the fire behind us (live)

by Querkus

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The air a-mist, a glittering blue The twinkling silver of your eyes As I am drawn in; as I fall yet begin to fly An image in your silvery eye Leaves of such a dewy fragrance And the bark of a whispering tree All come out of the darkness to wrap their arms around my body A voice speaking somewhere softly CHORUS I can only feel myself rising I can only hope to touch the ground That I see sparking beneath me As the blue air swirls around me As the moment strikes that I am free There, a streak of lightning flashing Keeping time with my beating heart Not a single piece of me touches what is solid Not a single part wants to stop Ever To fly here and be here forever BRIDGE Clouds reveal the moon to me Their jewel, their priceless treasure One that I have always been aware of And one that knows me well Being the magic in a spell CHORUS I can only feel myself rising I can only hope to touch the ground That I see sparking beneath me As the blue air swirls around me As the moment strikes that I am free CHORUS I can only feel myself rising I can only hope to touch the ground That I see sparking beneath me As the blue air swirls around me As the moment strikes that I am free
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I am I beast of sorts, I roam these hills these sounds and your attitude. I am a beast of sorts and if you’ll not harm me then I’ll not harm you Call away the branches that tore at your sweet mismatched eyes so blinded by rage And away with the people there who would make you feel afraid I can’t have faith in a race that would put you in a filthy cage And you know I would have freed you, man, had I been there But you turned out ok I can’t Tal-i-son who your father is. I can’t Tal-i-son who your father is I can’t Tal-i-son who your father is. Delphinium Kirex Followed you from France to the Volga An afternoon romp - we nearly got curb stomped But your cleverness found us safety in a tent in the bazaar You know I was there in spirit as you find yourself here with me now I take my tea with lemon, think of angels and wonder where you are Now I see my situation and all that remains for my salvation. Oh my heart’s on fire. the shy one screams out exactly what’s on my mind. We’re suddenly joined and hear me Delphinium Kirex breaking ground, Delphinium Kirex fishes surround Delphinium Kirex always around, Just around, Just around, Just around the corner
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How he mislead our trusting eyes So incideously holding back what lies behind With hope underwater and desire far below With home left dissolving with and no sign of shore Towering to crush the sun, the landscape sinks and fades With one last glace see rich men wallow here in what they’ve made The pines are clutching granite as the flood rends them apart How heartlessly we’re left here seething silent in the dark JenPeg Jenpeg JenPeg Wallow here in what you’ve made JenPeg Jenpeg JenPeg Wallow here in what you’ve made
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I’m lying awake, rubbing my eyes, scratching my head and dreaming tonight. Black hope aside, crisp ebon eve, rose in the dawn, blue snowing deep. Bright crystal morn, cold crimson dusk, green shimmering night, we’re lost in the dark. Frozen bright star, bring me the veil of winter morning. Soft frosted trees, sparking winds, feeling of soaring.
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Where’s this life we’ve all been waiting for Can it truly be questioned anymore That the sweet things we’ve all been waiting for Aren’t really worth the time of day Anymore Anymore Anymore Anymore Oh Oh Oh <instrumental> I thought we could fly I knew we would die But I didn’t care No I didn’t mind I thought we could fly Now why didn’t I The world’s falling down But I am not crying anymore
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Fire's red, summer's dead Yet it shall return. Clear and bright, in the night, Burn, fire, burn! Fire spark, when nights are dark Makes our winter's mirth. Red leaves fall, earth takes all, Brings them to rebirth. Dance the ring, luck to bring, When the year's a-turninng. Chant the rhyme at Hallows-time, When the fire's burning. From dark to light, erase my strife Illuminate my night Warm my heart, reduce my pain The wheel must start to turn again. Fire fair, earth and air, And the heaven's rain, All blessed be, and so may we, at Hallows-tide again. Fire fair, earth and air, And the heaven's rain, All blessed be, and so may we, at Hallows-tide again.
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released September 23, 2003

All songs (music & lyrics) written by Querkus except:
Track 5: Traditional / John Cameron, Track 9: written by Johnny Cash, Track 10: Traditional / Doreen Valiente.

All songs recorded and mixed by Brendan at Holy Joe's on October 13 2002 except: Tracks 10 and 11 recorded and mixed at Precursor Productions and Querkus in August 2002, and Track 12 mixed and recorded by Joe Silva.

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