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This song is inspired by Greek Mythology, Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness", H.P Lovecraft's "Call of Cthulhu", and Neil Gaiman's "Sandman".

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Hey there scout welcome aboard.
Don’t you worry I’ve plotted out your course.
Ain’t nobody knows this river like me; I’ve been ferryin souls for all of eternity.

Charles Marlow once rode at my side.
Spoke of the darkness that we keep inside.
Let go of those mortal things. Listen now you can hear the dead sing.

Save those pleas about your fate.
I don’t judge just take you to Hell’s gate.
You can’t run there's nowhere to go; I’m the captain, the master of this show.

Most of the times I’m not one to boast.
You’re in the presence the sovereign of this coast.
Hate to do it but you’ll have to pay; lack the coin and you’ll be forced to stay.

That which isn’t dead that eternal lie.
And with strange aeons even death may die.
Dream holds the key to hell.
With the living the damned now dell.

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from The Ladder, The Ghost, and The Water, released June 4, 2015

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The Band of Rivals Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Five musicians from seemingly unrelated genres of expertise come together to make The Band of Rivals. Since 2012 the quintet has succeeded in blending the rich traditions of American Folk music with more contemporary forms of jazz, rock, and blues. Lyrically their songs tell tales of loss, redemption and are also deeply historical and influenced by classic literature. ... more

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