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Mexico

from Binary by Not for Pussies

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Never expected to write a track with the line "Down Mexico way" in it, but hey, there's always a first time! Lyrics inspired by Cormac McCarthy's "The Border Trilogy"... wonderful and harrowing.
Thanks to Beirut for reintroducing Mariachi-style trumpet to modern music!

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Mexico

Hey hey, down Mexico way

He thought he’d go down to Mexico, nothing to keep him at home.
he’s still a child in the eyes of the law but he’s already alone
(a loner, yeah!)
He pack a saddle bag – he’s good to go - like a young thief in the night
He wants to see where they last of the wild horses roam… Roam….
Hey hey, down Mexico way…
But life is cheap down in Mexico and debts are paid for in blood
You just bring trouble upon yourself, messing with the law
A son of Texas, or son of a bitch – This is a quiet little town
We make our own truth before our God and how fast you can draw

Oh.. You cross the mountains, ghosts of riders in a purple sky
Oh… Looking for shelter, lightning dances and the horses shy
This land is cruel – she knows no forgiveness
You hold her to you, but she’ll watch you die
The blood and passion of lost generations
lie bare as bones under a heartless sky



All he ever cared for was the horse
All he ever wanted was the girl
All he ever knew was love and loss,
as he rode on through the world

The long procession crosses the mountains,
lightning dances and the horses fly
This land is cruel – she knows no forgiveness
You hold her to you, but she’ll watch you die
The blood and passion of lost generations
lie bare as bones under a heartless sky
lie bare as bones under a heartless sky

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from Binary, released June 27, 2015
Music: Not for Pussies
Lyrics: Janette Kidd
Brian Kidd: Guitars, guitar synth, banjo, trumpet, drumbox and sequencer programming, native American flute, percussion
Janette Kidd: Bass guitar, keyboards, vocals

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Not for Pussies Perth, UK

Not for Pussies came into being in 2008, although Brian and Janette Kidd have been together - and playing music together (and with others) for much, much longer.
We felt we're into an era in our lives where Bette Davis' quote about getting older (it's "not for pussies") felt very apt - and our music reflects this - and the experience of having lived a little! ...
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