Dead Man’s Hill
Indigo Girls * Track #9 On Swamp Ophelia
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Dead Man’s Hill by Indigo Girls
Performed by
Indigo GirlsProduced by
Peter CollinsWrited by
Amy RayAbout
“Dead Man’s Hill” was inspired by an experience that Amy Ray had when she was very young. She saw some high school boys douse cats with gasoline and light them on fire. It was, in her words, her “first exposure to real evil.”
Dead Man’s Hill Lyrics
[Verse 1]
We were down at dead man's hill
Smoking vines like cigarettes
Looking through the trashy mags
Trying to feel what's coming next
You told me of crashing cars
Older brothers and late night bars
I told you what I feel most
And you kept it like a ghost forever
[Chorus]
Don't you write it down
Remember this in your head
Don't take a picture
Remember this in your heart
Don't leave a message
Talk to me face to face
(Talk to me face to face)
Talk to me face to face
[Verse 2]
Lying on the bright blue jumping mats
Dinner bell is ringing
Barking dogs and model planes
And the sound of passing trains
We watch for bonfires in the sky
On the beach in July
Spin the bottle steal the kiss
Postcards to the one I miss forever
The one I miss forever
[Chorus]
Don't you write it down
Remember this in your head
Don't take a picture
Remember this in your heart
I'll leave a message
When everything comes apart
(Talk to me face to face)
(Talk to me face to face)
(Everything comes apart)
I'll leave a message
When everything comes apart
[Verse 3]
I remember cats on fire
Gasoline a burning spiral
Standing underneath the night
Fighting back with all my might
Empty cans and charred remains
Find them in the heat of day
On the top of dead man's hill
This is what I know of shame forever
Dead Man’s Hill Q&A
Who wrote Dead Man’s Hill's ?
Dead Man’s Hill was written by Amy Ray.
Who produced Dead Man’s Hill's ?
Dead Man’s Hill was produced by Peter Collins.
What did Indigo Girls say about "Dead Man’s Hill"?
Amy Ray told World Café:
That song is kind of a coming of age song. I mean, you know in every way of all the different things that you do when you’re coming of age. And that was sort of my first time I came across sort of the evilness of people. But I mean, I was a kid and I was watching… you know...