you’re just so right for me I might be a little forward But baby can’t you see I’m just your type I’m just your type I’m just your type I’m just your type Oh I know she broke your heart I know she took all she could I know you’re the victim here I know you did all you should Oh why shouldn’t you forget her Why not forget most everything Why not start something brand new I’ll take away that sting I might be a little forward But you’re just so right for me I might be a little forward But baby can’t you see I’m just your type I’m just your type I’m just your type I’m just your type I just want to keep you close I just wanna make you mine Doesn’t matter if you think I’m cruel I’ll show you that I’m so kind This is the way it’s gotta be You’re gonna see that it’s because I’m not like the other girls But you’re gonna wish I was I might be a little forward But you’re just so right for me I might be a little forward But baby can’t you see I’m just your type I’m just your type I’m just your type I’m just your type I’m just your type
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Chase Your Tail Well I ain’t gonna chase my tail And I sure ain’t gonna chase yours At the end of it all All we’ll have done Is the exact thing we did before What are you going to do When you catch yourself, friend Won’t be anything new, I’m sure Well I ain’t gonna chase my tail And I sure ain’t gonna chase yours Now there’s plenty of tails being chased And there’s plenty of people getting tired I’m gonna throw it all right out the door I’m gonna light it all on fire Well I ain’t gonna chase my tail And I sure ain’t gonna chase yours At the end of it all All we’ll have done Is the exact thing we did before What are you going to do When you catch yourself, friend Won’t be anything new, I’m sure Well I ain’t gonna chase my tail And I sure ain’t gonna chase yours Im gonna keep writing songs on the bathroom walls I’m gonna keep singing songs to an empty hall I’m gonna keep doing just what I want to do This is where I choose to fall Well I ain’t gonna chase my tail And I sure ain’t gonna chase yours At the end of it all All we’ll have done Is the exact thing we did before What are you going to do When you catch yourself, friend Won’t be anything new, I’m sure Well I ain’t gonna chase my tail And I sure ain’t gonna chase yours You work to keep the same old peace I’m here to start a little crime I’m gonna throw my boots on I’m gonna throw my boots on I’m gonna throw my boots on And go have me a good time Well I ain’t gonna chase my tail And I sure ain’t gonna chase yours At the end of it all All we’ll have done Is the exact thing we did before What are you going to do When you catch yourself, friend Won’t be anything new, I’m sure Well I ain’t gonna chase my tail And I sure ain’t gonna chase yours Yeah I ain’t gonna chase my tail And I sure ain’t gonna chase yours
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Hateland 03:08
Hateland They hate and they rage like they’re paid to do so They wear venom loudly, all sunburned and spittle They scream and they moan about too many feelings They claim to love Jesus, and say you should too I wonder if they know what color his skin was I wonder if they know he cared about women I wonder if they know, he said to love those Who aren’t just like you There’s no kindness, compassion, and no empathy Home of the brave and land of the free Free to be cruel, long as you think you’re right Free to hurt who you can in the name of the fight We’re tired, we’re down, but we’re still trying We want to keep going, but we can't stop dying They beat up our flag, now it’s all black and blue And it’s one more weapon to wave in our faces Some are just lost, and some believe lies And some of us sink, but I think we can rise Hating right back sure won’t get us nowhere But together with love we can win this There’s no kindness, compassion, and no empathy Home of the brave and land of the free Free to be cruel, long as you think you’re right Free to hurt who you can in the name of the fight There’s no kindness, compassion, and no empathy Home of the brave and land of the free Free to be cruel, long as you think you’re right Free to hurt who you can in the name of the fight I heard someday the earth will belong to the meek Being kind’s not the same thing as being weak
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Only In Dreams Only in dreams Do I let myself kiss you Only in dreams Do I let myself miss you Only in dreams Do I Still feel my arms around you Only in dreams Only in dreams Only in dreams Can I forgive you Only in dreams Can I regret you Only in dreams Can I Forget I ever met you Only in dreams Only in dreams Ooooooh Ooooooh Ooooooh Only in dreams Oh you hurt me and I hurt you But I miss the way our lies seemed true And even though we’re finally free you’re still a dream to me Only in dreams Will I still deceive you Only in dreams Will I still believe you Only in dreams Will I Still hear me calling to you Only in dreams Only in dreams Only in dreams Only in dreams
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Meet Me at the Bottom Meet me at the bottom Meet me in the rain We can hold hands As we circle the drain Comes on like a freight train Full of mud and pain But what I like about you Is I don’t need to explain That you need to meet me At the bottom Once again Gods been pointed at me like a loaded gun For most of my life And I do believe he might exist But I’m not sure he’s too nice And oh that devil, He may run the world, But I still have my heart Though it’s rough and It’s all calloused now And mostly torn apart Meet me at the bottom Meet me in the rain We can hold hands As we circle the drain Comes on like a freight train Full of mud and pain But what I like about you Is I don’t need to explain That you need to meet me At the bottom Once again Maybe I should just Quit trying to run From these heartaches haunting me Maybe someday I will know Why I’m so much worse Than I want to be Oh I guess I could wait To be inspired I could wait for some insight For now I’ll give my all And go down swinging Gotta get my fists in this fight Meet me at the bottom Meet me in the rain We can hold hands As we circle the drain Comes on like a freight train Full of mud and pain But what I like about you Is I don’t need to explain That you need to meet me At the bottom Once again Meet me at the bottom Meet me in the rain We can hold hands As we circle the drain Comes on like a freight train Full of mud and pain But what I like about you Is I don’t need to explain That you need to meet me At the bottom Once again But what I like about you, Is I don’t need to explain That you need to meet me At the bottom Once again
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Blood Left To Bleed The bones of the old cacti Are littering the landscape I can barely make em out In the dim moonlight My feet and heart are tired But I know I must keep moving There’s no point in stopping ‘Cause there’s no end in sight Oh I’m told that I’m not wanted Where I’m going But I’m no longer welcome In the place I’d rather be But I still have my heart to beat My breath to take, my songs to sing And I still have blood left to bleed The bones of all my sins Glow in the path behind me And the path before me’s lit From the fire of all I fear The things I love are burning And the smokes destroyed my eyes For the future and the past I’ll shed these tears Oh I’m told that I’m not wanted Where I’m going But I’m no longer welcome In the place I’d rather be But I still have my heart to beat My breath to take, my songs to sing And I still have blood left to bleed The heat makes oily puddles The palm fronds wave me on Like welcoming sentries To a place I can’t belong And all I want is simple Doesn’t matter who I am All I want’s to feel good And free and real and strong Oh I’m told that I’m not wanted Where I’m going But I’m no longer welcome In the place I’d rather be But I still have my heart to beat My breath to take, my songs to sing And I still have blood left to bleed And I still have blood left to bleed And I still have blood left to bleed And I still have blood left to bleed And I still have blood left to bleed
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Take Take Take I don’t want to have a reason I just want to take your space Don’t want to wonder why I’m here I don’t have to know my place Life is full of lessons But I’ll never take the test I’ll watch you crawl, don’t care at all No I’ll never let you rest Hold my eyelids back Until they crack I need to see the proof Tear away the veil My heart may fail But then I’ll know the truth All I do is Take take take Never see My own mistakes All I do is Take take take Never see My own mistakes Don’t want to fight don’t want to try Wont look for something more But emptiness keeps knocking Keeps on knocking down my door Pretend to hope, and fake my faith But life isn’t short or smart Lie to myself until I can’t no more And then I’ll fall apart Hold my eyelids back Until they crack I need to see the proof Tear away the veil My heart may fail But then I’ll know the truth All I do is Take take take Never see My own mistakes All I do is Take take take Never see My own mistakes Hold my eyelids back Until they crack I need to see the proof Tear away the veil My heart may fail But then I’ll know the truth All I do is Take take take Never see My own mistakes All I do is Take take take Never see My own mistakes All I do is Take take take Never see My own mistakes All I do is Take take take Never see My own mistakes All I do is Take take take Never see My own mistakes All I do is Take take take Never see My own mistakes Oooooh Oooooh
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Trouble or Nothing Oh honey why should I be worried? I got no reason to be afraid You’re the one I’m coming after And you know that I won’t be swayed Now I don’t mind your flyin' bullets We all die someday anyway It might as well be here and now It might as well be here today When I go I go hell for leather Fast as I can to get to you I’ll bet everything I got It’s trouble or nothing with you I know you can’t win ‘em all But I won’t keep being the one to lose I’ll bet everything I got It’s trouble or nothing with you Don’t second guess how strong I am Don’t underestimate my will And when I know you’re dead and gone I’ll keep on fighting still Oh you think you’ll get away from me? You think there’s room to run? There won’t be a trace to see A thing left when I’m done When I go I go hell for leather Fast as I can to get to you I’ll bet everything I got It’s trouble or nothing with you I know you can’t win ‘em all But I won’t keep being the one to lose I’ll bet everything I got It’s trouble or nothing with you You think you’ll make me cry a river You think you’ll make night out of day But inside I am flying high Because now it’s time, to make a fool pay When I go I go hell for leather Fast as I can to get to you I’ll bet everything I got It’s trouble or nothing with you I know you can’t win ‘em all But I won’t keep being the one to lose I’ll bet everything I got It’s trouble or nothing with you When I go I go hell for leather Fast as I can to get to you I’ll bet everything I got It’s trouble or nothing with you I know you can’t win ‘em all But I won’t keep being the one to lose I’ll bet everything I got It’s trouble or nothing with you It’s trouble or nothing with you It’s trouble or nothing with you It’s trouble or nothing with you
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Mountain State So you’ve come across some hard times Lost your money and your love And the sound of no one listening Is all around, below, above You’ve forgotten how to have hope You’ve forgotten how to thrive But don’t forget your hearts still beating With the joy of bein’ alive And when you see that big old blue sky And the sun it hits your face You can feel like heaven’s nearby And sadness leaves, without a trace You’ve got birds who won’t stop singing You’ve got flowers still to savor You’ve got hills and trees around you To show you life’s still in your favor Yes, these mountains never leave you They rise high without a flaw Oh and they will leave you breathless Filled with wonder, love, and awe So if you feel unlucky And life is seeming so unkind Lift your eyes and take a breath in Let the mountains change your mind Yes, these mountains never leave you They rise high without a flaw Oh and they will leave you breathless Filled with wonder, love, and awe So if you feel unlucky And life is seeming so unkind Lift your eyes and take a breath in Let the mountains change your mind Lift your eyes and take a breath in Let the mountains change your mind Yes let the mountains change your mind

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"The Gift Of Poison" is White Rose Motor Oil's most ambitious album to date, featuring 11 new original songs.

(NOTE: (One cover, originally performed by Carlene Carter, is not available on BandCamp, but is available on other services).

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released April 14, 2023

All Performances by WRMO 2023.

Recorded, Mixed, and Produced by: Brian Hunter (The Mousetrap), Mastered by: Brian Hunter (Sawtelle Studio)

WRMO is: Eryn DeSomer (vocals, guitars, organ, piano, ukulele, tambourine and handclaps)
and Keith Hoerig-DeSomer (drums, bass guitar and handclaps).

Additional claps by Brian Hunter.

Cover Illustration: Eryn. All other photos and art: WRMO.
Spike sculpture by Grayson.

WRMO thanks: Dottie, Bettie, and all our friends and family.
Contact: Whiterosemotoroil@gmail.com / whiterosemotoroil.com
Music and lyrics by WRMO.

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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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