Story Behind The Song
This is a song I started to sing when I was doing the dishes one night for no reason whatsoever. However, I have been to that place called "doom town" as most people have at some point in their life (whether it be alcohol, anxiety, depression, loss of lo
Song Description
This is about a person who is at the end of the line -- doom town. She chose to drink in order to numb her sadness and pain and now is paying the price. She is in a place she can't get out of -- addicted and trapped without hope of escape. She makes a
| Song Length |
5:00 |
Genre |
Blues - Country, Pop - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Depressing, Beside Yourself |
Subject |
Addiction, Doom |
| Similar Artists |
Kate Bush, Joan Baez |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
DOOM TOWN
By Catherine Carney-Richman and Joseph A. Richman
(Verse 1)
A red lights flashing in the foreground
And the roads are all closed
The bridges have all been burned down
And there is no where left to go
(Pre-Chorus)
And a voice is screaming loudly
My Armageddon has just begun
And there?s no time for redemption
And there aint no place to run
O-O-OH
(Chorus)
There?s a road that?s often traveled
By the sad and broken down
It starts from faithless dwellings
And ends in this Doom Town
(Verse 2)
Through the haze of the empty bottles
I see the handwriting on the wall
In the distance I hear an echo
Tellin me its last call
(Pre-Chorus)
But my mind replays the memories
Of my anguish and mistakes
As I ride the midnight special
Down a canyon with no brakes
O-O-OH
(Chorus)
There?s a road that?s often traveled
By the sad and broken down
It starts from faithless dwellings
And ends in this Doom Town
(Pre-Chorus)
So I?ll have that double whiskey
Before I let the barman close
Then I?ll take that magic night train
To a place only God knows
O-O-OH
(Chorus)
There?s a road I chose to travel
When I was burnt out and broken down
And now I call to saints and angels
Get me out of this Doom Town
(Verse 3)
Lights are slowly dimming
The morning fog sets in
Not sure of my destination
And I don?t know where I?ve been
(Pre-chorus)
But the bright lights from the city
Are shining down on me
As I sit hear lookin pretty
At a quarter to three
(Chorus)
There?s a road I chose to travel
When I was burnt out and broken down
And now I call to saints and angels
Get me out of this Doom Town