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Terrestrian Hymn
05:21
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Are you swallowing the lies of the modern times?
do you languish at the oncome of our demise?
If you held me down
would I hold you down?
are you pulling on the ropes so that I can rise?
are you busy lifting weights where the bullet flies?
If I held you down
would you hold me down?
the day the oceans swallow me/I'm not afraid, I'll be ready
and when the waves wash over me/I will be food for better beasts
are you burning down the ground upon which you stand?
are you stealing from the plate of the beggarman?
If you don’t hold me down
I won’t hold you down
the day the flames crawl over me/I won't be afraid, I'll be ready
and as my ashes fall they may/nourish blooms of a brighter day
we're living all the lies
of these manic times
we're living all the lies
of these manic times
but must we fight the war
we were brought up for?
now we must fight the war
we were brought up for
we must conquer the throne
of the bored and old
we must conquer the throne
of the bought and sold
the day the wind blows me away/I'm not afraid, I'll be ready
and as my flesh and bones decay /may some kinder creature take my place
sweetheart won't you come rest with me?/down at the bottom of the sea
cause earth is the place yeah
the only place for you and me
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House on Fire
04:00
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I'll satisfy all my desires
then jump out of this house on fire
by now this world's turning too fast
and nothing's ever going to last
there is a shadow haunting me
a putrid stench upon the breeze
gas-leaking craters in the ice
a lunatic selling you lies
will the ship go down with me?
will the ship go down with me?
will the ship go down? will she take me down?
there is no thunder in the sky LIES LIES
there are no rivers running dry LIES LIES
there are no forests of dead trees LIES LIES
no fires burning deep beneath LIES LIES
will the ship go down with me?
will the ship go down with me?
will the ship go down? will she take me down?
will you come and drown with me?
will you come and drown with me?
when the ship goes down, will she take us down?
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Alibis
04:27
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See how swollen are my feet
from trying to climb this gnarly old tree
things can change and so do we
a thousand looks, the same old style
tiny lies, monstrous denial
forever stored inside our file
hiding underground
from that familiar sound
when you shout out loud
as if I stabbed a knife in your back
till you come around
I know that look upon your face
just like the silence after the rage
as if it's just another phase
all my wrongs don't make you right
with every grudge old phantoms rise
they've used up all their alibis
so if that bond was strong
where did we go wrong?
or has it been too long
to pull ourselves back from the dark
when we come around
we fight our 100 000 fights
I lose a chip each time you strike
an ache for every line I write
hollow sound of forced goodbyes
stiff and awkward every stride
as if I'm leaving you behind
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Cloudy
02:30
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Catastrophe
05:32
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Pains in me may write another story
when will we see the price of our glory?
stale, appalled we await another downfall
so where’s it all? a feeling says it’s gone
it’s all gone
watch you read achievements of our old saints
when we bleed who’s ready to take the blame?
catastrophe to steer us out of the haze oh!
earth be freed with all big plans finally erased
and no one will hide when the waters swallow all
desperate mouths will pray but all to no avail
washed by the tide broken bodies will sprawl
when the seasons will fail their perpetual trail
burnt away cold ashes of the old age
dormant seeds they smother in the faint flames
slow defeat the curtains drawn on this stage
a boiling sea fumes rising from the last page
and no one will hide or escape the firewalls
when volcanoes will wail their salute to our tale
silenced the last life tornados blow funeral horns
over our scattered remains between fossilised snails
so wait just wait for it
just wait until we bleed
just wait for catastrophe
pains in me they wrote another story
failed to pay the price for our glory
taught to stall we await the final downfall
do we hear the call? the feeling says we don’t
the feeling says we don’t
I’ll be on the run
I’ll be on the run.
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Sad Old Lullaby
04:27
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Victoria wakes from a stormy night says the time is right
slept among snakes and all the memories made it hard to breathe
and so she waves a last goodbye at the passers-by
did she ever care to love me?
would she come back and haunt me?
saucer eyes and graveyard smiles
or would she come to see reason?
treasure or treason
and sing me a sad old lullaby
Victoria waits with a razor blade for heart to race
girl it's not too late make no mistake would be such a waste
a narrow escape from the soothing sight of a warm bright light
did she ever care to love me?
would she come back and haunt me?
saucer eyes and graveyard smiles
or would she come to see reason?
treasure or treason
and sing me a sad old lullaby?
ah yes, I knew of her twisted truth
proud as a queen
wax for the bees
wood for the trees
oh how she ached for her bones to break
out in the street
swallowing seeds
meat for the feast
did you ever care to love me?
would you come back and haunt me?
saucer eyes and graveyard smiles
or would you come to see reason?
treasure or treason
and sing me that sad old lullaby
and will you know where to find me?
to bring ache and disease
for I never said goodbye
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Red Horizon
02:09
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Stranger in this Land
04:31
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Father where are you taking me?
all these places are strange and unknown to me
lost my sense of reality
after marching for hours and days and weeks
Mother where are you taking me?
all these places will haunt me in my dreams
I hold on tight to my memories
of playing in the shade of the chestnut tree
I am a stranger in this town
I may be free when you're around
will you ever come?
I am a stranger in this land
and so I pray for helping hands
will they ever come?
brother where are they taking me?
I've heard stories of health and money and peace
everything that we left to seek
through the desert and then across the sea
I am a stranger in this town
I may be free when you're around
will you ever come?
I am a stranger in this land
and so I pray for helping hands
will they ever come?
I'm no more a stranger in this town
and I am free now you're around
no more on the run
I'm no more a stranger in this land
don't trace my footsteps in the sand
it's over and done
I'm no more a stranger in this land
I'm here to stay you understand
and I will belong
yes I will belong.
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Ambas Bay
04:55
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eyes on the rainbow
eyes on the rainbow
ancient water pipes still hold
or so we were told
dormant volcano
dormant volcano
stepping on dry lava flow
where ferns and orchids grow
fire has scorched out all we knew
with fiery orange glow
fire has scorched out all we knew
what are we to do?
slopes of Mount Cameroon
slopes of Mount Cameroon
into the mist all birds flew
hidden from our view
gales have blown out all we knew
every shade and hue
gales have blown out all we knew
what are we to do?
water has washed out all we knew
cascades into the blue
water's washed out all we knew
what are we to do?
what are we to do?
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Texas Stomp
04:02
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One second there I heard your voice
’t said "do you really have a choice?"
t’wards victory, never defeat
see oh me the iron bleeds
on sacred ground the air was moist
from oil & sweat & grownup’s toys
heart misses one feeble beat
mute the voice of dread in me
Master, the coin is tossed.
at first pull it felt so bad
floor of bones & bowels & blood
in the mist a solid wall
ripped down by a cannonball
Master, the coin is tossed.
Caesar, the dice have dropped.
hush hush don't run around
hush hush don't make no sound
Master, the coin was tossed
Caesar, the dice have dropped
Master, we fought & lost.
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Letter to a Leader
03:38
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Don't leave me alone with all my troubles
don't leave me alone with all my troubles
please be wise and strong
please don't take too long
and please do not deny what I have known all along
don't leave me alone with all my sorrow
you promised me there would be a tomorrow
please be true and brave
don't taint yourself with shame
and don't pretend that our world could ever stay the same
don't leave me alone with all my worries
all I see you do these days is hurry
keep me on my way
so I don't go astray
or I'll have to ask myself just why you joined the fray
don't leave us alone with all our troubles
don't leave us alone with all our troubles
show us better days
a way out of the maze
so we'll still be here when all the corals will have gone to waste.
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BATEAU IVRE's Post Folk sound is created and expressed by Paul Kuchenbuch and Nick Whitaker.
Both are multi-instrumentalists with an interest in many styles of music - hence the diversity of BATEAU IVRE's sounds and arrangements.
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