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Tracy Bailey
House of Black Smoke and Gold - Raven Blackthorn
Cinematic Gothic Americana / Dark Country Rock Ballad
House of Black Smoke and Gold - Raven Blackthorn
Cinematic Gothic Americana / Dark Country Rock Ballad
About
A cinematic, faith-soaked gothic Americana ballad about surviving fire, grief, and darkness, then building something sacred out of what remained. “House of Black Smoke and Gold” moves from whisper-close banjo and guitar swells into a huge, storm-lit chorus, blending devotion, rescue, loyalty, and hard-won love into one of Raven’s most emotional and triumphant pieces.
Lyrics
[Intro]
[whisper][Banjo] [Guitar swells]
After the fire…
some things still stayed.
That’s how I knew what was holy.
[Verse 1]
There were nights the walls felt broken
like they might give way in the dark
Memories hangin’ from the rafters
like old chains around my heart
But you stood there in the silence
with your hand wrapped over mine
And the dogs lay down around us
like angels drawn in a line
[Pre-Chorus]
I have known
what leaves
I have known
what pain can take
So I learned to count the sacred
by the ones that stayed
[Chorus]
We built a house of black smoke and gold
Out of broken prayers and a love strong enough to hold
You, me, and the souls God sent
with faithful eyes and hearts heaven meant
And if the world goes cold
if the night turns wild
I still got your name, your hand, their light
Here in this home we made from the fire
love did not fold
We built a house of black smoke and gold
[Verse 2]
I have worn the storm like velvet
I have carried sorrow like stone
But you never asked me to be smaller
never asked me to stand alone
Every old hurt that tried to claim me
every shadow that crossed my door
Lost a little of its power
when I heard their paws hit the floor
[Pre-Chorus 2]
This is not
some fragile dream
This is blood-deep
this is real
This is all the broken pieces
teaching us to heal
[Chorus]
We built a house of black smoke and gold
Out of broken prayers and a love strong enough to hold
You, me, and the souls God sent
with faithful eyes and hearts heaven meant
And if the world goes cold
if the night turns wild
I still got your name, your hand, their light
Here in this home we made from the fire
love did not fold
We built a house of black smoke and gold
[Post-Chorus]
Not untouched
not undone
Just a little more heaven
after everything we’ve come through
[Bridge][banjo rippiing into guitar solo]
[soft to belt]
I have buried days I can’t speak of
I have watched the ache take shape
But love still breathed beside me
and would not let me break
In your arms and in their footsteps
I found something fierce and true
Not the kind of faith they preach about
The kind that lives with you
So let the thunder roll above us
let the dark come if it must
We have built our little kingdom
out of loyalty and trust
[Final Chorus]
We built a house of black smoke and gold
Out of all the hurt this life could hand and all the love it couldn’t hold
You, me, and the souls God sent
still teaching my heart what devotion meant
And if my voice still carries ashes
if my bones still carry night
I have your love and all their love
to lead me back to light
After all I’ve known
after all I’ve told
The truest thing I ever found
was our house of black smoke and gold
[Outro]]Banjo ripping melodic solo]
[Ad- Lib][Melismatic Vocal]
If you hear a fiddle cryin’…
don’t call it lonely.
Somewhere there’s a porch light on…
and love still waitin’ inside.
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Details
BPM
141
Key
D Minor
Mood
Sacred, storm-worn, emotional, healing, faithful, triumphant
Duration
6:13
Genre
Cinematic Gothic Americana / Dark Country Rock Ballad