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GREEN CARNATION LYRICS
"A Night Under The Dam" (2007 DVD)
1. Child's Play (Part III)
2. Sweet Leaf
3. 9-29-045 (Part I, II and III)
4. Alone
5. Maybe?
6. High Tide Waves
7. Transparent Me
8. Six Ribbons
9. The Burden is Mine...Alone
1. Child's Play (Part III)
2. Sweet Leaf
Oh, sweet leaf
Swaying in the wind
Under stars and moon
And sunrise gloom
Hanging on to the tree
That gives you life
Oh, sweet leaf
Has your time come?
Will your journey begin?
Afraid of falling and falling
With the wind
Away, away from your origin
Oh, sweet leaf
How was it?
Hanging under stars
Feeling the wind
Knowing you're safe
Clinging on to me
Oh, sweet leaf
Why did you leave?
Why didn't you stay?
How can I be your guardian angel?
When you are away?
Oh, dear father
Let me tell you
I loved to sway in the wind
Under the stars and moon
And sunrise gloom
Clinging on to you
Oh, dear father
Can't you see?
I'm not running away
I'm just searching
For the real me
Oh, dear mother
Why do we have to go?
Why don't we stay?
How can I be yours?
When we are always away?
Oh, sweet leaf
When your time comes
3. 9-29-045 (Part I, II and III)
I. My Greater Cause
As I ran down the street
All the faces appeared to me one by one
By the fifth I took a sudden turn
The melting snow revealed the bodies buried long ago
All the violence a man can take
The broken bones and broken homes beneath my feet
On the dark side we'll meet again
And cook it up for one more dance
It's who we are...
But I swear it'll be my last
And if I go, I go alone
In the eyes of the elephant
Nothing's too big and no-one proves you wrong
But the kind they had to offer
Didn't do me good, it barely cracked the softer shell
On the dark side we'll meet again
And cook it up for one more dance
It's who we are...
But I swear it'll be my last
And if I go, I go alone
Yes I failed and I can't go back
I'm wasted beyond my years
And I breathe just to let it go
All that I wanted
Was to slip away for a little while
Cause I felt alone
And I couldn't keep up with the world
II. Homecoming
[Instrumental]
III. House of Cards
Where am I?
They're all gone
All is black and white
I think I have passed on
All so warm, all so calm
All these worries shutting down
Something's wrong
Something's wrong
Is it really you?
A moment of -
And they're all gone
If I could close my eyes
I'm sure I'd disappear
Here they come
Puling me up from the mud
I've failed, yet I'm holding on
Here they come
I'm hiding in vain
My shadow and I
In our house of cards
Never did I question myself for the truth
There never was a greater cause
Never did I open my eyes for you
But there it was my greater cause
Here they come
Puling me up from the mud
I've failed, yet I'm holding on
Here they come
I'm hiding in vain
My shadow and I
In our house of cards
4. Alone
From childhood's hour I have not been
As others were - I have not seen
As others saw - I could not bring
My passions from a common spring
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow - I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone
And all I loved - I loved alone
Then, in my childhood - in the dawn
Of a most stormy life - was drawn
From every depth of good and ill
The mystery which binds me still
From the torrent, or the fountain
From the red cliff of the mountain
From the sun that 'round me rolled
In its autumn tint of gold
From the lightning in the sky
As it passed me flying by
From the thunder, and the storm
And the cloud that took the form
When the rest of Heaven was blue
Of a demon in my view...
5. Maybe?
Maybe, dreams apart
You're visual for all
Maybe another time
You're more than air
In another state of mind
You're still dancing
In another state of mind
No need to be afraid
You're not visual for all
No need to hide
You're no more than air
In another state of mind
You're still dancing
In another state of mind
[You're there]
6. High Tide Waves
Hear that something, a pale and misty sound
The more things change, the more they stay the same
Heading out in High Tide Waves
Not afraid to fall, I'm older now, I'm standing tall
I'm holding head above water
Ain't going down
I'm holding head above water
Ain't gonna drown, ain't gonna drown
I'm holding head above water
Can't hold me tied
I'm holding head above water
You can't break me... shredded pieces
I've spoken different words, a grey soar voice
Different lines, remains the same
Heading out in High Tide Waves
Not afraid to fall, I'm older now, still standing tall
On this quest for answers, shaped my eyes
Without anger, wasted lines
Can't you sense this feeling, feel it flow
I am stronger now, I've let the tension go
I'm holding head above water
Ain't going down
I'm holding head above water
Ain't gonna drown, ain't gonna drown
I'm holding head above water
Can't hold me tied
I'm holding head above water
You can't break me... shredded pieces
7. Transparent Me
[Jon English Cover]
If I where a minstrel
I'd sing you six love songs
To tell the whole world
Of the love that we share
If I where a merchant
I'd bring you six diamonds
With six blood red roses
For my love to wear
But I am a simple man, a poor common farmer
So take my six ribbons to tie back your hair
Yellow and brown, blue as the sky,
Red as my blood, green as your eye
If I were a nobleman
I'd bring you six carriages
With six snow-white horses
To take you anywhere
If I were the emperor
I'd build you six palaces
With six hundred servants
For comforting fare
But I am a simple man a poor common farmer
So take my six ribbons to tie back your hair
If I where a minstrel
I'd sing you six love songs
To tell the whole world
Of the love that we share
So be not afraid, love,
You're never alone, love
While you wear my ribbons
To tie back your hair
Once I was a simple man, a poor common farmer
I gave you six ribbons to tie back your hair
Tooralee, tooralie
All I can share
Is only six ribbons to tie back your hair
Tooralee, tooralie
All I can share...
I gave you six ribbons to tie back your hair
8. Six Ribbons
[Jon English Cover]
If I where a minstrel
I'd sing you six love songs
To tell the whole world
Of the love that we share
If I where a merchant
I'd bring you six diamonds
With six blood red roses
For my love to wear
But I am a simple man, a poor common farmer
So take my six ribbons to tie back your hair
Yellow and brown, blue as the sky,
Red as my blood, green as your eye
If I were a nobleman
I'd bring you six carriages
With six snow-white horses
To take you anywhere
If I were the emperor
I'd build you six palaces
With six hundred servants
For comforting fare
But I am a simple man a poor common farmer
So take my six ribbons to tie back your hair
If I where a minstrel
I'd sing you six love songs
To tell the whole world
Of the love that we share
So be not afraid, love,
You're never alone, love
While you wear my ribbons
To tie back your hair
Once I was a simple man, a poor common farmer
I gave you six ribbons to tie back your hair
Tooralee, tooralie
All I can share
Is only six ribbons to tie back your hair
Tooralee, tooralie
All I can share...
I gave you six ribbons to tie back your hair
9. The Burden is Mine...Alone
I feel the blood under my skin
Like so many times before
This journey got the best of me
And I am sorry I couldn't wait anymore
The burden is mine... alone
I feel the blood under my skin
And I hate every part of me
How could I loose the only thing worth keeping
Now I'm sorry I didn't wait for you
The burden is mine... alone
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