Bloodstream

by @zecoop Mod · @leslie · @guatecoop

Bloodstream
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Liner Notes

ZeCoop: Leslie told me they were writing lyrics for the poisonous plant challenge and wondered if I could write a hard rocker for it. The lyrics and structure pretty much immediately inspired music, which ended up working perfectly. I recorded the guitars and then my brother was here for the weekend, so I had Rob do the drums. (and he killed it!). Sent it over, got the vocals back from Leslie and finished it up with bass and one more guitar. This song has some SERIOUS attitude!! It is always great writing with Leslie and always awesome getting to play music with my brother!

guatecoop: Good lord guys! Huge voice and huge guitars! Thanks!

Leslie: I LOVE THIS SO MUCH! I don't get to put on my rock voice often enough. It was so much fun to record and it was over too quickly. This song's about a relationship inspired by Monkshood, aka Wolfsbane (Aconitum spp.) where the hunted stands up to the hunter and dares him to just do it already. (My lack of patience makes me reckless sometimes.) I love collaborating with Coop, and it was definite fortune to get to collaborate with Rob on this too.

#rock #hardrock #attitude #poisonerchallenge #brothersrock

ZeCoop: Agile Les Paul, Harley Benton Tele into my Hudsonics amp that @dragondreams built. Harley Benton P-bass
GuateCoop played my 1973 Ludwig drums wayyyy better than I could.
Leslie apparently blew up a microphone and made it bleed in such a good way.

Lyrics

Go deeper than the surface
And what do you find?
That any chance of surfacing
Weighs down the mind

We handled it with kid gloves
But it wasn't enough
Whenever the gloves came off
Things got rough

Seeping in with a touch
You can poison so much

I watch as you draw your hood
And howl with the wolves
Dipping your arrow in
You want to be shot of me, good
So aim for the bloodstream
Aim for the bloodstream
Do what your heart's been telling you
Do it

I traced it to the root cause
But it was too late
Just short of causing a scene
I chose fate

Sinking into my skin
How can it be so thin?

I watch as you draw your hood
And howl with the wolves
Dipping your arrow in
You want to be shot of me, good
So aim for the bloodstream
Aim for the bloodstream
Do what your heart's been telling you
Do it

Draw your hood
As if I wouldn't know you in the dark
Gone for good
You hide behind the deer blind
And miss your mark
I'm a moving target this time
A better target this time

I watch as you draw your hood
And howl with the wolves
Dipping your arrow in
You want to be shot of me, good
So aim for the bloodstream
Aim for the bloodstream
Do what your heart's been telling you
Do it
Do it
Why don’t you do it?
Do it
Aim for the bloodstream

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Oh yeah! Huge sounds like Gretta Van Fleet! Leslie the pipes! Wow. This is just an awesome rocker. Some heart vibes too. I like the Arrows lyrics. The hook kicks ass.
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Awesome power in the lyrics and vocals, great vibe in the rawk, awesome collab 🤘
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Amazing!!!!
Love these skills all layered together in a sonic mayhem of power and defiance🖤🖤🖤
Those guitars are rippin', and the drums are so big and just, all my favourite things about rock.
The lyrics blaze on Leslie's voice. That rock voice needs to come out and play more often, friend!🤘🤘
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Yessss. This is rockin. Love those growly vocals. Got all that awesome grit and oomph. Wicked solos in here and awesome production. Well done all of you.
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Think I'm glad I wasn't in the room when these vocals where recorded . . . I'd curled up in a ball in the corner.

this whole track meets the specification of a hard rock track.

Top top work hear guys, a good example of when colabs work very very well
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oh yes, when the elements all come together! this is what ya get! this rocks ya sox off! bang on !
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WOW THESE VOCALS! I love getting to hear Leslie cut loose!!!! And those driving guitars, (fantastic performance) and yes I agree-- the drums absolutely killed it! You guys are amazing. I love these brash and daring lyrics too.
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Great chorus and vocal slide on "woooooolves." The fact you heard this just from reading the lyrics is quite impressive.
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"Aim for the bloodstream", awesome, love what this prompt brought about and great vocals and drums, wonderful production. A fab rocker and collab!!!
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Great rockin' tune, with powerful performances - vocal and guitars!
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