a Jigsaw ::: Lyrics

I Have been away for so long (Lyrics)

2012-01-27T10:52:00.001Z

01. I Have Been Away For So Long

02. Tree (Blind Zero)

03. Lost Words (Tiguana Bibles)

04. Liar Alone (Bunnyranch)

05. Dried Up River Blues (Corsage)

06. Slow Dance (Frankie Chavez)

Track #1

words & Melodies

a Jigsaw

Joao Rui, Jorri, Susana Ribeiro

Tracks #02 to #6

a Jigsaw's rendition of songs by the artists stated above.

Thank you

Dedicated to Nuno Ávila

Recorded by a Jigsaw at The Blue House, Mixed & Mastered by João P. Miranda

except track #01 Recorded, Mixed & Mastered at Attack-Release Studio by João P. Miranda

01. I Have been away for so long

2012-01-27T10:44:00.001Z

I lost my faith in the kindness of angels
The strangest fever began toiling in my mind
All evil came back to haunt me and all good too
Something broke inside of me
There’s something broken inside

And I’m losing it, Oh I’m losing it
I’ve been away for so long
I’ve been away...
This dream is but a whisper
And I’m losing it

I’ve been away for so long

I carved your name in the palms of my hands
And I’ve grown wings in spite of this dark side of me
The sins underneath my skin, they know how to hide so very well
This drunken Heart,

He won’t crawl, He won’t crawl, He won’t crawl

And I’m losing it, Oh I’m losing it
I’ve been away for so long
I’ve been away...
This dream is but a whisper
And I’m losing it
I’ve been away for so long

02. Tree (Blind Zero)

2012-01-27T10:42:00.004Z

It's too late to say good-bye, Now I'm drowning in your eyes
I'm drowning, Back to you
I know the way these things begin, See how flesh presses the skin
I'm bursting without you

Love you like in poetry
This urge hinders me to flee
I'm climbing your tree, Allured in your seed
I'm climbing your tree, Where I dare to see

To me you are all the party, For love and love only,
I’m arriving, Apart from you
Close to what's eternal, A place where we together fall
Promise me a peace I never knew

Love you like in poetry,
This urge hinders me to flee
I'm climbing your tree, Where I may not cede
I'm climbing your tree, Where I dare to see

No one ever knew the gold, Of the burette in your hair
How write your dreams down to a letter
Underneath a pale light, Like lovers often will
I'll go back to you again
I'll go back to you again
I'm climbing your tree

03. Lost Words (Tiguana Bibles)

2012-01-27T10:41:00.003Z

I'm so happy to be free from your love
Take these chains and let me be my love
In this cold night I want to be alone,
I want you far away from me and my home
I shiver down these city streets on my own
I smoked a hundred cigarettes just to stop
The pain and hurt I felt inside from you
your cheating heart was nothing very new

So run, run back to her, tell her that you love her
My tears won't last too long
And run, run back to her see if your life's better
without my heart and all you know
So run, run back to her, tell her that you love her
My tears won't last too long
And run, run back to her see if your life's better
without my heart and all you know

I stop and think about your lips pressed on hers
My body aches when I just think of the words,
you said to her as you would say to me,
As you both lay in bed and laughed at me

So run, run back to her, tell her that you love her
My tears won't last too long
And run, run back to her see if your life's better
without my heart and all you know
without my heart and all you know

04. Liar Alone (Bunnyranch)

2012-01-27T10:38:00.000Z

Conspiracy , against you , against me, oh can´t you see
Look at the poor boys, they are getting rich
And the rich, they are going for broke

You’d better leave that liar alone
You’d better leave that liar alone

Look at the liar , he is working hard
With two hands full of nothing, he is going far
Oh look at the wise, he’s gonna get it, he’s gonna get it

You’d better leave that liar alone
You’d better leave that liar alone

Well I don´t know, but i´ve been told
A rock´n´n roll beat it´s so hard to keep
Ask me a question and I will tell you no lies
The bunnyranch, honey, that´s the reason why

You’d better leave that liar alone
You’d better leave that liar alone
You’d better leave that liar alone
You’d better leave that liar alone
You’d better leave that liar alone

05. Dried up river blues (Corsage)

2012-01-27T10:37:00.000Z

So you’d like to save the world you fight
Hand in hand we do our share tonight
Lick the wounds you’ve burned with whiskey off the track
Kiss you hard and shine some colour out of the dark

And you sing this song lalalala lala
It gets you through the night and makes you want to stay
Makes you wanna move To the dried up river blues
Makes you wanna move To the dried up river blues

Keep on moving, keep on dancing, high or low
Let’s pretend we know the dancefloor as we go
I’m no savior, I won’t pull it off your back
I’m just a singer of a one-night-band

And I sing this song lalalala lala
It gets me through the night and makes me want to stay

I hope we go old and keep our treasure intact
Too precious to go
Too precious to go off the track
I hope we go old and keep our treasure intact
Dried up river blues
Dried up river blues
We dance as we go.

06. Slow Dance (Frankie Chavez)

2011-12-16T10:00:00.000Z

Have you ever watched kids on the merry go round?
I'll listen to the rain slapping on the ground
Ever follow the butterflies' erratic flying?
I'll even gaze out the sun into the fading night

You better slow down, don't you dance so fast
Time is short, and this music won't last

Do you run through each day on the flight?
When you ask how are you do you still reply?
When the day is done do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred choruses running through you head?

You better slow down, don't you dance so fast
Time is short, and this music won't last

Ever told your blood we'll do it tomorrow
And in your haste not see his sorrow?
Have you ever lost touch, let a good friend die?
'Cause you never had time to call and say hi

You better slow down, don't you dance so fast
Time is short, and this music won't last
You better slow down, don't you dance so fast
Time is short, and this music won't last

Drunken Sailors & Happy Pirates (Lyrics)

2011-11-01T00:13:00.000Z

01. The Strangest Friend

02. Crow Covered Tree

03. My Name Is Drake

04. Mo More

05. Lovely Vessel

06. Remember When ?

07. Even You

08. I Have been Away For So Long

09. Rooftop Joe

10. The Last Waltz

11. Devil On My Trail

12. Drunken Sailors & Happy Pirates

Words & Melodies

a Jigsaw

Joao Rui, Jorri, Susana Ribeiro

Who played:

Acoustic & Electric Piano, Banjo, Combo Organs, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Drums, Glockenspiel, Vocals, Lap Steel, Ukulele, Violin, Autoharp, Cello, Percussions, Melodica, Hammond, Bass & Upright Bass.

Guests

Lovely Vessel: Tracy Vandal (Vocals) Recorded by a Jigsaw at RUC, Coimbra

The Last Waltz: Gito Lima (Upright Bass) Recorded by Gerrit Haasler at Blackstone Studio, Berlin

Album Design & Artwork

Luís Belo

www.luisbelo.com

Recorded, Mixed & Mastered at Attack-Release Studio by João P. Miranda

Produced by João P. Miranda & a Jigsaw 2011

01. The Strangest Friend

2011-11-01T00:12:00.000Z

We’re all strangers here, there’s rust in our feet
From the lies we’ve been told
There’s a silence to every man, that knows more than he does

He’s the strangest friend that we could pray for.
He knows too much

Last night death stood by my door,
with a book in her hands, so I sat and read
a story to be heard, and a hymn to be sung
for all those with dust in their bones
Laugh if you will, cry if you must, this is not weakness it’s rust
So I turned to the holy book and I drank all I could
The silence within told me to stop, this could be the end of your hope,
so please,

Go hide, my love
With the days you’ve got left
And all the lies you’ve been told

You’ll never be free again.
But what a magnificent thought: to forget all you’ve read

And I’m the strangest friend in whom you should trust
While we wait for the end, I’ll tell you what I know of

a story to be heard, and a hymn to be sung for all those with dust in their bones
laugh if you will, cry if you must, this is not weakness it’s rust

If death stands by your door
With a book in her hands, pray you may forget

The story that you’ve heard, and the hymn that you’ve sung
for all those with dust in their bones
laugh if you will, cry if you must, this is not weakness it’s rust
for all those with dust in their bones
The story that you’ve heard, and the hymn that you’ve sung
laugh if you will, cry if you must, this is not weakness it’s rust

02. Crow Covered Tree

2011-11-01T00:11:00.000Z

I remember I woke to find me sitting at the end of the bed
My fingers were calm and resting under my chin
My hands had been waiting to wake me from the strangest dream
A looming thought was lurking in my head
Dr. Death came to visit us again
With my lungs tangled in my thoughts I leaned back against the pillow
I would make my way back to sleep once more

It just takes some time to find out that the bones you break
It just takes some time to find out that they’re the least
of what’s there to break

I found myself in the same dream from where I had left a lifetime ago
I was sitting at the end of the bed, waiting for me to wake up
Thinking how I would break him the news
We’re going around, going around in circles
How could I ask you even more?

It just takes some time to find out that the bones you break
It just takes some time to find out that the bones you break
And time if anything has been my good friend in this
And time if anything has been turning back,
turning back until I break

The crow covered tree outside the room
The crow covered tree outside the room
The crow covered tree outside the room
Had been asleep for days

03. My Name is Drake

2011-11-01T00:10:00.000Z

I saw the end of the world and the darkness that lies beyond it
The thick wall of thunders was nothing but a promise of what was
waiting on the other side

Where time slowly became a prayer, gathering hours collecting memories of what was then

Goodnight, my name is drake, Goodnight, my name is drake

I trust you’ll understand why I’ve declined all beliefs
oh remember: the night is my good lover
true, my name is drake and that’s the last thing you will ever know
Because my friend, the rest is none of your concern

Goodnight, my name is drake, Goodnight, my name is drake

Yes you’re right to be afraid and it’s your right to cast that spell
that breaks my blood and dries my bones
Bury me my friend, with a black dog and a prayer
So the darkness will never be alone

Goodnight, my name is drake, Goodnight, my name is drake

This darkness that i have in my keeping is that of men with empty eyes
Bury me, oh bury me with a black dog, until my ghost dies

04. No More

2011-11-01T00:09:00.000Z

Not anymore do I remember the fleeting kiss of dawn
Breaking on my back like the new born rain
And no more do I sing of things better left untold
A friend of mine said when a window closes, one always finds a door
So I found the door to my house and I went inside
And I built myself a window there
When it was finally done, I carved my hands on the ledge
Stood there for a while and went away

My dear wife said “please don’t go”
My dear wife said “don’t take that road away from me”

But I went and she threw herself down the well
This well was so deep, when she hit rock bottom
I was already there, building myself a window
And when it was finally done, I carved my hands on the ledge...
Stood there for a while.
I felt the rain, falling just outside
No more will I dream of dreams better left asleep
No more will I dream of dreams better left asleep
A friend of mine said when a window closes, one always finds a door

05. Lovely Vessel

2011-11-01T00:08:00.000Z

Do you still trust that the night will answer you back
I walked into that room, my friend and there’s no way back
So I ran as fast as I could, as fast as my legs would allow
I heard her down the river and she sang me her song

Lovely vessel, lovely vessel, don’t you take this girl from me
Lovely vessel, lovely vessel, don’t you take this girl from me
Lovely vessel, lovely vessel, don’t you take this girl from me

You’d better leave quiet as you came
Wrapped with those words you came with for me
I don’t need anymore, so don’t come back

Lovely vessel, lovely vessel, don’t you take this girl from me
Lovely vessel, lovely vessel, don’t you take this girl from me
Lovely vessel, lovely vessel, don’t you take this girl from me
Lovely vessel, lovely vessel, don’t you take this dream away from me

06. Remember When?

2011-11-01T00:07:00.000Z

I went out to the red house, on the other side of town
Remember when? Remember when?
I curled up inside the one who made me blush
There I found my death. There I found my death.

The love for just one, got turned into hate for all of them
To hell with all of them

So I came down to dance in the grave where this god laid
There I danced for a fortnight and a day
Dazed as I felt I kept on dancing for a fortnight and a day
But as soon as I stopped there he stood by my side…
laughed for a while. He laughed for a while!

I fell ill with the poison of contempt
And then I grew my claws
So when colour turned to my eye I came to no man’s land
I looked to the side. I looked to the side.
Crazed there I stood, no one left to be seen
Not even god, not even me. Not even god, not even me
That’s the truth there I stood, no one left to be seen
Not even god, not even me. Not even god, not even me

There I found my death, between your eyes and mine
Remember when? Remember when?

07. Even You

2011-11-01T00:06:00.000Z

It was dark, when they took me down
The moon had settled inside my grieving soul
It got dark
I took it all within and I wore that rain like a coat
I got colder... if you think you walk away

I’ll be back for you
Oh I’ll be back for you

Even you, my son
Even you, my son

It was your cold cruel knife that cut the deepest
It was your cold cruel knife that cut the deepest
You didn’t need twenty three or did you?
There’s just so much that I’ll forgive

There is a price on my head, of silver & gold
Bring forth your greed, I’ll double what you need
But your fate will lay in the cross as soon as I am free
There’s just so much that I’ll forgive

It got dark, Oh It got so dark

Even you, my son, Even you my son

If god is my judge and I’m the judge of Him
Then all the things you say won’t last the light of day
And when your price is met, your fate will lay in my hands
Oh I’ll return to uphold my word
I’ll be back for you
Oh I’ll be back for you

Even you

it got so dark,
it got so dark

08. I have Been Away for So Long

2011-11-01T00:05:00.000Z

09. Rooftop Joe

2011-11-01T00:04:00.000Z

He was standing tall to the mirror
When she came to warn him of the jailors
And then he saw the tears rolling down her face
“surrender my dear...” he schemed a plan
He took a step, one single step outside and then he spoke

You behind the oak tree
You behind the oak tree, you’d better leave or die.

From the bushes, curled up behind the fear in their eyes,
With fright, they asked for his head
So he ran back, through the house, the hills, the wind and the rain.
There was led in the rain.

He left a bullet behind, He left a bullet behind

Oh you never had a chance, did you? ROOFTOP JOE!
Oh you never had a chance, did you? ROOFTOP JOE!
Oh you never had a chance, did you? ROOFTOP JOE!

He left a bullet behind, It muffled more than pride

You behind the oak tree,
You behind the oak tree, you’d better leave or die.

Oh you never had a chance, did you? ROOFTOP JOE!
Oh you never had a chance, did you? ROOFTOP JOE!
Oh you never had a chance, did you? ROOFTOP JOE!

They found him, alone on a boat, waiting by the sea
But he never had a chance, Rooftop Joe

10. The Last Waltz

2011-11-01T00:03:00.000Z

My dear lover, the flame
She was dancing in the colosseum

That’s when I found she was asking my hand
Oh lover, please, give me one last waltz
Rome was burning down and the clouds were growing darker
And the sky was mocking me with his dagger
She spoke in verse, my dear lover, the flame

You, asked for me
You, you begged from me

Go away, winter rain

So I ran with my hat in my hands just to prove my faith
She was running wild through the alleys, the streets and the colosseum
I did my best , Oh but I just couldn’t fool the rain

Stay here with me ‘till the rain brings me down
Hear the rattle of those pearls falling down the steps of the old dream of light.
They lead to the shadowed square where my memory hides all her thieves
And all I beg from you is one last waltz

Go away, winter rain
Oh go away, winter rain

I ran with my hat in my hands just to prove my faith
She was running wild through the alleys, the streets and the colosseum
I did my best, as I kneeled and prayed to the statue of every god

Leave us, winter rain
And all I beg from you is time for one last waltz

11. Devil on My Trail

2011-11-01T00:02:00.000Z

Give me a river so I can drink it up, Bring me the sea so I can feast
And I begged you “bring down the rain, so you’ll follow me no more”

Oh Ma, the devil is on my trail, Oh Ma, the devil is on my trail

And so you asked me “is this enough to make you bleed?”
The night is all I need to make my leave from you

I heard your footsteps beneath my skin, Moving fast, closing in.
Son you can pray and you will. Either way, faith slips from you

I believed in the river, oh man
And I went where the river told me
I set my sail to the open sea
But my eyes saw the river was a lie
The devil’s on my trail, oh lord,
The devil’s on my trail, oh lord
The devil’s on my trail, oh lord

Oh Ma, the devil is on my trail, Oh Ma, the devil is on my trail

12. Drunken Sailors & Happy Pirates

2011-11-01T00:01:00.000Z

I’ve summoned love and I called upon you
There ain’t no love in the way that I love you
I’ve summoned love and I called upon you
There ain’t no love in the way that I love you

I prayed and prayed for sober days, when wine and rum would finally be over with my bones;
when this poison would no longer be my wife.
I kept to myself the disquiet of the hours, the torment of those endless nights and the death of all hope,
but all this time I was the good hand inviting darkness inside.
Old age brought me another hunger, another faith, a different taste to my mouth.
I wrote a song never to be sung with the wrecks of the days, and then another and another, until my voice couldn’t hold them anymore.
I swore I would kill you in every single song

Of Drunken sailors and happy pirates, how I wish I’d sail with you
Drunken sailors and happy pirates, how I wish I’d sail with you

And still they wouldn’t believe me, I still couldn’t believe me.
A song with a broken heart... You know there’s a hell for every man?
There’s the one of which you’ve been warned and this other that I will tell:
it’s time, the only devil we have welcomed into our house

Of Drunken sailors and happy pirates, how I wish I’d sail with you
Drunken sailors and happy pirates, how I wish I’d sail with you
Of Drunken sailors and happy pirates, how I wish I’d sail with you
Drunken sailors and happy pirates, how I wish I’d sail with you

We must leave now and face the night. The dark and cold night.
Goodnight

The Strangest Friend (Lyrics)

2011-10-01T20:16:00.001Z

01. The Strangest Friend

02. God Was Sleeping

03. Silent Sleeve

04. Echo Blues

Words & Melodies by a Jigsaw

Artwork: Luis Belo

2011

Track 1: Recorded at Attack-Release Studio by João P. Miranda.

Track 2,3,4: Recorded at The Blue House by a Jigsaw.

Mixed at Attack-Release Studio by João P. Miranda.

Mastered by Ward Veenstra at Geuzenoord Studio in Amsterdam

a Jigsaw

(Joao Rui * Susana Ribeiro * Jorri)

Who played:

Acoustic & Electric Piano, Banjo, Combo Organs, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Drums, Glockenspiel, Vocals, Mandolin, Kalimba, Violin, Cello, Percussions, Harmonica, Hammond, Upright Bass.

01. The Strangest Friend

2011-10-01T20:16:00.000Z

02. God Was Sleeping

2011-10-01T08:15:00.000Z

Do you remember the day you got lost in the woods?
My dear, as night fell down you fell asleep against the trees
oh your feet so tender, crossing through the pines

underneath the leaves there are poems for your ankles
underneath the leaves there are poems of your ankles

you came here just to meet me
you came here just to meet me
and left while god was sleeping
the devil was on his way (yes he was)

I fell with knees to the floor, feeling the ground with my hands
I was looking for the pages of my book, torned apart

I held a candle to your face
so I could see if your heart had changed
then I turned to the road
and went on my way

you came here just to meet me
you came here just to meet me
and left while god was sleeping
the devil was on his way
(yes he was, he was on his way)

03. Silent Sleeve

2011-10-01T08:14:00.000Z

If this land is boring you too much
If this land is boring you
Then make haste, make haste to the shore
If you’re going outside to the sea
If you’re going out to the sea
You’d better stuff your pockets with earth
and make haste if you’re sure
Take the fourth wave ‘round

Don’t take the first ‘cause that’s the devil’s charm
Don’t take the second ‘cause that’s for fools
You’ve got to wait the third just for luck
And the fourth one is on you
She’ll do you right

I know every secret about the sea
And I know everything there’s to be known
I’ll tell you some for your advice
But I’ll keep most to myself

I know every secret about the sea
And I know everything there’s to be known
I’ll tell you some for your advice
But I’ll keep most to myself
because what is of a gambler with a silent sleeve?

Take the fourth wave ‘round

Don’t take the first ‘cause that’s the devil’s charm
Don’t take the second ‘cause that’s for fools
You’ve got to wait the third just for luck
And the fourth one is on you
If you’re sure

04. Echo Blues

2011-10-01T08:13:00.000Z

Take the road, let it burn
No one knows how much you’ve seen
Just move along the road and let the flames to their fate
If I make of fear my good friend
then I’ll just fear, and fear some more
You’ve gotta take the road: make it long, make it wide

I’ve got them echo blues babe
I’ve got them echo blues babe

I chose to burn, to burn real slow
thought I’d take my time and burn real slow,
it’s breaking me down
I’m fearing more and more with each day

I’ve got them echo blues babe
I’ve got them echo blues babe

I got my reason back together
She kept a crazy talk about the end
But I’m not that crazy man, so tone it down

You’ve gotta take it down the road
You’ve gotta take it down the road
You’ve gotta take it down the road
You’ve gotta take it down the road

You see, I’ve got them echo blues
Come on…
Got them echo blues babe
And I’m fearing more and more with each day

Like The Wolf Uncut (Lyrics)

2010-03-13T11:56:00.001Z

01. Farmhouse
02. Red Pony
03. His Secret
04. Crashing Into The Harbour
05. Like The Wolf
06. Return To Me
07. My Blood
08. Dreams & Feathers
09. Idiot Smile
10. Leap Of Ignorance
11. Six Blind Days
12. Down The Willow's Bed
13. The Trial
14. A Little Story

2010 Rewind Music
Artwork: Pedro Freitas
Produtor: Miro Vaz
Words & Music by "a Jigsaw"

Guests / Tracks
Becky Lee Walters (vocals): 3, 6
Carlos Ramos (drums): 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 14
Gito (upright bass): 3, 11
Miguel Lima (drums): 3, 11
Drunken Sailors Choir (Daniela, Raquel, Monica, Susana,Miro, Becky Lee): 12

a Jigsaw

(Joao Rui * Susana Ribeiro * Jorri)

Played:

Banjo, Drums, Glockenspiel, Guitars, Harmonium, Kazoo, Lap Steel, Mandolin, Melodica, Percussion, Piano, Ukulele, Upright Bass, Violin, Vocals, Xylophones, Harmonica, autoharp, etc...

Down the willow's bed

2010-03-13T11:52:00.000Z

he woke up at dawn, he woke up at dawn
with his ribs pressed against his heart,
into the dark, dark. hum... hum...
I am what's left of a dream I had,
a secret that I did not hear quite right

Oh the endless roads, from where my feet stands
and there is a smile at the end of every one,
but not for me

Because the rain knows my name,
she knows where i'm living
and she told my nightmares,
where I'm hiding, hiding
Down the willow's bed
Down the willow's bed

So I took one of them, the one that sang "my dear heart"
and I walked, and I crawled over the years
To an empty space, an empty, empty space

And so I stopped to stare at the buildings
where they were advertising your absence,
my dear heart, my dear heart
see this girl, she could tell a lie better than me,
better than me

Because the rain knows my name,
she knows where I’m living
and she told my nightmares,
that I’m bleeding, bleeding
Down the willow's bed
Down the willow's bed
Down the willow's bed
Down the willow's bed

Dreams & Feathers

2010-03-13T11:49:00.000Z

With one glass of wine, you’ll make me stay
With two glasses of wine, you’ll make me go away

With three glasses of wine, everybody thinks you’re funny
Except maybe your mother, or some close, close friend

When all your hopes are dreams & feathers
And all you lose are dreams and feathers

Looking back on the years
And seeing how wrong I was
For making you go away
Hum, I should’ve never let you go away

When all your hopes are dreams & feathers
And all you lose are dreams and feathers

The friends I don’t need, and the lovers I’ve forgot
they all write me letters “please, please come back”
And it hurts, man it really hurts
To know you’re a crow
when you should have been a humming bird

When all your hopes are dreams & feathers
And all you lose are dreams and feathers
Oh momma
When all your hopes are dreams & feathers
And all you lose are dreams and feathers

Like The Wolf (Lyrics)

2009-04-04T10:43:00.005Z

01. Farmhouse

02. Red Pony

03. His Secret

04. Crashing Into The Harbour

05. Like The Wolf

06. Return To Me

07. My Blood

08. Idiot Smile

09. Leap Of Ignorance

10. Six Blind Days

11. The Trial

12. A Little Story

2009 Rewind Music

Artwork: Pedro Freitas

Produtor: Miro Vaz

Words & Music by "a Jigsaw"

Guests / tracks

Becky Lee Walters (vocals): 3, 6

Carlos Ramos (drums): 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12

Gito (upright bass): 3, 10

Miguel Lima (drums): 3, 10

Drunken Sailors Choir (Daniela, Raquel, Monica, Susana,Miro, Becky Lee): 12

a Jigsaw

(Joao Rui * Susana Ribeiro * Jorri)

played:

Banjo, Drums, Glockenspiel, Guitars, Harmonium, Kazoo, Mandolin, Melodica, Percussion, Piano, Ukulele, Upright Bass, Violin, Vocals, Xylophones, Harmonica, autoharp, etc...

01. Farmhouse

2009-04-04T10:43:00.003Z

The farmhouse is burning down and you laugh
The wolves in the hills will have their way
The little boys, out in the yard, are waving me

This boat has left, gone away
This boat has left, gone away

The hazy weather is back on the shore
And I will leave these walls behind
It can’t be love, ‘cause there is no true love
It can’t be love, ‘cause there is no true love

Captain Ahab, tell me a story about the sea
Tell me how it all ends
(He said) in time sometime, when the rain stops
(He said) in time sometime, when the rain stops

This boat has left, gone away
This boat has left, gone away

02. Red Pony

2009-04-04T10:43:00.001Z

There are men, begging to be free
Stranded there, against the door
If all of this is real, then the dream is over,
And I, oh my, I am a stranger to you

So what about the moon, it’s mine to steal
So what about the moon, it’s mine to steal, mine to steal, alright!

Red, Red Pony, stand out by my door
Red, Red Pony, stand outside my door, alright

Oh let’s just sing of the old, the good old days
Let’s just bring them back
And hear them on hi-fi stereos

So what about the moon, it’s mine to steal
So what about the moon, it’s mine to steal, mine to steal,
Alright, boys!

Red, Red Pony, stand out by my door
Red, Red Pony, stand outside my door, alright

03. His Secret

2009-04-04T10:42:00.004Z

Let me tell you the story of a man, whom you adore
Whose eyes are like pools of madness

His calculated stroll is measured
His steps seem free willed to the untrained eyes
Crawling out, crawling out beneath the veil of the night

But I am his secret babe and you
But I am his secret babe and you
You, you, You are his wife

So Let me tell you the story of a man, whom you adore,
Whose eyes are adorned with shades so dark

His calculated stroll is measured
His steps seem free willed to the untrained eyes

And it’s been so many years since you’ve kissed this floor
When I go away, you’ll come back for more

But I am his secret babe and you
But I am his secret babe and you
You, you, You are his wife

Your hands are tied to his words
Crawling out ‘neath the veil of the night
Standing tall, Standing tall
Like if the rain was his mother

His truth is a lie, but better than a truth
is a truthful lie with sparks of love
And it’s been so many years since you’ve kissed this floor
When I go away, you’ll come back for more
Alright!

04. Crashing Into The Harbour

2009-04-04T10:42:00.003Z

Henry James, sailed into the night
Such a poor vessel, such a lonely face
He had the courage, but didn’t have the knowledge
So he drowned

Madam waltzed into the room
Such an angry dress, in a beautiful saloon
Oh my, oh my my my
And it’s a slow walk, back into the night

On Fridays I get paid to forget what I’ve done
On Sundays I change, I turn a different man
I play cross harp, and I play guitar with the local band

A sad, sad story, true it is, but I’ve got no other one to tell
And this is how it is, and this is how it goes
And it’s a slow walk…

Henry James, last time we spoke
You were walking this floor, up and down
Staring at the train, that’s taking her away
Into your heart, and nothing more

And it’s a slow walk, back into the night

05. Like The Wolf

2009-04-04T10:42:00.001Z

And now I stare, I stare into the emptiness
With roses wrapped around my ankles from moving too slow
Like a wave that broke too soon
And so she told me to stop right there
In your hands? Said I, with a hint of grief
Without a hint of truth
Isn’t irony such a good friend?

And what you see is not who I am (there were surely thunders)
What the devil doesn’t take it’s for god to claim
I’m like the wolf, riding through the night
I’m like the wolf, running up the hill

Have you lost your senses child?
I have tried, and tried to be somebody else
A sheep’s skin, a lamb’s tail and a bell (funny it didn’t work)
so I walked for a while, like peter the fool,
Stumbling across my old prayers
Isn’t irony a surprising friend

And what you see is not who I am (there were surely thunders)
What the devil doesn’t take it’s for god to claim
And this is not quite what you expected
Like I am not what I wanted for me
I’m like the wolf, riding through the night
I’m like the wolf, running up the hill
Isn’t irony such a good friend?

06. Return To me

2009-04-04T10:41:00.001Z

My lover, you took me down to the valley
Where are you, my lover?
My killer, you took me down to the valley
You gave me a real good time
My brother, my sister

Return, Return
Return, Return, to me

Sister, this pain is real,
a stranger of which I know nothing Is out by my doorstep
He is my lover, my killer
He’s the breath beneath my wings
And the ropes around my ankles
He will take me down to the valley
Where my steps are unheard

Return, Return
Return, Return, to me

My hands up on the sky and my feet sinking in the sea
And that’s more, so much more than I can take too

Return, Return
Return, Return, to me

07. My Blood

2009-04-04T10:40:00.002Z

The good lord's blood is in my veins,
but not his kindness, and surely not his mercy

I'm crawling under his shadow
well i'm lurking in the brightest light

My wings, I have set them free to past,
like my eyes gazing

Now that death knocks at my door
she can't even speak my name
Now that death knocks at my door
she can't even speak my name

The blood in my hands
The blood in my wings
The blood in my faith
The blood in my bullets

Well you're my blood, my blood
cold as fire, hard as rain
Well you're my blood, my blood
cold as fire, hard as rain

The blood in my hands
The blood in my wings
The blood in my hands
The blood in my wings

Well you're my blood, my blood
cold as fire, hard as rain
Well you're my blood, my blood
cold as fire, hard as rain

08. Idiot smile

2009-04-04T10:40:00.001Z

So I sat and I waited, patiently for the years to pass
with the violence of each day, of each coming day

When they thought I was running away,
I was merely gathering speed
I was merely gathering speed my friend

I did my best to avoid you
I made all efforts not to see her
my silence says too much
has shades of absence and the wrecks of your touch

Has your breath stopped lately?
do you not see it clear?
the life you knew laughs from the window
oh Idiot smile where have you gone to?
trust not the devil when your hands are clear

I'll tell the truth for once, this time;
My lies have aged to perfection

Oh my euphoria has its nerve in you
Oh my euphoria has its nerve in you

Has your breath stopped lately?
do you not see it clear?
the life you knew laughs from the window
oh Idiot smile where have you gone to?
trust not the devil when your hands are clear

Oh my euphoria has its nerve in you
Oh my euphoria has its nerve in you

09. Leap of Ignorance

2009-04-04T10:39:00.001Z

By the time that I find what my eyes are looking for
I’ll go mute, as a whisper
For truth, at its best is just a side of the story
The secret side
The dark days are upon us
The dark days are upon us
And we smile foolishly as the light flees

This is not a leap of faith my friend
It’s a leap of ignorance
But still I push forward against, against the walls and the tide

Herds of people gathered around, to dance at my will,
But silence took the ground
And cruel words they did pour into my broken heart
They broke my little black heart

Death speaks closer and closer

This is not a leap of faith my friend
It’s a leap of ignorance
But still I push forward against, against the walls and the tide

Back when everything was a promise
long before they stole the light I wore my heart proud
But If I stay too long I may forget what lead me here
So I’m always on the run

The dark days are upon us
The dark days are upon us
And we smile foolishly as the light flees

I’m always leaving or on the run
Until I break this curse
And it won’t be long

10. Six Blind Days

2009-04-04T10:25:00.001Z

On the last day, that I could see,
there were hounds on my trail,
As far as I could see,
so the first day I turned blind, came as a blessing

So I welcomed this friendly twist of fate with a smile, hum….

Poor Blind Jack of Hearts
Poor Blind Jack of Hearts
Poor, Poor Blind Jack of Hearts

On the third day I had made this bliss my faithful companion
My ears grew longer and my hands made it complete
Well the fourth was merely the sum of what came before
To precede the fifth, ah… a king among men
Flowers fading from purple red
into black scented babies (but it’s all good)

Poor Blind Jack of Hearts
Poor Blind Jack of Hearts
Poor, Poor Blind Jack of Hearts

On the second day, that’s when my sight returned
And I began pretending
Poor Blind jack of hearts, what are you going to do,
When they find the truth

Poor Blind Jack of Hearts
Poor Blind Jack of Hearts
Poor, Poor Blind Jack of Hearts

11. The Trial

2009-04-04T10:24:00.000Z

It was 1881 when my grandfather died,
And to this day I don't know why, I feel as though
I am too small for his shoes,
Yes i am
With a long beard and a slow heart, I used to hear him say
But I still have stories to tell
it never pours, rain is never gentle to a tormented soul

(oh and) he who never speaks, has a thousand voices within
“and I have you, but you have them”
Yes you do

Mercy, mercy, cries the sweat of my hands
Now they move a little faster, and they whisper to each other
It’s gonna be a big, big fall
Yes it will
Death has a funny way of sneaking up on me
That’s what i say so i can sleep
But the screams won’t go and the thunder won’t talk to me anymore

(oh and) he who never speaks, has a thousand voices within
“and I have you, but you have them”
Aiming at my heart
I will never let the wolf go
“and I have you, but you have them”
Yes you do

12. A Little Story

2009-04-04T10:20:00.000Z

Let me tell a little story

A tale about the wolf inside

I’m gonna tell you a story that will make you cry

Let me tell a tale of old times,

The crimes that i did into your heart

I’m gonna tell a story about the wolf

One more round boys!

Louder! Louder! The Wolf is Comin’ Boys!

a Jigsaw new Blog

2008-07-09T23:11:00.000Z

Letters From The Boatman (Lyrics)

2007-03-13T00:49:00.000Z

2007 Rewind Music
Foto: Sofia Silva
Produtor: Miro Vaz
Words & Music by "a Jigsaw"

1. Lion's Eyes Louder
Guilherme Barbosa: Harmonica
Sergio Nascimento: Percussions
Berito: Drums
Augusto Cardoso: Electric Guitar

2. The Waltz Of Fear
Sergio Nascimento: Percussions
Berito: Drums
Marta Navarro: Cello
Susana Ribeiro: Violin
Dijas: Closing Choir
Augusto Cardoso: Electric Guitar

3. You're The One I Want The Most
Guilherme Barbosa: Harmonica
Raquel Ralha: Vocals
Kalo: Drums
Augusto Cardoso: Guitars

4. New Man Waiting
Guilherme Barbosa: Harmonica
Raquel Ralha: Vocals
Kalo: Drums
Augusto Cardoso: Guitar

5. Blame Me
Sergio Nascimento: Percussions
Susana Ribeiro: Violin
Berito: Drums
Augusto Cardoso: Electric Guitar

6. A River For A Wife
Paulo Jacob: Keys
Berito: Drums
Augusto Cardoso: Electric Guitar

7. Letters From The Boatman
Sergio Nascimento: Percussions
Carlos Santos: Accordion
Augusto Cardoso: Electric Guitar

8. Return From Winter
Sergio Nascimento: Percussions
Carlos Santos: Accordion
Augusto Cardoso: Electric Guitar

9. My Kindness
Sergio Nascimento: Percussion

10. With My Voice
Sergio Nascimento: Percussion
Lipes, Dijas, Gertru: Choir
Marta Navarro: Cello
Augusto Cardoso: Guitars

11. Life's Like a Riverboat
Marco Nunes: lap Steel
Sergio Nascimento: Percussion
Augusto Cardoso: Electric Guitar

12. To Whom Shall I Give My Blood ?
Sergio Nascimento: Glockenspiel

13. Of Those Who Know You're right
Carlos Santos: Hammond
Sergio Nascimento: Percussion
Augusto Cardoso: Electric Guitar

14. Leave If You Can

1. Lion's Eyes Louder

2007-03-13T00:39:00.000Z

Got a six string across my back - well I’m alone tonight
Feels like I’m riding on lie, well my heart said: beware of the flight
Got these timeless blues to sing well I’m alone again just by myself
‘cause
I’ve got a clock that just won’t strike
I have the feeling tonight that I am my own man
I’ve got a clock that just won’t strike
I have the feeling tonight that I am my own man
I‘ve got a fever inside of my head
I have the feeling tonight that I am my own
Man but you are the lion’s eyes
you are the lion’s eyes

hung around the same old tracks
– well I’m just right back where I started before
got these six string blues inside
well I’ve got my black coat all around me
I’ve got a feeling that just won’t shake
I am alone again just by myself

‘cause
I’ve got a clock that just won’t strike
I have the feeling tonight that I am my own man
I’ve got a clock that just won’t strike
I have the feeling tonight that I am my own man
I‘ve got a fever inside of my head
I have the feeling tonight that I am my own
Man you are the lion’s eyes
And you are the lion’s eyes

(Hum…) I’ve got a feeling that it just won’t change
I’ve got a feeling that it just won’t change

2. The Waltz Of Fear

2007-03-13T00:38:00.001Z

The waltz of fear waits for me
Her taste is old – her lips are enough
The woman inside hides from me
With dramas to love and lies to be told
Oh I’ll fall, but in truth your eyes won’t see the way,
The way I dance as I fall

my tired feet they know , this is the way the dance goes
my tired blood he said this is the way that we’ll flow
my tired eyes will say I’ve never been so close to something so pure

the flood will steal our steps
but our weakened limbs won’t show the grace of time

Oh we’ll fall, but in truth their eyes won’t see the way,
The way we dance as we fall

my tired feet they know , this is the way the dance goes
my tired blood he said this is the way that we’ll flow
my tired eyes will say I’ve never been so close to something so…

The waltz of fear waits for you
Her taste is old – her lips are enough

3. You're The One I Want The Most

2007-03-13T00:37:00.001Z

Lord, I’ve been waiting for you by the side of the road
And I’ve been unkind
Oh lord, I’ve been waiting for you by the side of the road
And I’ve been unkind

And the devil is out by my doorstep
He must have seen the fires I began
Or the smile I couldn’t hide – I think I turn him on

Of all that I see he shouts with his deepest voice
“You’re the one I want the most” – and he rises to the boat

And the trees outside they are a-moaning
That I’ve got a woman who will save my soul
And the trees outside they are a-moaning
That I’ve got a woman who will save my soul

And my future is coming to me
Gently whispering to my ear
“My hope – my all that I’ll be”
Well I’ve got a woman who loves me
Lord, I’ve been waiting for you by the side of the road
And I’ve been unkind

(Coins)
“This must do” he says, leaning violently against my face
Huh – you ain’t sinking this boat son – you’re coming with me

‘cause I’ve got a woman who loves me
Lord, I’ve been waiting for you by the side of the road
And I’ve been

And the trees outside they are a-moaning
That I’ve got a woman who will save my soul
And the trees outside they are a-moaning
That I’ve got a woman who will save me
Lord, I’ve been waiting for you by the side of the road
And I’ve been unkind
Oh lord, I’ve been waiting for you by the side of the road
And I’ve been unkind

4. New Man Waiting

2007-03-13T00:36:00.000Z

Lonely hiding oh babe I’m lonely and hiding from the devil’s

I’m grieving – my blood is on fire oh babe
I’m crawling under the shame
Of what I said
Of what I prayed
Blame me for the road that we chose oh babe
I’m bleeding, but the trust still remains
In what I said/ In what I prayed
In what I said
In what I prayed
Lonely hiding oh babe I’m lonely and hiding
Lonely hiding oh babe I’m lonely and hiding from the devil’s
I’ve been lonely babe / I’ve been lonely babe / I’ve been lonely

5. Blame Me

2007-03-13T00:30:00.000Z

Blame me for the wings that won't grow
Blame me for the desert we've become

my king has gone to hell, and I by his side

Blame me for the river gone dry
Blame me as the truth begins to fade

My king has gone to hell, and I by his side

Gone from home; again, from home
Well, damned be the wind that made you cry
My king has gone to hell…

Blame me for a god who won’t speak
Blame me for the words you can't hear
Blame me for the mercy I'll deny
Blame me you'll never know what I've done

My king has gone to hell,

And I by his side - oh man
I'm tired of sleep - oh god
And I by his side - oh man
My enemy is near and there's no-one to hear my side or follow me

Gone from home; again, from home
Well damned be the wind that made me cry
My king has gone to hell,
away From home again

I'm still the hopes and dreams of those who sleep
I'm still the life you wish you had kept
Damned be the wind that made me cry
My king, my king my king

My king has lost his way again from home

6. A River For A Wife

2007-03-13T00:29:00.000Z

“I’ve got a river for a wife
And the soul of all mankind/
I’ve got a river for a wife”

“Hurry up” he screams, from the shivers of his boat
And he says “you’re the first who came smiling by the shore
With no coins and no love” – still he howls me:
“I’m telling you for the last time, I’m coming back again”

“And the soul of all mankind
I’ve got a river for a wife boy
And the soul of all mankind/
I’ve got a river for a wife”

“Step inside” he moans “you will never be so lonely
Like me you’ll wait closely by the open door
And hear the steps of time creeping gently to your side
Maybe then you’ll know why I scream it loud”

I’ve got a river for a wife boy
And the soul of all mankind
I’ve got a river for a wife
I’ve got a river for a wife boy
And the soul of all mankind/
I’ve got a river for a wife

I’ve got a river for a wife boy
And the soul of all mankind
I’ve got a river for a wife

7. Letters From The Boatman

2007-03-13T00:28:00.000Z

I’ve been losing the keys of my doors,
Well I’ve been forgetting the secrets
And the violin lingers like a bell
that won’t surrender to silence

Letters from the boatman that I have kept
Letters from the boatman that I have kept

The flood is covered with lies where I’ve laid
And the wind that fled with us
He will never dance with them
Oh my failure will be so grand

Letters from the boatman that I have kept
Letters from the boatman that I have kept

8. Return From Winter

2007-03-13T00:26:00.000Z

I’ll leave my home by the fall,
quiet as a mouse – no one will hear me go
But a crowd of faces gathered by the river
to see my hands fighting with the first waves

oh man I’ve changed with time
my fear
oh man I’ve changed with time
my silenced fears found their way
and no one here believes that I’m coming back home

I cried you my dream
I followed the light; the scent of your garden
I closed my eyes too

I left my hands dancing in the memories
Of the hills that stand
Choosing words like picking flowers in here
In the birth of my rage this way I’m not coming back dear

oh man I’ve changed with time
my fear
oh man I’ve changed with time
my silenced fears found their way
and no one here believes that I’m coming back home today

I’ll travel south
I’ll be my woman, I’ll my man
And love has no place in here

But the crowd still waits
But even the fish don’t believe in my return from winter

oh man I’ve changed with time
my fear
oh man I’ve changed with time
my silenced fears found their way
and no one here believes that I’m coming back home

9. My Kindness

2007-03-13T00:23:00.000Z

Pick it up, you ain’t my kind
The wind is burning in my soul

My kindness has been blind for all this time
But she’s been mine
I’ll take this fire through another road oh babe – one that’s mine

I’ll take off from home
And forget my past
So pick it up, you ain’t my kind
The wind is burning in my soul

I’ll take this fire through another road oh babe – one that’s mine
My kindness has been blind for all this time
But she’s been mine
I’ll take this fire through another road

10. With My Voice

2007-03-13T00:22:00.000Z

Lord, don’t you beg, I’m on fire
Lord, there’s a wind that just won’t break, by my side
Lord, I’ve been mending all your clouds,
I’m your storm tonight

Lord, don’t you beg, I’m on fire
Lord, there’s a stranger in my bed with my voice
Lord, I’ve been following your steps
with eyes closed and sore

11. Life's Like a Riverboat

2007-03-13T00:18:00.000Z

Life’s like a riverboat sailing out to nowhere

After all my hope is gone, I’m a client of this old man
But I’ll fight to the end of my days,
and when I go I’ll never be far from home ‘cause

Life’s like a riverboat sailing out to nowhere
I lost the keys of my hell and you found them back again
Life’s like a riverboat sailing out to nowhere

I lost my faith on angels and prayers
I’ve never seen the light and I’ve never been sure
That he’s waiting by the river – waiting for me
Oh babe, I’ll be dancing when he calls for me ‘cause

Life’s like a riverboat sailing out to nowhere

Lost it all on the roads that I crossed
with the angels that are walking around the room
with my eyes gazed on the stairs
-my lies are the best you’ll hear tonight ‘cause

Life’s like a riverboat sailing out to nowhere
I lost the keys of my hell and you found them back again
Life’s like a riverboat sailing out to nowhere

With my Voice
Lord, don’t you beg, I’m on fire
Lord, there’s a wind that just won’t break, by my side
Lord, I’ve been mending all your clouds,
I’m your storm tonight

Lord, don’t you beg, I’m on fire
Lord, there’s a stranger in my bed with my voice
Lord, I’ve been following your steps
with eyes closed and sore

12. To Whom Shall I Give My Blood ?

2007-03-13T00:05:00.000Z

The scarecrow host that you see has your blinded faith
You keep on waiting
Awake and smiling – well you’ll be the last to run

The spotlight is fading away – from me I guess; from you I guess

To whom shall I give my blood?
To whom shall I give my eyes?
‘cause I’ve seen too much of this life,
To whom shall I give my eyes?

The spotlight is fading away – from me I guess; from you I guess
Right…

13. Of Those Who Know You're right

2007-03-13T00:02:00.000Z

I’m an empty theatre with all the grace missing

And when the wind betrays you, you’ll feel the same

Like those who sculpt their hearts of fire

This is the age of tender loss

And this is the age of tender pain

Of those who know you’re right

I’ve been blending with mirrors

And I’ve been sleeping with those trees

Like those who sculpt their hearts of fire

This is the age of tender loss

And this is the age of tender pain

Of those who know you’re right

14. Leave If You Can

2007-03-12T23:57:00.000Z

I heard my voice singing “tides be still”

I’m quitting this life tonight

You’re the last I’ll ever take

so leave if you can

Of all the dreams I had, none was this pure

So I’m leaving this ship tonight

And you’re the last I must take,

So take what you can

From Underskin EP (Lyrics)

2004-08-14T09:42:00.000Z

01. Random Lovers
02. Know Yourself
03. Motionless
04. Dreaming Drowned Man
05. Outside, Waiting
06. Of Rage (THOSE OF THE WIND)
07. Shipwreck

a Jigsaw

(Joao Rui * Jorri * Augusto Cardoso * Filipe Castilho)

2004 Som Sónico
Artwork: Cristina Regadas
Producer: Miro Vaz
Words & Music by "a Jigsaw"

01. Random lovers

2004-08-13T09:40:00.000Z

7 a.m. and the clock is running so fast,
sometimes I wonder how time could steal me from myself
it’s an early bloom of the usual thought
– this light is old and seldom[ly] mine

but oh babe, we’re the random lovers with skins of stone
but oh babe we’re the random lovers with hearts of hate

7 a.m. and the pain starts kicking in,
that’s the way we please ourselves when the rain hits us so hard
it’s an old habit speckled with lies
I could let you in, but I could never let them out

but oh babe, we’re the random lovers with skins of stone
but oh babe we’re the random lovers with hearts of hate

she left me wondering
– I’m out of time, I’m out of your time
and she left me wondering
– I’m out of time, I’m out of your time
and she left me wondering
– I’m out of time, I’m out of my time

but babe, we’re the random lovers
with skins of stone and hearts of hate
but babe, we’re the random lovers
with hearts of hate and skins of stone
but oh babe,….
… steer away, steer away from deep waters, oh steer away.

02. Know yourself

2004-08-12T09:39:00.000Z

My voice is tearing walls with a sigh,
She’s coming back again - a stained knife.
Her seeds of fire are screaming:
“unleash your blood – your legs will follow thee”
“know yourself”

my tongue has gathered all of my hate:
I’ve scorned the stars, the clouds, as a true soul’d man.
in truth, we lie more; tenderly
it’s the bitter hug of a mortal mouth
so scorn the stars, the clouds, as true soul’d men
Her seeds of fire are screaming:
“unleash your blood – your legs will follow thee”
“know yourself”

come close, “I know your eyes man” … sliding down
come closer !I know your lies man!
coming down, coming - your river will blind with thirst
…ever the clouds
“know yourself”

03. Motionless

2004-08-11T09:37:00.000Z

Choking words, we’re aching
Can you sleep through burning waves?
This time we break

Closing in, we’re breathing life
Star-infused, we’re nearly light
This time we break

This time we know it all, but we’ll fake a little better
One day these lights will fade,
but we’ll fake a little better than you

Melted cloaks into the flesh
A dagger’s charm – motionless
This time we break

This time we know it all, but we’ll fake a little better
One day these lights will fade,
but we’ll fake a little better than you

I’ve crawled - and this I swear
I know the skies dark words
And the twist of the ocean’s blood

Running through these poems
Stumbling in these scars
We’re falling - slow

04. Dreaming drowned man

2004-08-10T09:35:00.000Z

Well I’ve seen things that men wish they saw
The sky rising like a flock of doves
And I’ve been everywhere my eyes could go,
The sky is falling over

And I’m trying
You’ve got to try a little harder
For the dreaming drowned man

And then these waves scream all together,
how the sea is taking over
The harbour lights crawl towards me – they’re claiming all the fire lost
The keel is broke, free of all the madness there - my blue lies above me.

And I’m trying
You’ve got to try a little harder
For the dreaming drowned man

05. Outside, Waiting

2004-08-09T09:32:00.000Z

Our eyes are losing the charm of speech
Descending slowly into shades
We’re dancing a silent tide, whose stare could kill.
Contagiously laughing – in the wing

Love is a forgotten empire
Love is a forgotten empire
Can’t you hear him sing?
How can you stand still?

On and On, our eyes have mourned for too long
Tear your tongue into a scream,
Cause he’s the life outside – waiting to be found
He’s the life outside
Despair will lead us now - well make him bleed:
We’ll give him our hell - with humble eyes

Love is a forgotten empire
Love is a forgotten empire
Can’t you hear him sing?
How can you stand still?

On and on, our eyes have mourned for too long
Tear your tongue into a scream,
Cause he’s the life outside waiting
He’s the life outside – waiting to be found,
so tear your tongue into a scream
He’s the life outside waiting

06. Of Rage(THOSE OF THE WIND)

2004-08-08T09:28:00.000Z

We were slipping away,

running with those of the wind.
We’ve sworn to chase these waves
until our anchors break.
Silence will bleed tonight.

Our crazed will stood ground
and those truant screams came crashing about
We’ll be sailing in - tonight
Of rage
And I … sleep

Drew our swords to the void
and the banner of truth came with the flood
We’ve sworn to chase these waves
Until our anchors break.
Silence will bleed tonight

Our crazed will stood ground
and those truant screams came crashing about
We’ll be sailing in - tonight
Of rage
And I … sleep

07. Shipwreck

2004-08-07T09:23:00.000Z

Urge down life's slow rise - in awe.
Forget, for all is vain, and bless the wind's turns

And I can't come back - from that foolish storm
And I won't come back - I've swallowed too much sun

No one knows it – they fake it
But your lives will sink down

Outside where kings fall, the ships flow,
and the waves break madly for you.