Nick 13's New Album

Nick 13 of Tiger Army

So Nick 13 (the vocalist and front man of Tiger Army) just put out his debut solo album. While it's different from the Tiger Army psycho-billy, it still has a sound  reminiscent of his original band. Even though it's a country album, but it's still pretty good.

One track in particular caught my attention. The song "Carry My Body Down" snatched me up from the start. I'm not sure if it was the tune, the lyrics or both. Here are the lyrics:

"How long can this journey go on? Will I find the place I'm meant to go?

Will dreams fall down around us, just like the weathered stone?

Another year has come and gone. Will my coat hold for one year more?

I think of how far I have come, and what's been left behind.

When will they carry my body down? When will they carry my body down?

Will they take it from the river after I've jumped right in and drowned?

Will they find it on the battlefield, on the spot I stood my ground?

I walk alone, I walk apart. Someday, I'll wander no more.

I search to find what I have lost and that which I've never known.

And when I find that I have gone across that river I know,

I'll take only my memories, and things that might have been.

When will they carry my body down? When will they carry my body down?

Will they cut it from a hangman's noose after the sentence has come down?

Will anyone be there to morn a villain's passing to the ground?

When will they carry my body down? When will they carry my body down?

When will they carry my body down?"

This song is a haunting ballad that strikes home for me. I am in love with this song right now. If you haven't ever heard of Tiger Army or Nick 13, I suggest you take some time and look in to them both. I've been a huge fan of Tiger Army for years and after playing Stagecoach (California's Country Music Festival) with big country names like Keith Urban, Toby Keith, and Brooks & Dunn, Nick 13's solo career is definitely off to a good start.