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Exactly! He has been their lyricist for their two latest albums. (I used to like some of the old Bloom lyrics though, especially on Fire of Unknown Origin and The Revolution By Night, and I hope he tries his hand at it again)Sorus wrote:I don't have either of those yet. (For shame!) Need to pick them up one of these days.. er, years.
Is that about when John Shirley started writing lyrics?
Interesting trivia-Randy (American Idol) Jackson plays bass on this song.Well I bumped inside the magic man
And he laid some tricks on me
He said, you do need help my friend
I whispered, obviously
He laid a spread of jacks and queens
And he bade me take my pick
But every face it had your face
I cried out, I am sick
Sick of hauling your love around
Want to run the train alone
But the engine tracks straight through your heart
And weighs me like a stone
Oh, it’s a hard load to love you
It takes up all my time, having you
So familiar
Like last life’s
Nursery rhyme
So I gave away the pictures
And your golden ring
And the phone calls you sent me
And the silver birds that sing
Then the man he told me something
That really brought me down
Your things were thrown away, it’s true
But you were still in town
Sick of hauling your love around
Wanna run the train alone
But the engine tracks straight through your heart
And weighs me like a stone
Oh, it’s a hard load to love you
It takes up all my time, having you
So familiar
Like last life’s
Nursery rhyme
The magician let a message
It flashes when I hide
Accept the chains of loving
Accept or else remove yourself from her side
And do without her love
And I lay back with a steel chain
I keep it by my side
I could mail a letter to you but I still
Have my pride
Sick of hauling your love around
Wanna run the train alone
But the engine tracks straight through your heart
And weighs me like a stone
Three times I’ve sent you back from me
Three times my bones gone dry
And three times I’ve seen the shooting shark
Lighting up the sky
Oh, it’s a hard load to love you, babe
It takes my breath away
The fourth time round
Is the last time round
There’s nothing else to say
Agreed.danlo wrote:Old stuff! Some Enchanted Evening, BOC, Agents of Fortune, Secret Treaties, Tyranny and Mutation, On Your Feet or on Your Knees!!!!!
Parched land no desert sand, sun was just a dot
And a little bit of water goes a long way, ’cause it’s hot
Three good buddies were laughing and smoking in the back
Of a rented ford
They couldn’t know they weren’t going far
Each one with the money in his pocket
Could go out and buy himself a brand new car
But they all had the money they had
Money they hoped would take them very far
The sky was bright, a traffic light, now and then a truck
And they hadn’t seen a cop around all day
They brought everything they needed
Bags and scales to weigh the stuff
The driver said the border’s just over the bluff
It wasn’t until the car suddenly stopped
In the middle of a cold and barren place
And the other guy turned and spilled
Three boys blood, did they know a trap had been lain?
They’re ok the last days of may, I’ll be breathing dry air
I’m leaving soon, the others are already there
You wouldn’t be interested in coming along, instead of staying here
They say the west is nice this time of year.
) the awesome: Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll (better live on OYFOOYK imho...)
