“It’s a song about a young couple who amicably decide to relocate to a rural location in anticipation of a global catastrophe, something like an outbreak of violence or disease, something that would destabilize the center of a populated area.
They move to the countryside to start a compound, a comm...
[Verse 1]
She just wanted to hold his heart
In her hands for a while
Drops of blood in a green glass vial
He could tell her a thousand times
Not to stare when he gets wild
Drops of blood in a green glass vial
Drops of blood in a green glass vial
[Verse 2]
Makin' money is the devil's art
They could trade their food and wine
Growing grapes on a fence-tied vine
German shepherds and caged magpies
Under corrugated iron
Drops of blood in a green glass vial
Drops of blood in a green glass vial
[Verse 3]
He made decisions like a seasoned vet
With a gun to the sky
Quadrabykes and a telescopic eye
Drops of blood in a green glass vial
[Verse 4]
In the evening, marauders came off, fear was on her breath
My sweet girl, so scared you forgot about death
Death is the pulse in your eye on your very last breath
Mongrel was written by Alex Cameron.
Mongrel was produced by Ivan Vizintin & Alex Cameron.
Alex Cameron released Mongrel on Thu Nov 21 2013.