Gamblers - Blood Sport (Official Video)
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“Blood Sport” is the fourth single from Gamblers' full length album “Small World” released 9/25 via Symphonic Distribution and Missing Piece Group. The video was directed and produced by James Morano. This song is inspired by two people very close to the band who were struggling severely with opioid addictions. The song is from the perspective of the addict's family having a conversation at their wake. Seeing the underbelly of the criminal justice system and how it can trap drug users is also a big element of the song's inspiration. For the video, we wanted to represent the way that dealing with an addiction robs you of your soul.

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Lyrics:

Tomb ridin' in the ford now, turn the radio on
Flick another through the holes and tell the kid what you want
Blood sport, hail the damage you've done
Run soul, fill it up and get gone

I could see you, turning away
Oh yeah, hey hey
Hate to see you, fading away
Oh yeah, baby
I could see you, turning away
Oh yeah, baby

Welcome back into the fold now, royal family of haunt
Speaking softly in the corner, can't believe what you saw
Blood sport, all the damage you've done
Rust soul, kill the head and it's done

I could see you, turning away
Oh yeah, hey hey
Hate to see you, fading away
Oh yeah, baby
I could see you, turning away
Oh yeah, baby

I could see you, turning away
(You always gotta, you're always turning away)
Oh yeah, hey hey
Hate to see you, fading away
(I hate to see it, you're going missing on me)
Oh yeah, baby
I could see you, turning away
Oh yeah, baby

"Hailing from the south-shore Long Island town of Massapequa, Gamblers have always been aware of the ever-looming influence of New York City, but they may as well be coming from another world. The band’s upcoming debut album Small World (out 9/25 via Symphonic) showcases the unique perspective one develops when viewing things as both an insider and an outsider. After cutting his teeth touring with DIY alt-rock bands in high school, bandleader/producer Michael McManus spent practically every waking minute that he wasn’t in class holed up in his Hunter College dorm room crafting the unique hip hop production style that paved the way for collaborations with Meek Mill and Heems, as well as musical contributions to Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown and Viceland’s Gaycation. With Gamblers, McManus marries the beatmaking sensibility of hip hop to the songcraft and jamming-in-a-room spirit of an indie rock band. Even in its brightest moments, Small World is replete with references to addiction, mental illness, corruption and violence, with cutting insights always lurking in the shadows between McManus’ seemingly innocuous wordplay. With one ear to the pulse of Long Island’s trash-strewn cultural landscape and the other focused on the human condition itself, McManus tucks his layers of meaning into lyrics that on first glance appear rather straightforward. The band’s sunny hooks may evoke The Beach Boys, but much darker things tend to wash up on the south shore, much as they do on the shores of our own conscience."