1. |
Jack Of Diamonds
04:16
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Jack of Diamonds
Lived a life of servitude
With good intentions
Until fate it forced his hand
The Queen she summoned him
With treasonous intent
And worked her wiles
'Til the table it was set
Crawling round
In the dead of night
Watching, waiting...
Our knave is armed
In the moonlight
But the King is all-knowing!
His court is lined
With one hundred eyes
Lying, ready...
A stifled howl
And young Jack he dies
Game has ended
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2. |
The Dance
03:44
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Underneath the cover of the fading light
All your senses start to sing but can you hear them?
A shadow now becomes a form
Every sound, a tempting voice that beckons you along
Figures spin and dance around
Ground beneath your feet has turned to dust and blown away
Your sense of self has lost an alibi
All that's left is all that you can be
Now you've done the dance that comes before the dawn
All is still, the shapes and shadows pale and fade away
The light is starting to return again
Where you've been you struggle to recall
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3. |
Take Me With You
03:32
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THE CURIOUS YOUTH:
I can tell by the look in your eyes
They bear witness to sights beyond mine
Tell me stories of what lies outside
Take me with you
THE MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER:
In the valley beyond wrong and right
I will show you the things you can find
You'll be set free from morals in time
If you go there
YOUTH:
I'm told always to look 'fore I leap
And to practice whatever I preach
I've been warned of the lessons you teach
of temptation
TRAVELLER:
Sweet temptation!
Oh! Sweet temptation!
Come now child and see what I see
Are your teachers who you want to be?
Do not question the need to be free
Do not follow the path of the meek
I can grant you your darkest desire
Here and now by the light of my fire
In my name you will find all you seek
Travel with me
YOUTH:
Take me with you
TRAVELLER:
Travel with me
BOTH AS ONE:
Take me with you
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4. |
From The Bough
03:21
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There is much beauty and love
There are great truths to be known
Anywhere you lay your head can become home
Or so I was told
But no matter where I may roam
There's a place that my mind goes
When any faith I once had
Hangs by a rope
So here from the bough I swing
Ground far below
Here from the bough I swing
No-where left to go
Here from the bough I swing
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5. |
Sanctuary Stone
03:02
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A young man on a light black horse
Came riding through the wind and rain
Afraid of those who came behind
To try to take him back again
Seven times round, turn your ear to the ground
Can you hear the devil calling?
All on your own by the sanctuary stone
As the winter rain starts falling
For he had slain his own true love
The day before they were to wed
He's rode all through the day and night
And left his lady lying dead
Seven times round, turn your ear to the ground
Can you hear the devil calling?
All on your own by the sanctuary stone
As the winter rain starts falling
At last he's reached the sanctuary stone
Time to stop and rest awhile
But run as you might you'll never escape
And you'll hang by the gallow when you're taken to trial
Seven times round, turn your ear to the ground
Can you hear the devil calling?
All on your own by the sanctuary stone
As the winter rain starts falling
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6. |
A Call In The Dark
04:11
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Out of the shadows
A figure approaches
A smile on their face
But malice in their eyes
The sudden glint of steel
Adrenaline is coursing
Fight or flight
Do or die!
Call in the dark
A call in the darkness
A call in the darkness
A call in the dark
A...
Shiver!
Now as your eyes search in the gloom
A thin shard of light exposes the truth... oh no!
A call in the dark
A call in the darkness
A call in the darkness
A call in the dark
There lies a face at one time you knew
Now a stranger unknown to you
Nothing but hate in those eyes
No point in begging for your life
The man in the mirror raises his knife
A call in the dark
A call in the darkness
A call in the darkness
A call in the dark
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7. |
The Drifter
04:15
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His eyes are dark
His hair is long
Strange features too many to mention in song
His hat has a feather
But his clothes are torn
He may look forlorn but never for long
A bed of leaves to rest his bones
The stones and dirt he calls his home
On a mound of earth he lays his head
Once there in his dream he sleeps like the dead
In the woods
Some call him crazy and some call him weird
But his is a life without burden or fear
So spare him your pity for he carries no shame
And who is the lord of his own domain if not he who lives free as the wind and the fuckin rain?!
In the woods
Life is good
In the woods
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8. |
Heavy Toll
02:54
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Misshapen silhouette upon the street
With shadows catching shapes of torment and deceit
It's clear for all to see he's paid the toll
For what we cannot know as from his blackened soul
He turns his face towards the sky and cries
"My faith has gone
This place is a den of lies
And I can't go on!"
And as he tries to turn his bent and broken back
All sense has vanished from his mind
He's frozen and his eyes are turning blind
He starts to stumble and he falls
A final word that no-one will recall
Now lying still without the strength to crawl
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9. |
The Raven's Eye
03:24
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The glint and flash of the Raven's eye
As he sings a murderous lullaby
Perched on a branch high overhead
Staring down as the water turns to red
Run, water run
A sight that many a creature has seen
As they fight in the wild to survive
Appeared to me now as in a bad dream
When I saw I had taken a life
Run, water run
Flood the lands where I have been
Red river run
Wash away my sins
I sing these words but leave no note
As I turn the blade now towards my own throat
A desperate act, a final stand
Now here I lie dying more beast than man
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10. |
Catch The Wild
05:06
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Let the air come in to fill the room
Echoes of the former day's perfume
From beyond the seas a call is heard
Catch the wild thought that seems absurd
Now get ready for the night to start anew
As the sun is sinking out of view
See the shadows grow to lengths beyond compare
Close your tired eyes
And don't be scared of the visions in your head
Seek them in the corners of your mind
In the absence of eternal truth
Feel the silence washing over you
In eternity we all can fall
Down the well of ego and of gall
Solitude will fall upon us in the end
Time will slow and then the light will bend
So to those who look for answers in the air
Or a sign above
No don't be scared of the visions in your head
Greet them in the shadows of your mind
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Lucid Sins Glasgow, UK
Occult Psychedelia since 2013
from Glasgow, Scotland,
on Totem Cat Records.
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