1. |
Led Blimp
03:57
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I don't waste time
wonderin' what you do with your voodoo
I don't taste wine
From your lips the venom drips
the bootleg poison
pour a little faster for your master
Incense noisome
I'm trackin' the scent, I'm a little bent
Retro fitting
Off of the trail, the last detail
Missing something
Needs a little twist, you flick the wrist
Finger cymbals
You understand the clapping hand
Blackest widow
Bit too hard, you lose the stars
(by) Vicious rumours
They're turning the tide against your side
malignant tumours
are spreading their seeds in time of need
His name is Legion
for they are many, leave a penny
Charon's regions
A nominal fee to set you free.
The river rushes
I can’t get across I’m at a loss
To answer the judges
That question me of vanity
The mirror crackin’
The silver lining redefining
What you’re lackin’
Keep your place and don’t leave traces
In your grasp strikes the asp
Thunder loosed from the noose.
The laughter ringing
Through the halls and off the walls
the vulture is singing
and spreads his plumes amid the fumes
arising, inspiring
the oracle that she unfolds
by writhing and firing
the furnace for the burnished idol
Folly is certain
the Undefined, it hides behind
the velvet curtain
lifts a little in the middle
Serpent Wonder
you reach the portal, you're immortal
Love is under
a glamour spell, you know it well
In your grasp hold the asp
Thunder loosed from the noose.
The razor margin
of victory you're lost at sea
The neighbors barge in,
they heard the screams that split the seams
the Whiskey Rebellion
they took the bait and can't get straight
Not one in a million
can crack the safe and get away
like you do, there's no clue
what you're thinking, I've been sinking
Quagmire of Doom
the gravity attracting me
my boot heels trample
down the heathen, disbelievin'
nothing's simple
oh never mind, I'll never find her.
In my grasp I hold the asp
The lightning loosed, I drink the juice.
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2. |
Stone of Precious Water
04:43
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See the stones of precious water
On the sky-blue-lidded daughter
Every facet is a rare beauty
Like a kiss from lips of red ruby.
Mother of emerald and of pale turquoise
Steals the whole world from the pale sad boys
As they're floating in her evening sky
Flecks of gold in lapis lazuli.
With a necklace made of blue sapphires
She's too reckless with her true desires
A hint of danger in her jade-green eyes
Every day there is a new disguise.
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3. |
Walkin' the Plank
03:13
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I'm walkin' the plank, I'm walkin' the plank for you
there's no one to thank, there's no one to thank but you
my ship it just sank, my ship it just sank for you
it fell in the tank, it fell in the tank of blue
I'm thinnin' the ranks, I'm thinnin' the ranks a few
I'm gonna get yanked, I'm gonna get yanked for you
I'm drawin' a blank, I'm drawin' a blank on you
I'm walkin the plank, I'm walkin the plank for you
Walkin' the plank, I'm walkin' the plank for you
there's no one to thank, there's no one to thank but you
I've broken the bank and emptied the tank for you
My heart it just sank, I'm drawin' a blank on you
I'm walkin' the plank, I'm walkin' the plank for you
there's no one to thank, there's no one to thank but you
the poison I drank, the poison I drank for you
is fillin' my tank, its fillin' my tank with blue
I'm turnin the crank, I'm turnin the crank for you
I'm breakin the bank, I'm breakin the bank for you
I emptied my tank, I emptied my tank for you
I'm drawin' a blank, I'm drawin' a blank on you
I'm walkin' the plank, I'm walkin' the plank for you
there's no one to thank, there's no one to thank but you
I'm breakin the bank, I emptied the tank for you
My heart it just sank, I'm drawin' a blank on you
I'm walkin' the plank, I'm walkin the plank for you
there's no one to thank, there's no one to thank but you
I finally sank, I finally sank for you.
I've broken the bank and emptied the tank for you
My heart it just sank, I'm drawin' a blank on you
I'm walkin' the plank, I'm walkin' the plank for you
there's no one to thank, there's no one to thank but you
they're rushin my flank, they're rushin my flank it's true
they're bringin a tank, they're bringin a tank or two
I'm turnin the crank, I'm turnin the crank anew
I'm firin' blanks, I'm firin' blanks at you
I'm tellin' you frank, I'm tellin' you true
I'm walkin' the plank, I'm walkin' the plank for you.
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4. |
None and Two
06:08
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Breathed the light - None and Two
In her eyes - Me and you
None concealed - None is known
Nu revealed - Where I've grown.
None and Two - Breathed the light
Had and Nu - Share delight. None receives - Everything
Her soft feet - Not hurting
Our soft earth - Unto him
Is the kiss - Innocent
On the road - At the fence
There unknown - Waits a friend
With a seal - For her lips
Had not real - On their trip
Pass the scene - Where she wed
"Come to me" - Is what she said. Breathe the light - Of the stars
None and two - Her and Mars
Wedded bliss - In her sky
Remember this; - Thou canst die None divides - none concealed
Where It hides - is revealed
In her eyes - see the gleam
In the skies - see the stream
From her breasts - Feed the Earth
Only Death - for one Word.
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5. |
Seven Wonders
04:59
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Lazily, hungrily, ardently, patiently
I await you
(this line is taken from Aleister Crowley’s Liber VII)
The mirror broke on the day we met
Seven years so unfortunate
Seventh son of a Seventh son
I used to be such a lucky one
Seven veils that Salome wore
every one ends up on the floor
how she dances so dreamily --
can you guess what she wants from me?
Lazily, hungrily, ardently, patiently
I await you
Seven steps on the pyramid
where she found everything I hid
Seven wonders she showed to me --
all but one toppled to the sea.
Seven seas never turned the tide
count the reasons she hurt my pride
Seven sins that I can't repent
Seven hills, is that where she went?
Lazily, hungrily, ardently, patiently
I await you
Seven sisters are in the sky
they don't sing me a lullaby
Seven ravens are on my roof:
basic black, and the hidden truth
Seven days 'til I take my rest
Seven leagues in a single step
I know she roamed seven continents
Seven days, she'll be home again.
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What a way to start the day
My baby said she’s going away
I really can’t believe my ears
She melts away through my tears.
Once I thought I was in love
I whispered it to the stars above
I spoke to her a thousand rhymes
We lived alone in celestial climes
Then she spoke to me in words of silence
And her eyes did close and left me blind
And her memory faded painfully
Cause the imprint was just too strong.
And comfort did the shadows bring
And mournful day the angels singing
My fate I began not to know
And little did I feel my woe
Now she’s on the other side of the fence
I was a second too late that made all the difference
Then I turned away though I wanted to stay
But my feet just moved to me on and on
Oh what a way to start today
My baby said she’s going away
I really can’t believe my ears
She melts away through my tears.
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7. |
Rollaway
02:33
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I wrote you a note on the 4th of July
I waited a lifetime for you to reply.
You waited too long to deliver the mail;
it finally came in the teeth of the gale.
The storm it was ragin’ in the valley below,
they packed up the tents in the traveling show.
they're goin' upriver to look at the Queen
they're rollin' the dice and they're makin' the scene.
You're weaving a web and you're calling the shots
the price that you're askin’ is more than I got
I'm paintin’ the town and I'm makin' my mark
A portrait of her that I did in the dark
She's haughty and nice as she sits on her throne
she's giving a glance that can cut to the bone
I'm turnin my back but I see in the glass
the right is the left, and the present is past.
I took out your note and I read it again
a tumble of words from beginning to end
I tore it to shreds and I threw it away
There's not enough words...
and there's too much to say.
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8. |
I Can't Get Close
03:42
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I love her more than any other
But I can't get close
When she looks into the mirror
Does she see my ghost?
She's a river, Maid of shadows
Her waves are rolling in
I see her figure by the window
A body without sin.
She wears a mask of green and scarlet
But I can see her eyes
When her seas are finally parted
By the magick cries.
She holds a candle to the present
And sees the amber glare
Piercing through the mist of moments
With her empty stare.
When the carriage comes around
To take her to the church
I'll draw a circle and kneel down
And sing a vacant verse.
She wears the crown and feels the glory
She's the Queen of May
At the wedding ceremony
Celebration day.
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9. |
Samhain Song
03:37
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10. |
Hymn to Amen Ra
04:42
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Amen Ra
Heru-ra-ha
Abra-had-abra
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Hark! the fallen angel sings
And dips his mighty-sweeping wings
The Earth is turning into green
Rejoice, rejoice exceedingly.
He bids you not turn from your ways
A kiss, the bridal feast is laid
By him no sacrifice is asked
He's hidden underneath a mask.
Lay down your head before the Lord
Expect the sweeping of the sword
Only those who fear shall fail
To raise their lips unto the Grail
Cast off the yoke of slavery
Conquering with subtlety
The flowers need some watering
With dew of immortality
Love around your heart shall twine
Iacchus pouring out the wine
Reach ever to the heavenly
Reveal to you a mystery
Stoop, the darkly splendid world
The creature of the slime is curled
The wise have images of gold
Arise! Unite yourselves with both!
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12. |
Heart of Babalon - Live
05:11
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Deep within the eye of the hurricane
Daughter of the sky in her domain
We paddle the canoe down the Amazon
Back into the blue heart of Babalon.
Waitin' for supplies in a border town
Feedin' me lies, I can't keep 'em down.
Paddle the canoe up the Amazon
Back into the blue heart of Babalon.
Danger in the air just around the bend
Another victim there at the bitter end
Natives in the trees blowin' on their guns
The victim never sees the killer as it comes
Deep within the eye of the hurricane
Daughter of the sky is in her domain
Takin' the canoe along the Amazon
Back into the blue heart of Babalon.
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13. |
Dance of the God-Slaves
03:43
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14. |
Chariots
03:07
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I don't see the idols that I have to pray to
You don't need the spice of Life I gave you
In your demise I see no reason
You're in disguise, hanging for treason
I don't see your breath foggin' the mirror
I know your death is drawin' nearer
And when it's here, will you be grateful
for all the Dear that you were faithful to?
I can't hear the sentence you're tryin' to whisper
she's over the fence and I'm dyin' to kiss her
I need the release she's coming to offer
I'm down on my knees to fill up her coffer.
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15. |
The Empire
04:24
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The creatures are standing in a line
There's cobwebs upon the grand design
The vultures are circling their kill
They won't rest until they've had their fill
The windows have been painted shut
The waves are beginning to get rough
Emotions are going to explode
The fragments are scattered on the road.
The wind whistles through the attic loft
The young lovers trying to get off
The steam pipes are knocking out the beat
There’s gunfire on the whole damn street
You see through me like you've got X-rays
Your silence is deafening these days
I wake up and wonder who you are
Your makeup it covers every scar
I fill out another questionnaire
But deep down there's really nothing there
They say honesty is always best
But what your truth is, I can only guess.
There's no compassion for the mortal men
There's no mercy in the lion's den
The cold blood is pouring out in streams
The two lovers flooded by their dreams.
The tired man in his rocking chair
He keeps moving but he gets nowhere
His grandchildren take an acid bath
And see visions of the garden path.
The millstone has ground us to a halt
The artworks are hidden in the vault
The answers are on computer chips
Speak out and the alarms are tripped.
The dust settles on the satin sheets
The rose petals falling at our feet
The empires never seem to last
We need hope, and we need it fast
The old world is just a silhouette
The new order is a neon net
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16. |
The Beast and the Beauty
05:30
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I can hear the lion roaring in his den
Waiting for the lioness to come again
She was gone, out to stalk another prey
Running on to the mountains far away.
Underneath the trees arising from the plain
All she sees, hypnotizing like the rain
Just a jewel, world is turning in the deep
The waters cool, the sun is burning, lovers leap
Days gone by, when the lioness was still young
Raised in pride, she was brighter than the sun
Her eyes were like the constellations in the sky Every time he caught her gaze she winked her eye.
The lioness, she was crafty, worldy-wise
Her loneliness only lasting for a time
She attacks, watch her pull her victim down
The throat is slashed, she takes a life on killing ground.
The lioness in her splendour, reentered
Dripping blood as her love was surrendered
Deep the night, strong the light inside the cave
Strength and sight, how his life will now be saved.
The lion felt her heartbeat penetrate to his own
The rhythm was like thunder, his love was home
In the void, the mysterious will be seen
“Lust, enjoy, all things rapturous unto me”.
None and two, breathed the light
Had and Nu, share delight.
Breathed the light, none and two.
Shared delight, me and you.
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17. |
Faust
03:07
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18. |
To Mr. Jones
05:07
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God's out on the golf course, he's shooting a few holes
There's gurus on the nailbeds, and walking over coals
There's freaks and preacher, teachers,
And some monks with begging bowls
And none of them have got a single clue
There's all these givers, takers, and shakers on the move
Frantic panting sycophants who've got something to prove
There's walking wounded in the streets, their needle skipped a groove
And none of them have got a single clue.
O where are all the city walls that stopped the infidel?
And where are all the cannon balls that sent them back to hell?
And where are all the men of Gaul who fought and bravely fell?
All they did was what they had to do...for you.
Well god's still on the back nine, he's shooting under par
The earthlings sent a telescope to see the furthest star
And somewhere someone's slippin' off the stool next to the bar
And even God ain't got a single clue
'cause he's busy trying to make a hole-in-two
The mystics and the magic men, with all their sacrifice
Have killed the goose that laid the egg of gold in paradise
And Einstein was just kidding, 'cause God does play at dice
And maybe he's just easily amused
But none of us have got a single clue...do you?
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19. |
Bedtime in Berlin
02:59
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Seven Ravens Detroit, Michigan
R. Leo Gillis - Vocals, bass & percussion;
Joe Gillis - Keyboards &
mixing;
Paul Henry Ossy - Guitar, clarinet, saxophone & violin.
Guest appearances:
Eddie Gillis (guitar on LXV cap. 3);
Max Megga (guitar on LXV cap. 4)
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