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´Xcuse Me
06:33
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She´s a Cow
07:17
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200 GIRLS
200 girls in a row, no-one wants to know
Nobody cares if they sleep. No-one hears them weep
Crib after crib in a room, breathing dusty gloom
Nameless and straining in vain. Finally insane
Kill your babies slow. No-one has to know
China masks your face. Time will close the case
Kill your babies slow. No-one has to know
200 girls in a row, no-one feels them go
Sisters abandoned in time, hear no nursery rhyme
Taking their love as they leave. Leaving us to grieve
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Time in Your Face
10:27
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TIME IN YOUR FACE
She sits alone at the table, canvas and brush by her side
She doesn´t see hands aligning, waits for the time to arrive
Lifting her brush into nothing, seeking a source of delight
Blossoming somewhere within her, choked by the grey of her life
Here in the dusk, uninspired, hands of the clock ticking round
Dripping from six is the answer that soon will be found
Two drops of ink hit the water, diffuse and meet in a face
Dipping the hairs, strokes the canvas, time now has found a new place
Moving her brush without looking, fixed on the clock up above,
Whilst there, on the canvas, the face of a man that she loves
Suddenly everything changes. Suddenly all of it´s true
From far back in time comes his hand and he pulls her right through
Circus in town. Money thrown down. Spirits rise as one
Dust, fumes, costumes. Crowds, cheers, rats, beers
Cage, rage, stench, then...
Gone
Punch the air and shout, “ Hooray! ”, from the village we shall ride
We shall raise the tent again, but with time upon our side
For the moment of the year, with no populace to please but ourselves
Winding up the tension. Dreams catching fire
Spiralling higher and higher - now´s the time
Troupe has arrived, lights on the ice
She is the dancer and he is the wire
Frozen the lake, mulled wine to hand
Masks on and raiments all fall to the ground
Marron, the Ringmaster:
“ Roll up, my delicious friends! No public for us tonight, as we go beyond wild!
Love begins now! Your frost shall turn to sweat, your woes you shall forget
and frowns replaced by sweet time in your face ”
“ Ahh, look! The Biscuit Ballerinas have arrived,
with someone hidden in their midst... who could it be? ”
“ My word! It’s never too late for the Trapeze Wizards to bring their special person...
We know you’re in there! ”
“ Now, people, make way for our twice-honoured friends:
Canary Lions, and Golden Donkeys, the First Phoenix.
Shyenas, Chameleon Flamingos and the Lady Foxes ”
“ And now, could we please drill an enormous hole in the ice
Animals and un-animals, I give you our binding unofficial: the Giant Carp! ”
So we met inside my heart, and we loved inside my soul
In another life I had, like a sentinel of old
And I’ll carry you, my dear, through the passing of the years - and tonight...
As you throw away your mask in the naked masquerade
The kaleidoscopic dance where we shouldn’t be afraid
For the clocks will always chime,When it’s you that shows the time in your face
Memories at last reappearing
Life shows the time in your face
Just learn to draw out the magic as you trace
There in the dark, inspired, her new heart’s ticking round
Hiding the loving answer which doesn´t need to be found
Lyrics: Dan Bornemark & John Eyre
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Green Asphalt Sweden
Green Asphalt is a Swedish prog rock project initiated by Gentle Giant collaborator Dan Bornemark. This is the first album and took just 17 years to create.
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