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Duel in the Sun

from A World of Dreams by Mourning Knight

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Originally composed and written in May 2000.

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Duel in the Sun-

Deep in the West a bold contest was scheduled for the next afternoon
because a fight on poker night happened in the saloon.
All that was known- some chairs were thrown
and tables overturned in the scuffle
and some accused the man a cheat because the cards weren't shuffled.

The dancers all screamed as the chaos went on
but, the piano player kept on singing his song and banging the keys.
The bartender hid and cowered behind the bar
but, not before he grabbed his tips from the jar.

Duel in the sun.

The clock strikes twelve.
The tolling bell proclaims the time to be high noon
and in the street the townfolk meet by the famous saloon.
Now, back to back they walk the crack-
Fifteen paces under the sun, then stop and turn
with their hands frozen right over their guns.

Then as if in slow motion it was over and done.
They both hit their targets, they hit them dead on
now, bullet holes bleed.
The townfolk are silent as the tumbleweeds stray
and the old undertaker measures them right away.

Duel in the sun.

Everything's back to normal, safe and sound,
as the bartender serves another round.
Now, the townfolk begin to settle down
as the cold sun goes down upon the town.

Copyright 2023 J. Brower

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from A World of Dreams, released July 7, 2023

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Mourning Knight Mount Kisco, New York

Hailing from Westchester County, NY, Mourning Knight is a project that goes back to the mid 90s and continues to this day. Heavily influenced by the atmospheres and musical soundscapes of the Progressive seventies, passion, drama and a sense of the cinematic are brought together with lyrics that convey the darker, melancholy side of life. ... more

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