Pulling Punches

from The Pugilist - Full Album by Damned Rivers

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.

Purchasable with gift card

name your price
Buy the Full Digital Album

lyrics

I have no retort
against the notion that there's
fear in my heart that your love is a bloodsport

and I can't begin
to imagine what state of mind
you're really in

so let it out
don't you start pulling your punches now
we're toe to toe
we are performing for an eager crowd
who wants to know who's gonna win
so we have got to duke it out

I won't stop now
even if I'm up against the ropes
I'm gonna make it out somehow

I just wanna grow
so why won't you step aside
maybe we both can make it home

but you're gonna let it out
why would you stop pulling your punches now
we're toe to toe
we are performing for an eager crowd
who wants to know who's gonna win
so we have got to duke it out

if you feel the sky is falling
you'd better rise to take it's place
you've gotta youthful optimism
why would you let it slip away
and if you think it's indecision
with which I occupy my time
you've never had to make a choice
with someone hanging on the line
had to say "I'll be fine"

credits

from The Pugilist - Full Album, track released July 5, 2019
Ian Mauldin - Lead Vocals, 12-String Guitar, Gan Vocals
Mark Summarell - Electic Guitar, Gang Vocals
Kyle Hassenfratz - Drums, Gang Vocals
Ricky DeMeo - Bass, Gang Vocals
Annie Johnson - Keys, Backup Vocals, Gang Vocals

Recorded and mixed by Mark Summarell and mastered by Joe Hutchinson

license

about

Damned Rivers Nashville, Tennessee

Damned Rivers is a band out of Nashville, TN who make their own blend of americana and folk, writing heartfelt lyrics against a backdrop of punk rock energy. They utilize strong dynamics and earthy tones to write songs that are gripping and memorable.

contact / help

Contact Damned Rivers

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Damned Rivers, you may also like:

Realize
by Tumbleweed Wanderers

Epic, folksy psych-pop, diligently crafted from sessions recorded in a beach studio and an old San Francisco mansion. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 9, 2015
go to album
Away From The Castle
by Video Age

Video Age make cute and upbeat power pop that's both quirky and classic at the same time. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 10, 2023
go to album
Big River
by fluung

Seattle group fluung delivers a trio of guitar-forward indie songs that recall the glory days of groups like Built to Spill and 764-Hero. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 15, 2020
go to album
Zed For Zulu
by Those Pretty Wrongs

Jody Stephens of Big Star and Luther Russell of the Freewheelers team for a radiant LP packed full of slide guitar and pop smarts. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 11, 2019
go to album
False Spring
by Zachary Cale

Thoughtful and poetic folk with a Cosmic Americana flavor from the Brooklyn singer-songwriter. Bandcamp New & Notable May 14, 2020
go to album
Downey to Lubbock
by Dave Alvin

Soulful guitar interplay form the heart of this lovely Americana collaboration from Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 2, 2018
go to album
Finally
by The Birds I Heard

This Bay-Area based band offer modern indie songs with intertwining harmonies and searching refrains. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 3, 2022
go to album