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    'Where The Purple Flowers Grow' was written and recorded during the 2020 quarantine, and is the last batch of songs featuring the original 3 man Royal Horses lineup. At the time of making the record, the band had just come off of three years playing shows nonstop, and were as tight as ever. “Purple Flowers” features a heavier use of studio overdubs than any of the bands other work. Songwriter, Shelby Kemp, said about the album “Purple Flowers represents a pivot point in my approach to writing songs”. This album was a close collaboration between Royal Horses and New Orleans based producer John Michael Early.

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lyrics

Theres a river near my mother, and the water moves so slow.
You can bury me on that hillside where the purple flowers grow.
It was there I learned the secrets that were whispered through the pines,
In a language built on broke down cars consumed by kudzu vines.

There was magic in the water.
There was magic in the air.
There was music in the garden and
Cigarette smoke in our hair.

Theres a hollow in Smith County
Where the keys mill creek still flows.
It was there that Cecil built his farm
When he got back from Tokyo.

There was magic in the water.
There was magic in the air.
There was music in the garden and
Cigarette smoke in our hair.

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from Where The Purple Flowers Grow, released November 4, 2022

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