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Copper and Bone
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Today's Date:March 14, 2026
Track Name:COPPER AND BONE
Internal Ref:File-1105
Lyricist:Kellie Larson
IPI#1322821876
Songbay ID235611416
Catalog StatusAvailable
PriorityHigh / Sync
RatingRaw-Gold
GenreFolk
Alt GenreSinger-Songwriter
Sub-GenreAmericana
Value PropCharacter Study
Strategic PillarFate / Death
POV3rd Person
MarketabilitySync Ready
Mood ProfileEerie, Reflective, Dark
Concept Summary: A dark folk narrative set in Amsterdam where a confrontation on a bridge leads to a double drowning. The lyrics highlight the "payment" extracted by fate, leaving the two lovers forever bound in the canal's sediment.
"LANDING ON HIS OPEN EYE A SLOW AND METAL WINK"

(Lyrical Meaning & Sync Profile)

"Copper and Bone" is a haunting, cinematic folk narrative that paints a vivid picture of a deadly encounter beneath "Amsterdam skies." The song moves through a series of cold, gritty images—slick cobblestones, ink-black water, and copper turning green—to set a stage of inevitable doom. The 3rd person perspective follows two lovers to a bridge where a secret "heavy as a stone" leads to a desperate struggle. The imagery of the "metal wink" of a falling nickel on a dead man's eye creates a chilling contrast between the mundane tourist activity above and the grim reality below. The narrative arc concludes with a dark "value proposition": the only wish granted is their eternal, suffocating proximity in the sediment. It is a story of betrayal where the "Devil needs payment," and the currency is life itself. The lyrics are meticulously paced, building tension through sensory details before the final "Click! Click! Clack!" of the fall.

Placement Options:
1. Historical Noir Series: Perfect for a mood-setting montage in a mystery or crime series set in Europe, emphasizing atmosphere over action.
2. Anthology Horror: Ideal for an episode ending that requires a dark, poetic summary of a tragic character's fate.
3. Gothic Americana Podcast: The storytelling style and eerie themes make it a prime candidate for fiction podcasts focusing on folklore and dark tales.
4. Art-House Film Credits: The finality of the outro ("Just copper and bone") provides a lingering, haunting resolution for a tragic cinematic piece.

COPPER AND BONE

Strategic Pillar: Fate / Death | IPI: 1322821876 | Copyright @ 2026 Kellie Larson
(Verse 1)
The cobblestones are slick with oil the streetlamps buzz like flies
Click Click Clack Her heels on the bridge beneath the Amsterdam skies
She's checking her reflection in the canal's muddy eyes
She's got a secret in her pocket heavy as a stone
Walking past the Annex the scent of drying bone
It's midnight in the garden where the statues lost their heads
She's meeting him to see in her eyes that their little love is dead
(Chorus)
Down where the water turns to ink
Past the copper turning green
There's a fortune in the darkness
That no one's ever seen
It's not a place for wishes and pennies can't save your soul
But the Devil does need payment for their new home
(Verse 2)
He was waiting by the granite rim a cigarette in hand
Ash falling off his leather shoes then sinking beneath the sand
She whispered I know everything and saw his color fade
Like a photo left in sunlight it too cannot be saved
He lunged to stop the words she spoke a panic in his grip
But the moss upon the masonry makes for a deadly slip
(Chorus)
(Repeat Chorus)
(Verse 3)
No scream no splash just the Click Click Clack of the fall
A tangle of limbs and a frantic scratching crawl
The water feels like velvet it swallows up the sound
Two lovers locked together in the cold and underground
He tried to push her under to use her as a stair
But she tangled up his buttons in the long strands of her hair
(Outro)
Now the tourists throw their nickels they sparkle as they sink
Landing on his open eye a slow and metal wink
She's smiling in the sediment holding him so tight
The only wish granted in the middle of the night
Just copper and bone
Copper and bone