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Devil's Lullaby
04:45
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Devil’s Lullaby
(T. Downing/S. Downing)
Please don’t ask for consolation
I cannot help you anymore
It seems a hopeless situation
A sad reality
You never asked for my opinion
You never spoke when I was there
You were held by three chameleons
Blowing smoke rings in the air
Hold me, come hold me now
Enfold me in the sky
Let me hear the evening song
The devil’s lullaby
And should you fall
One winter’s day
The angels and devils around us surround us
And take your soul away
How many times did I tell you
I could not love you anymore?
Now memories compile upon memories
I find I’m missing you
But you were cold and introspective
And didn’t care enough to smile
And on your back, the three chameleons
That kept you naked, like a child
(chorus)
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2. |
Black Rose
05:38
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Black Rose
(T. Downing/C. Palmer)
Everything is fine tonight
All that’s in my mind tonight
Absence makes the heart grow fond
Now I cannot see beyond tonight
Days fly
Colors turn to gray
And disappear as
Darkness becomes day
Give me the black rose…
I feel so alive tonight
A holy cause and hunger for tonight
An aching heart and furrowed brow
Please let me kill the sacred cow tonight
(chorus)
And in the death, you and I are one
Blood rains down and water hides the sun
An aching heart and furrowed brow
Please let me kill the sacred cow tonight
(chorus)
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3. |
Chamber of Light
03:51
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Chamber of Light
(Downing/Downing)
Knocking down the old ideas
Try to find what’s right
I could say, “I’m fine, how are you?”
But that would be a lie
Having it all, wanting nothing
What a way to go…
Wanting it all, having nothing
I only want to go home
Feelings in the chamber of light
All I know is shadows
I can’t tell the day from night
Oh no, not from here
Bringing back my fantasies
Could it be right?
I only wanted solace from you
Could you hold me tight?
Seeing it all, hearing nothing
What a way to go…
Hearing it all, seeing nothing
I only want to go home
Feelings in the chamber of light
All I know is shadows
I can’t tell the day from night
Oh no, not from here
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4. |
Mr. Sleep
04:32
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Mr. Sleep
(T. Downing/C. Palmer/S. Downing)
At night, when life grows quiet
The day comes to an end
I draw the curtains and the shades
And listen to my friend
He weaves a tale of melancholy
Warm thoughts and laughter
He reaches past my conscious mind
And shows me the hereafter
All good children come with me
Into the realm of shattered dreams
Close your eyes and count to three
I am Mr. Sleep…
This longing that I hold inside
For happiness and color
Makes me wish I had a friend
With new thoughts to discover
And when I’m past the point of dreams
And hopes of the mundane
I hear the sound of thunder
Music, sacred and profane
All good children come with me
Into the realm of shattered dreams
Close your eyes and count to three
I am Mr. Sleep…
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5. |
Ghosts
04:54
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Ghosts
(Downing/Downing)
I kneel beside the chamber door
Another ghost I see
Peering through the keyhole
Staring back at me
Who is in the shadows?
Who lurks in the dark?
Who’s that with the killer’s eyes?
Will he hit his mark?
I run from every foreign sound
In shelter I find peace
The devil knocks upon my door
I wait for day’s release
I’m thinking of the sunrise
Looking toward the day
Peace be with you, everyman
‘Til sunlight comes again
I see it in the people dwelling
In the countryside
I see it in the infant’s eyes
The fear of genocide
(chorus 1)
I summon up my courage
To be with me in the night
But I shake with trepidation
As I blow out the light
(chorus 2)
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6. |
Faith, Maybe
03:27
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Faith, Maybe
(T. Downing/S. R. Downing/S. Downing/C. Palmer)
She was talking about
How history was at an end
But she swore to God
She’d find someone to love again
But the clouds blew away
And left her sitting all alone
And she cried and her eyes
Shed tears until the light was gone
As we run in circles, spinning madly round and round
I try to make her see the happiness I’ve found
She asks me what to look for, in human nature
I hold her hand and reply, “faith, maybe…”
She was talking about how history was at an end
But she swore to God she’d find someone to love again
She asks me what to look for, in human nature
I hold her hand and reply, “faith, maybe…”
“Which one,” she cries, “faith, or maybe?”
“As we run on down that twisted path of life,
Who will save me?”
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7. |
Rain
03:35
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8. |
Tapestry
04:01
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Tapestry
(T. Downing/S. Downing/C. Palmer)
Sitting high above the sea
A ship on the horizon
I see a figure, strong and bold
My joy has overcome me
Waiting so long for you
Waiting so long for you
Tattered days and shattered lifetimes
So long…
I say a prayer to gods above
And thank the fates that brought you
I weave a spell to call you in
To make you love me forever
Waiting so long for you
Waiting so long for you
Your touch…
Your kiss…
So long…
I weave you into my tapestry
I will make you love me
I weave you into my tapestry
So sensually…
You won’t forget, this is not your home
And you still won’t love me
How could I touch a fated soul
And hope that you would not leave me?
(refrain)
(chorus)
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9. |
Josephina
03:27
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Josephina
(T. Downing)
Never in a million years
Will I let you in
You would destroy my delicate world
And I would not deny you
Oh come in, come out of the rain
The sky is black tonight
Would you remain my pride and joy
And make me kiss the ground?
Oh how weak have I become
When you are near me now
I can’t remember any time
When I have felt secure
Oh Josephina…
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10. |
Nightmares
04:25
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Nightmares
(T. Downing/S. Downing)
Looking back in anger
My vision fades to white
A thousand stags and lions
Pass each other in the night
Distant drums and echoes
Are still pounding in my head
But still my conscience tells me
That we should all be dead
Not one of us are jesters
But still we wear the mask
And find our hands are severed
By the blades of our one task
You could have been destruction
You could have held the gun
And rid the population
Of every last one of us
Help me to understand
This gnawing here inside
I’m looking for someone to take my hand
And bring me down
And lead me home again
Would you stay right here beside me?
Will you love me ‘til the end?
So many have challenged
So many have lost
We try to save our foolish pride
But what will be the cost?
We terrorize each other
To win the gift of fire
We cave in to our wishes
And every last desire
(chorus)
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11. |
One More Time
04:02
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One More Time
(T. Downing)
I can’t see the day from here
I can’t see the sun from here
I don’t want to run away from here
Let me out of here
Let me see again
Let me touch your face
Just one more time
Love flies the skies tonight
In the darkest hour
On the wind tonight
Just one more time
I can hear the bells from here
Ringing in the sky, from here
Something tells me not to run away from here
(bridge)
(chorus)
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12. |
Solo Non Tropo
03:46
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Visions of the Looking Glass
(Downing)
As we rowed along the river
The child’s eyes on me
I wonder how it must be
Chasing rabbits through the trees
I fix my gaze on golden hair
A lightning mane of fire
I tell her mystic stories
That have sprung from my desire
(chorus)
Oh Alice, will you sing for me?
A song above the storm
And crawl beneath my blanket,
You can keep your teacher warm
And if it’s all too much for you,
I will walk away
And you can read the stories, child
I love you anyway
Guilded by the willow trees
We flowed on ‘til the night
Smoke-filled visions of the looking glass
And rabbits fill my sight
I love this girl called Alice
Obsession to the core
Perfect face and dainty hands
I want her all the more
(chorus)
As we rowed along the river
The child’s eyes on me
I wonder how it must be
Chasing rabbits through the trees
Through smoky dreams I held her tight
As I teetered on the brink of madness
And tears fell down on the stony ground
And formed a sea of sadness
Alice, will you sing for me?
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14. |
The Perfect Love
04:16
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15. |
Just Like St. Augustine
02:26
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Just Like St. Augustine
(J. Carlson)
It's Christmastime in Paris and you're leaving on the train
Could have been the Queen of Persia or the Queen of Spain
Oo-ee, ooh my, just like St. Augustine
Deep among the nightclubs Winston Salem's crucified
Drop of whiskey blood rolls from his eye
Oo-ee, ooh my, just like St. Augustine
Too many crooks, too many victims, too many witnesses
Too many sat in the streets, tired and powerless
Oo-ee, ooh my, just like St. Augustine
If you try to lose me then I'm already lost
Everything I've worked for, everything is lost
Oo-ee, ooh my, just like St. Augustine
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And Tears Fell Seattle, Washington
And Tears Fell was an eclectic art-rock recording project founded by Todd & Samantha Downing in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1988. Twenty years, a move to Seattle and five albums later, Todd put the project to bed for good. The REQUIEM album is a tribute to Samantha, who lost her battle with cancer in 2005. ... more
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