Burn Me Down

by The Describers

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Hey friends. I thought I might drop one more song for you before the year is out. This one is quite a bit more sincere and reflective than the last few I released, which were pretty sarcastic or tongue-in-cheek. I wrote the bulk of it earlier this year and sat on it for awhile. Not sure how much more I want to explain it beyond this...hopefully the song speaks for itself. And here’s to a better 2021 and onward.

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Like ultraviolet in a motel room
Time reveals the messy truths
Every hero is burnished bronze
'Til melted down and the idol is gone

So take a stand or take a bow
Time to reckon, burn me down

With ivy wrappings on display
(Like a serpent traps its prey)
There's hidden anguish in its throes
But hallowed halls are soon foreclosed

So take a stand or take a bow
Time reckon, burn me down

Oh, time to reckon
Time to reckon
Oh, time to reckon
Oh, time to reckon

Take a stand or take a bow

So play again the forgotten songs
That echo out repeated wrongs
A heavenly herald to us all
Saying every empire is blessed to fall

So take a stand or take a bow
Time to reckon
Time to reckon
Time to reckon, burn me down

Oh, burn me down
Oh, burn me down
Oh, burn me down

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released December 27, 2020
Written, recorded and performed by Jason McGovern, Eel Diner Jukebox, ASCAP. Drums: Andrew Huston 12-string: Kyle Swartzwelder.

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The Describers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

DIY Americana folk & pop rock for people who like DIY Americana folk & pop rock.

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Ghost in the Rearview

Oct 2022
Describers Tartare Volume One

Apr 2022
Burn Me Down

Dec 2020
My Favorite Offering

Oct 2020
Mystery Song

Oct 2020
Come On, Nero

May 2020
|A|

Mar 2020
Souvenirs

May 2019
Binary Pairs

Aug 2018
Rodents

May 2018
Shut It Down

Apr 2016

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