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Dead Sea Empire
Dead Sea Empire
Dead Sea Empire is a Nashville based duo consisting of Joel Larabell and Nate Hufford. Their unique sound has been described as hauntingly beautiful alternative music that takes the listener on a musical journey.
For fans of: Grizzly Bear, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Bon Iver, Tame Impala,The Black Angels
Featured Placements:
"Are You Alone Now" - POWERS (PlayStation)
"Gonna Fill You Up" - Light As A Feather (Hulu)
"Put Your Money Down" - Shameless (Showtime)
"Allison" - Shameless (Showtime)
"Bad Idea" - Shameless (Showtime)
"The Halls Are Speaking, Pt. 2" - Shameless (Showtime)
"Gonna Fill You Up" - Shameless (Showtime)
"Interlude" - Shameless (Showtime)
"The Landing" - Shameless (Showtime)
Check out Dead Sea Empire's "Song One" live session:
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Joel Larabell (BMI) 50% / Nathan Hufford (ASCAP) 50%
Description
This song is about losing someone you love, being in love with them after their love for you has faded. It is pleading to the lover to stay, to lie and pretend they are still in love. It's about dealing with the clarity of the relationship coming to an end. BPM 142
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Lie to me, but tell me you'll stay,
seasons change, but i still feel the same
tell me you'll leave, but don't leave me here
lie to me, cause it's coming your wayverse
we still have kings
we still have pawns
who will you be
who decides is it you
is it me
is it luck or fate
can we change the stars or cards
or is it to latechorus
light a match
watch me burn
sold my soul for a dime
traded diamonds for coal
you see us clearly now you see us clear
throw me away if i get too oldbridge
you see us clearly now
you see us clear
you see us further
than you see us nearchorus
light a match
watch me burn
sold my soul for a dime
traded diamonds for coal
throw me away i'm just flesh and bone -
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Joel Larabell (BMI) 50% / Nathan Hufford (ASCAP) 50%
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Searching for yourself and realizing that the "dirt" in your life might be what makes you who you are. BPM - 110
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So you landed here
have lost your way or have you found it
did the sun slip away
did it leave you with a tear
for you to drown in
did you form new words
to replace the old circles
I think you've been here before
in dreams when you were a kidit's been 40 years how thirsty must you be
when rocks are your bread
chew careful and slowlywade through water and darkness
you'll soon disappear
did you wash it to find out
the dirt kept you heredo we hear fully the ghost in our ears
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Joel Larabell (BMI) 50% / Nathan Hufford (ASCAP) 50%
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An electrifying rock anthem about being involved in a toxic relationship that you can't seem to escape. BPM - 134
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ALL MY SHAME
*EXPLICIT*All my sin and all my shame oh my god don’t call my name
All my sin and all my shame oh my god don’t call my name
Don’t call my name don’t call my name oh my god don’t call my name
Don’t call my name don’t call my name oh my god don’t call my nameNow you’ve been sleepin in my bed all your demons fill my head.
Like you’re mouth don’t close and this shit don’t end.
Gotta get you out and let sense back in.All my sin and all my shame oh my god don’t call my name
All my sin and all my shame oh my god don’t call my name
Don’t call my name I don’t need it
Something changed I can feel itOh no oh no I fear we’re losing control
Oh lord oh lord please take me with you when you goThe more we give the more you take take and all your lies don’t sound the same.
Can’t you even keep those straight it’s so hard to swallow endless hate.
All my sin and all my shame oh my god don’t call my name
All my sin and all my shame oh my god don’t call my nameOh no oh no I fear we’re losing our soles
Oh lord oh lord please take me with you when you goAll my sin and all my shame oh my god don’t call my name
All my sin and all my shame oh my god don’t call my name
Don’t call my name don’t call my name oh my god don’t call my name
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Nathan Hufford (ASCAP) 50% / Joel Larabell (BMI) 50%
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A haunting western style rock song telling the story of a child experiencing the abuse of an alcoholic father through the metaphor of a werewolf. BPM - 60
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HOWL FOR THE MOON
Daddy’s been dead a long long time
I forget what he said cause he never said that much
But he’d howl for the moon on a moonless night
And he’d drink from the earth till the rivers all ran dry
And he’d howl for the moonMama done left the country side cause she don’t like day
And she can’t stand the night
When she’s freezing alone till the morning sun comes up
Cause at night he would roam with his gray eyes almost shut
And he’d howl for the moonWhat do they mean when they call out your name
Cover your ears child cover your ears child
Why did they come here and why won’t they leave
Cover your ears child cover your ears and go ooooooWhy does it burn this blood in my veins
Cover your eyes child cover your eyes child
Why do they scream when they look at your face
Cover your eyes child cover your eyes and go oh oh ohThe pitchforks have gone but I’m still around
It’s my turn to roam through the forests and fog.
And down in the valley on the edge of the lake -
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Joel Larabell (BMI) 50% / Nathan Hufford (ASCAP) 50%
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An unsettling rock song describing the the feeling of being in a relationship with someone who has ill intentions. BPM - 80
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PULP
Pulp in the palm of your hand
Could you live with killing another man
I hope for purity still
You're all I look for when I look for me.It's dark
Is that your hand I feel
It's cold
Your skin like scales makes me reelHow did we get so far gone
How did we get so numb so numbYou ain't gonna know if i
Gonna know if I
Gonna know if I'm
Livin or dyin
Livin or dyin
Livin or dyinGracefully pull me out of this hiding place
So on my dying day I've only got myself to blame myself to blame myself
But how did we get so far gone
How did we get so numbYou ain't gonna know if i
Gonna know if I
Gonna know if I'm
Livin or dyin
Livin or dyin
Livin or dyin -
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An emotional plea, gently played on a solo electric guitar, to someone who believes they can be selfish and treat people poorly without any consequences. BPM - 63
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DO YOUR WORST
Do your worst
Give it hell
Keep your prayers to yourself
The only one who cares
Guess your mother didn’t teach you well
Or something didn’t stick
When you poison the ones you love you’re gonna make them sick
And they won’t soon forgetDo your worst
Give it hell
Suit yourself and no one else
I’m sure we’ll always be there
Guess your father never shot you straight
Or couldn’t make you care
If you always take take take
You’ll end up holding air
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Nathan Hufford (ASCAP) 50% / Joel Larabell (BMI) 50%
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Slow alternative rock song, sarcastically asking for the advice of someone who's way of life you don't truly respect. BPM 72
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When I Hear You Speak
Did you think to form your words
or were they piled high upon your plate and you just swallow it down
You believe it's how it works and it's how it always should stay, it's the only way
And it could never ever be that you're just spinning round this world like meWon't you tell me how to live won't you please
cause i was lost but now I'm found when I hear you speakDid you plan to fade away? Did you think we'd all be gone by now? Must be soon...
Do we have to follow through? Does it actually matter in the end? Can we just let it burn...
Will the future understand, we didn't know, we couldn't plan
this hole was supposed to fill itself, this dirty world was someone else's fault....Won't you tell me how to live won't you please.
I was blind but now I see when I hear you speak.Why not look around tell me what you see, are we dreaming?
Why not look around tell me what you see, are we dreaming?
Are we dreaming?
Are we dreaming?Did you think the lake was frozen when you took the shortcut home and fell in and fell in.
Would you take the rescue rope or would you stick with what you wrote when you said
"Go pick yourself up, boy, no one's gonna hand it to ya"Won't you tell me how to live won't you please.
I was bound but now I'm free when I hear you speak. -
