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Devil Told Me

by Ruby Mack

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1.
Machine Man 02:24
Oh my machine man Takes the time to use his hands He can’t buy back the missing parts Tightens bolts to loosened plans Oh my machine man Broke down by the old farm stand All I need is some of your honey To get this engine running again I’ve been a stripped bolt, I’ve been a downed wire I’ve been a mechanical liar This factory don’t sleep, so stay awake with me Father tells him that dollars will make a man But he is made for something better than a man Meant to build something stronger than a man Something outlives my machine man I’ve been a stripped bolt, I’ve been a downed wire I’ve been a mechanical liar This factory don’t sleep, so stay awake with me Oh my machine man Loose parts drag me in the road From his mouth flew all the birds Songs I’ve looked for high and low Songs I’ve looked for high and low I’ve been a stripped bolt, I’ve been a downed wire I’ve been a mechanical liar This factory don’t sleep, so stay awake with me I’ve been a stripped bolt, I’ve been a downed wire I’ve been a mechanical liar This factory don’t sleep, so stay awake with me
2.
Black Hills 02:57
you call me up from the black hills of Dakota you tell me you found your way (found your way) give me peace of mind; say you’ll be on time (Oh, I’ll be on time) crawl on your knees and pray man in the mirror glowering back at you he don’t like what who sees make an oath you’ll never choose the bottle over loving me i’m on my way, you say i’m on my way i’m on my way i’m coming, coming, coming wait for me you call me up from the Black Hills of Dakota can’t shoot this wild bird down standing on a rooftop waving you in but you’re crashing to the ground now your nothing but a stranger secret smile plays on your lips put a coin in the jukebox darling please ease the pain that grips i’m on my way, you say i’m on my way i’m on my way i’m coming, coming, coming wait for me i mistook you for a father i mistook you for a fighter who was poor in the pocket but rich in the soul i mistook you for a poet i mistook you for a maker but one day the projector finally broke you call me up from the black hills of Dakota you tell me you found your way (found your way) give me peace of mind; say you’ll be on time (Oh, I’ll be on time) crawl on your knees and pray i’m on my way, you say i’m on my way i’m on my way i’m coming, coming, x2 wait for me
3.
Milktooth 03:04
One street town, they’re wanting more The moon like a grapefruit on the porch Always fighting in this civil war Since the devil told me I was born a girl All I ever did was lose you Build then tear the tower down Oh the days of my misspent youth Never could pull my milk tooth Never could pull my milk tooth Holy woman said I deserve what I want And I told her what I want is you You’re the only chance I’ve got To build my sorrow into someone new This sorrow ain’t got nowhere to hide Can’t hide this shifting heart of mine Of broken rhymes and great divides Her hands were my lifeline Taught myself to hold my lips in place Smile on my face doesn’t mean I’m trying Hail that Mary full of grace, Can’t keep gambling for better timing Can’t keep gambling for better timing Holy woman said I deserve what I want And I told her what I want is you You’re the only chance I’ve got To build my sorrow into someone new Mama said she’d never say my name God would turn his back again Learned to live with no refrain When I was only seventeen Words have weighed in my mouth for days Take them out one by one While you stand and look amazed You never realized what you had done You never realized what you had done Holy woman said I deserve what I want And I told her what I want is you You’re the only chance I’ve got To build my sorrow into someone new Repeat x4 Holy woman said I deserve what I want
4.
Little Bird 02:14
Little bird sitting on my shoulder Told me I’m getting older Told me I got to surrender to the stranger whose holding out her hand I’m not the kind whose easy to win Told myself I’d put the time in Armed with my good intentions You could not break in I’m still on the run Listen baby been waiting for a long time Calling for you please answer my rhyme Send up a signal I’m losing my mind x3 I’m can’t hang on anymore Little bird sitting on my shoulder Told me I’m getting older Told me I’ve got to surrender to the stranger whose holding out her hand Little bird sitting on my shoulder Ooooooohhh
5.
For Icarus 03:47
icarus was burning his heart was a flame oh he tried to put it out by dancing in the rain oh once you’ve tasted flight the ground won’t be the same I’m the tar and feathers paraded through the street oh it’s felonious to fly so I’m tried for treachery run a bone along the bars tell the warden set me free run a bone along the bars tell the warden set me free Oh oh oh ohhhhh somewhere I once read a man laughed himself to death, now he’s buried in the churchyard with roses round his head we all wanna be remembered when there is nothing left Icarus was crying crawled back into the womb Oh he always had a vision of what it means to love But the grandeur of the moment left him looking up above But the grandeur of the moment left him looking up above Watching you break down when you fly too close to the sun You fall down, the wax melts you think you’re the only one x2 Oooohhhhhhh Icarus was burning his heart was a flame oh he tried to put it out by dancing in the rain, oh once you’ve tasted flight the ground won’t be the same Once you’ve tasted flight the ground won’t be the same
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Sing Me 01:11
Sing me, oh sing me And I’ll fall in line I’ve been alone for too long Sing me, oh sing me Asleep I will fall By your side And I won’t let you go Mend me, oh, mend me Like only you can I’ll empty myself in your hands Mend me, oh, mend me Needle and thread Stitch me up I’ll be out there again Sing me, oh sing me And I’ll fall in line I’ve been alone for too long Sing me, oh sing me Asleep I will fall By your side And I won’t let you go
8.
Jane 03:58
I’m feeling lost What is the cost Of laying bricks down Of keeping you round I’m just a child child child You’re on my mind mind mind Oh I’ve seen you laughing, seen you crying You think I’m lying lying lying Can’t tell you why why why Oh I’ll be waiting for you at the end of the line I’m feeling lost What is the cost Of playing it safe And hope we don’t break It’s not easy easy easy To keep this quiet quiet quiet Oh your voice don’t matter When the house is on fire Have mercy mercy mercy I can hardly breathe Oh they can keep you from fresh water You’re the cold rain set me free Oh I told you I’d be waiting for you Oh I told you I’d be there x3 Ooooooooo I’m feeling lost What is the cost Of laying bricks down Of keeping you round
9.
Odysseus 03:05
whoever built this country built it too wide and i can’t tell what side of the bed you’re on tonight put down your poison the sun is coming up let the light dissolve the grief that fills your cup oh you can do better than this don’t heed the siren’s whispering find your way back home Odysseus for i’ve planted a kiss in the ground we’ll grow in the spring again please show me a little kindness don’t make me beg won’t jump through your flaming hoops for my daily bread don’t clench your teeth until your heart breaks let me in from the cold, can’t stop this shaking oh you can do better than this don’t heed the siren’s whispering find your way back home Odysseus for i’ve planted a kiss in the ground we’ll grow in the spring again there's a siren singing a song no i can't stay long, no i can't stay long there's a siren singing a song no i can't stay long, no i can't stay long oh you can do better than this don’t heed the siren’s whispering find your way back home Odysseus for i’ve planted a kiss in the ground we’ll grow in the spring again
10.
Breadwinner 02:02
I wanna be your breadwinner Let me feed you, let me feed you now I wanna be your breadwinner Fill you up fill you up somehow This age old ache is wrapped around my finger And all I can think of is you Words that weigh, your heavy breath lingers Take me back to the place I once knew I wanna be your company When you need when you need some love I wanna be your company When you try when you try to run This age old ache is wrapped around my finger And all I can think of is you Words that weigh, your heavy breath lingers Take me back to the place I once knew I wanna be your breadwinner Let me feed you, let me feed you now I wanna be your breadwinner Fill you up fill you up somehow

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released October 23, 2020

RUBY MACK:
Emma Ayres - Guitar, Vocals
Abs Kahler - Fiddle, Vocals
Zoe Young - Guitar, Vocals
Abbie Duquette - Uke Bass, Vocals

RECORDED by Andrew Oedel at Ghost Hit Recording
MIXED by Andrew Oedel
MASTERED by Kevin Butler
ARTWORK by Sarah Addi
DESIGN by Abbie Duquette
PHOTOGRAPHY by Gianna Colson
FUNDING by Nine Athens Music

All songs written by Emma June Botelho Ayres
Except “Red Rocking Chair” written by unknown (Public Domain); “Sing Me” written by Zoe Young; & “Breadwinner” written by Emma June Botelho Ayres, Zoe Young, & Abigail M Kahler.

All songs composed by Emma June Botelho Ayres, Zoe Young, Abigail M Kahler, and Abigail Francis Duquette.

All members of Ruby Mack are registered with ASCAP under Ruby Mack Folk Publishing.

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Grounded in their New England roots, Ruby Mack’s name references a sweet and tart apple—radiantly passionate, and fiery red. Ruby Mack encapsulates both the band’s unapologetic existence and simultaneous commitment to vulnerability and softness. Inspired by Americana traditions, these four songstresses are rough around the edges with their unabashed harmonies, and pictorial lyricism. ... more

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