Cold River Justice (Official Lyric Video Whisky Blues)

Описание: Cold River Justice is my take on blending gritty outlaw-country storytelling with the smoky tension of Vietnam-era blues rock and the cinematic punch of modern stomp rhythms.
If you enjoy Johnny Cash, darker Americana, House of the Rising Sun style progressions, or the wide percussion of modern anthem-style production, this track will land right in your zone.

I wanted this one to feel like a story passed around a campfire, a memory from a soldier, and a blues confession all at once.
Raw, tense, minor-key, and full of the kind of truth that doesn’t stay buried for long.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro
0:10 Verse 1
0:40 Pre-Chorus
0:53 Chorus
1:21 Verse 2
1:43 Pre-Chorus 2
1:57 Chorus 2
2:14 Bridge
2:31 Final Verse
3:18 Final Chorus
3:35 Outro Guitar Solo

LYRICS
Verse 1

There’s a river in this valley where the cold runs mean
Where the truth shows up like a ghost unseen
I walked that bank with a burdened mind
Because a lie spreads fast when folks are blind

They called me killer in the dead of night
Said I lit the fuse in a whiskey fight
But fear turns men into sharpened steel
And justice bends when the weak don’t feel

Pre-Chorus

Voices whisper
Shadows listen
Justice missing
Truth still glistens

Chorus

Cold river justice
It cuts fast and dont think twice

Cold river justice
Burns hotter than a crooked vice

You can outrun men with guns and sin
But the river drags it all back in

Verse 2

Me and that boy grew up side by side
Smoke in our lungs by the riverside
But war hits hard with a wicked hand
And some dont make it back to land

One bad night was all it took
One wrong glare and the town got shook
They raised their ropes and they raised their shouts
But the river knew what truth was about

Pre-Chorus 2

Voices gather
Dark gets louder
Lies grow prouder
Truth upholds her

Chorus 2

Cold river justice
Cuts deeper than a soldiers scar

Cold river justice
Finds truth no matter where you are

You can bury proof or drown your sin
But the river brings it back again

Bridge

They say the water never sleeps
It guards the lost the buried the deep
And when the moon hits the muddy tide
You see the things men try to hide

Final Verse

That river rose at the break of dawn
Dragged the evidence of the guilty one
Prints on a pistol footprints wrong
The river sang its justice song

Now I walk free with a ragged name
You dont heal quick from a towns disdain
But truth came up from that rolling tide
Cold river justice never lied

Final Chorus

Cold river justice
It doesnt wash clean it carves you thin

Cold river justice
Shows truth in cold light of sin

If men forget or twist their sins
The river brings it home again

Outro Guitar Solo

(electric guitar solo)

Fans of this track will likely enjoy:

• Johnny Cash
• outlaw-country blues
• House of the Rising Sun style minor blues
• Vietnam-era music and war-era rock
• cinematic stomp anthems
• Imagine Dragons style percussion
• dark Americana storytelling
• blues rock guitar and dramatic piano

If you like gritty vocals, narrative songwriting, or music that feels like a movie scene, you’re in the right place.
Thank you for listening.
Drop a comment and tell me which lyric hit you the hardest.

— Anthony Edwards
🎸 Genre: Whiskey Blues • Country Rock • Stomp-Clap Americana
🥾 Vibe: Dust, sweat, truth, resilience, wide-open roads
📍 Artist: Anthony Edwards

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