Hot Rod Horse - Rose Blossom Punch

Aaron Sprinkle has lent his talent to a lot of my favorite bands either as a musician or a producer, not to mention that he was (or is) in 3 of them. Some of the bands he has worked with in some capacity are Blenderhead, Damien Jurado, Deftones, Eisley, Emery, MxPx, Pedro The Lion, Project 86, Squad Five-O, Starflyer 59, Stavesacre, and Zao. Those are just my favorites on a long list. The 3 that he was a member of are Poor Old Lu (reference to The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe), Rose Blossom Punch, and Fair (who as far as I know are still active). He also recorded 3 solo albums.

This is a love song despite the misleading title. I don't really have much in particular to say about the song, I just wanted to put one of his up here. I will say that in listening to it today I rediscovered the steel guitar in the background. It sounds great and it is a pleasant surprise from a band with absolutely no country sound at all. I guess it doesn't make much sense to talk about the way it sounds then only post the lyrics when I didn't even discuss them, so if you want, you can listen here. It's only a 30 second sample, but it's all I could find.

Hot Rod Horse - written by Aaron Sprinkle from Rose Blossom Punch's album Ephemere.

"absence from those we love is self from self - a deadly banishment."
-William Shakespeare

Drivin' through Tennessee
Not a house in sight
I think about all the times
We've held each other tight

I hear your voice on the phone
Before i go to bed
I lay awake all night long
With your face inside my head

I'm too far away to see you
And all I want is to be with you
And look into your eyes
And I feel so alone without you

I've got a thought 
It keeps me sane
You've got to know it's true
No matter which 
Way I drive
I'll end up home with you

I'm too far away to see you
And all I want is to be with you
And look into your eyes
And I feel so alone without you

Say a prayer for me
And when you do 
You know I'll say one too
I'll be thinking of 
That special girl I love

I'm too far away to see you
And all I want is to be with you
And look into your eyes
And I feel so alone
I feel so alone
I feel so alone
Without you