Hunter Of Invisible Game

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Track 9 of High Hopes, 2014.

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Credits

• High Hopes (2014)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar
  • Tom Morello: guitar
  • Garry Tallent: bass
  • Soozie Tyrell: violin
  • Max Weinberg: drums
  • The Magic String Section
    • Eddie Horst (string arrangement, conductor); Justin Bruns, Jay Christy, Sheela Iyengar, John Meisner, William Pu, Christopher Pulgram, Olga Shpitko, Kenn Wagner (violins); Amy Chang, Tania Maxwell Clements, Lachlan McBane (violas); Karen Freer, Charae Krueger, Daniel Laufer (celli)

Performances

Performed live 1 times (not including snippet performances). 2014-02-12 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Performances broken down by tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances) Performed at 0 show(s) of 130 on the 2023-25 International Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 266 on the Springsteen On Broadway run. Performed at 0 show(s) of 14 on the Summer '17 Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 75 on the The River Tour 2016. Performed at 1 show(s) of 33 on the High Hopes Tour. Performed at 0 known other show(s), plus 0 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on Album

Released on High Hopes (2014) and The Essential (2015).

Released as Live Download

Live versions are available on the following 1 official live downloads:

• 2014-02-12 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

On The Tracks

HUNTER OF INVISIBLE GAME - V1		uncirculating
HUNTER OF INVISIBLE GAME - V2	4:42	HOPES / ESSENTIAL: 2015

Note: With Tom Morello. Produced by Brendan O'Brien, suggesting this recording dates from 2004–2008, presumably with a Morello overdub. Morello has stated in an interview that he heard O'Brien tinkering with a recording of the song in 2007 or 2008, and being credited on High Hopes release, after he had parted with Springsteen, proves it was recorded prior to 2009.

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^{Studio Sessions: High Hopes}

Media

Lyrics

Hunter Of Invisible Game

I hauled myself up out of the ditch
And built me an ark out of gopher wood and pitch
Sat down by the roadside and waited on the rain
I am the hunter of invisible game

Well I woke last night to the heavy clicking and clack
And a scarecrow on fire along the railroad tracks
There were empty cities and burning plains
I am the hunter of invisible game

We all come up a little short and we go down hard
These days I spend my time skipping through the dark
Through the empires of dust I chant your name
I am the hunter of invisible game

Through the bone yard rattle and black smoke we rolled on
Down into the valley where the beast has his throne
There I sing my song and I sharpen my blade
I am the hunter of invisible game

Strength is vanity and time is illusion
I feel you breathing, the rest is confusion
Your skin touches mine, what else to explain
I am the hunter of invisible game

Now pray for yourself and that you may not fall
When the hour of deliverance comes on us all
When our hope and faith and courage and trust
Can rise or vanish like dust into dust
Now there's a kingdom of love waiting to be reclaimed
I am the hunter of invisible game
I am the hunter of invisible game
I am the hunter of invisible game

Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.

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