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Crushed By A Flower
03:22
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I lay asleep in a field...
and awoke to the first drops of rain on my lips like a prayer...
with the clouds marching off in their columns to heaven
if I could, i would gladly have followed them there...
But from their ranks streaked with red
I was turned in mid-air
and the last thing i recall was the smell of her hair
I was crushed by a flower,
the beauty and the power
in the hour of remembering our love
yes, I was crushed by a flower
the sweetness and the sour
what remains is the girl and the April shower.
And i have shaken off blows
that i know would have taken a hundred other men down.
When the winter comes by...to a prisoner's eye,
any color in the yard takes the man to the ground...
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2. |
Ready To Go
03:10
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There was a car that emerged from the alley
there was lightning that struck on the hill
there were viruses swinging the edge of the blade
and the wolf moving in for the kill
There's a crime scene staged by a lover enraged
and the wandering man in the snow
Then it's fire below or the heavenly glow
we wait for the shadow to show
but the end is the same whatever your name
oh People be ready to go
there was a mother whose daughter was stolen
by a wave at the edge of the sea
and a bright white light
coming after a fight
with another incurable disease
some with eyes at the time closed in pleasure sublime
so they couldn't see the face in the trees
Then it's fire below-or the heavenly glow
we wait for the shadow to show
The end is the same-whatever your name
oh People be ready to go
in the hereafter will it be the world we know?
does it matter?
you have to be ready to go
there were soldiers set loose on the city
and the scientist lost in the field
there was a gun, blood red, at the side of her head
and a cop who was drawn to the shield
and it happens at 15 and at 50
and at 5 and 103
there's a turn for the worse, you're in back of a hearse
there's the end of your thinking of "me"
For the high and the low-it's the end of the show
oh people be ready to go
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Coronation Fair
03:02
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like september laying down
her long dress sweeps the ground
as the common people stand and pray
for the Lord her soul to keep
at the Coronation fair
all the pretty things prepare
while the digging skeletons tend
to their hidden work and weep…
sounding clear across the water like a bell
as the mummers raise the pyre upon the square
Hear the song of celebration in the air...
on the last day of the coronation fair
At the Coronation Fair…
revolution in the air
with the beggars and the poor
lined along the watching way
did you see my lady fair
as she stepped into the chair
and the flames of the bonfire shifted in her eyes of gray?
sounding clear across the water like a bell
like voices rising from the bottom of a wishing well
see the ashes on the pavement where she fell
on the last day of the coronation fair
in the courtyard of the moon
an old man holds a broom
walking slowly backward sweeping every step away
are we navigating blind?
will heaven send a sign?
moving farther out to sea
where-the stars have always shined….
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4. |
Cold Ships
03:48
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If you feel the summer tide that pulls you out to sea
And if you feel that another's smile
Can warm you more than me
Then go... whip the sail, lashing into the mouth of the coming gale.
It's an old twisted tale…
Laughing under the mirage of the loving veil....
Crimson clouds to a sailor's eye
Can take the breath away
But if you see St Elmo's fire
before the brighter day...
Then go... whip the sail, laughing into the mouth of the nightingale.
It's an old twisted tale…
laughing under the sound of the drumming nails
like old ships for sale….
cold ships a'sail
Then go... whip the sail, laughing into the mouth of the nightingale.
It's an old twisted tale…
Crying under the mirage of the loving veil....
like old ships for sale
cold ships a'sail
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5. |
Favours Of The Moon
03:16
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one night the moon came calling
through the windowpane
whispering his name
turning both of his eyes to green
"Here is a kiss for nothing.
Take it where you will
high upon a hill
carry it into e-ter-nity"
she followed him into sleep
and kissed on his mouth so deep
and bid him her silver secrets keep...
till morning
He grew into his manhood
far away from home
where he lived alone
she allowed no one to share his name
Sleeping with eyes wide open
taking in her light
each & every night
she bestowed fortune, renown and fame
She bore him a silver son
when man's dream had begun
to follow a ghostly paragon as one
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6. |
Golden Slippers
03:41
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are you mesmerized
by the ceremonial
and the token lies
of the territorial
Ch
we're going to ride that wall
we're gonna ride that wall
wearing golden slippers…in style
until we take that fall
in god's waiting room…
with a phantom radio
can you hear the voices sweet singing
to the orchestra below?
is your body compromised
full of lulz and chemicals ?
or are you lip syncing...in black and white
with the di-a-mond skullz
we're going to ride that wall
we're gonna ride that wall
wearing golden slippers…in style
until the choir comes to call.
We're gonna ride that wall.
so you roll your eyes
as the sun begins to strobe
soon you'll be a bride of sixteen
in a brown tobacco robe
So it's good-bye, Chillun,
i believe its time to go,
Where the rain don't fall
& the wind don't blow
like it always done be-low
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7. |
Two Sisters
04:30
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Sister sister who is here?
"oh the wind, the wind and the rain"
...the captains' son so young and fair
"oh the wind, the wind and the rain"
which of us is he bound to choose?
"oh the wind, the wind and the rain"
…you're the flower of the two, the one he's bound to mar-ry
"Sister sister walk with me
to see our sailor home from sea"
The older pushed the younger in
full well she knew, she could not swim
"Sister save me or i die!"
her jealous elder only sighed:
"oh the wind, the wind and rain"
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down the shore a fiddler came
saw the breath had left her frame
saw the young girls life was spent
"she will be my instrument, the one i'm bound to carry"
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took the bones from her young breast
and all he needed for the rest
to make a violin to sing
took her golden hair for strings
tuned her fingers night and day
"oh the wind, the wind and rain"
but the only song that girl would play was
"oh the wind, the wind and rain"
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8. |
Emma In The Morning
04:25
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when the world was young, with her animal tongue
And the ways of nature strange
lived a forest girl like a glistening pearl
in the fingers curled of a dying world
like Emma in the morning
She could sing to the birds
In the ancient words known to all the sons of men
never leaving a trace in the morning dew
when she danced on the days
that the old ones knew
Like Emma in the morning
Sweet Emma in the morning light...
"Now the centuries pass and the seasons change
in an hour in a day- i'll remain the same
i accept the invitation and sigh
there is peace in the wheel of the turning sky
and I won't be afraid of the door this side
I'm amazed I'm amazed see it opening wide…."
From my hiding place I revealed my face
saying "please don't be afraid"
"you will name your price but i'll kiss thee thrice"
and i took 3 steps toward the lovely lips
of Emma...
and i stand there still on this haunted hill
with my brothers all around
and we link our branches to the sky
for the mourning doves
in a way I was like Emma...in the morning
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9. |
The Running Man
03:02
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over land
with a far way to go again
just ahead of the devil's hand
string untied
I'm afraid there's no other way
until you feel
the axe again
poor running man...
ya poor running man
Fly and pray
with the white flag you carry on-
into darkness
another day
in disarray
in the way of the myrmidon
until the day you pass away
poor running man...
ya poor running man
poor running man...
ya poor running man
Run hard - child of man
save yourself if you think you can
on guard child of man
the Running Man
echo man
such a long road ahead of you
just ahead of the devil's hand
Forgive yourself
let go of the prisoner
see one shadow from where you stand...
poor running man...
ya poor running man
poor running man...
ya poor running man
Run hard - child of man
save yourself if you think you can
Run hard - child of man
preserve yourself if you think you can
on guard child of man
the Running man
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10. |
This Bottle's Red
03:09
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this bottles red
and the other one is white
we'll meet again my friend and drain them both tonight
and...we'll drink our troubles away
until the break of day and
be happy... lets get drunk tonight
Well, i am just a working stiff
i pull 8 hours and then i smoke a spliff
but i feel uneasy, i can't relax
we're out of green but there's two in the back and so...
CH
well the country's broke and my job is a joke
we're watching it all go up in smoke
my dad's laid off
my mom got stiffed
the cupboards bare and we've run out of spliff & so….
well, the harder they come, the harder they crash
so never forget where you hide your stash
or the day will come when you need that crutch…
your welcome to mine but i aint got much and so….
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11. |
Statue Maker
02:26
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Say Goodbye to all that...
all rolled up in a ball...
you know my touch
almost Fall...
The Hand of the statue maker
in memory's fist
Flesh and bone in the place of stone for
your ending this...
With leaves on your head...
leaves in your hair,
on the way from here to there...
You'll come back for me
You'll come back for me
all in good time
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Daisy House
Daisy House was formed in December of 2012. The duo consists of Doug Hammond on guitar, bass, vocals and keys, and Doug's daughter Tatiana Hammond on vocals.
"Bon Voyage" is their 5th album to date
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