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Frenzy
03:27
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Kiril Threndor
03:36
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Flowing like a river across a field that’s
rough and furrowed
Moving through corridors as graceful
as a dream
Streaming over meadows like a hundred
silver horses
But lost among the people. You’re a gem
no one has seen
Uncertain dancer, you know what you can be
Uncertain dancer, why your uncertainty?
Crowded in a corner in a room of
nameless faces
Waiting for a chance for you to spread your newfound wings
Loving all the wonder of a world so
newly opened
Grateful for the times when you can lift your voice and sing
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Originally composed for the Paradox quartet. A mini-epic inspired by the post-apocalyptic novel Malevil, by Robert Merle.
(I was big on the whole post-apocalyptic thing in those days) The book told the story of a group of people who survived a nuclear holocaust inside the wine cellar of a medieval castle in France, and how a new society was rebuilt in the aftermath. The lyrics are written from the perspective of the descendants of the characters in the book.
At home when when we need protection
from the night
At peace when there’s no one left to fight
Stone wall strong against the purifying fire
of a world, robbed of all it’s life
With no word of warning, no hint of
what’s to come
the airborne warbird sang its song
In the city’s dark, the listeners were few
Trapped like rats, they wouldn’t hold out long
In the feudal stone, in the castle’s deepest hold
they rode out the all consuming flame
In despair they determined they’d begun again
Though they knew it would never be the same
In time they discovered that they weren’t the only ones
Survivors of the harmony of death
And in the Spring, when the buds all reappeared
Their future was insured. Their course was set.
Our future race is built out of their strength
Their conviction and the sacrifice they made
Years have gone by and stories that
they’ve shared
have ensured that we are here to stay
When the warbirds sing as forevermore they will
the image of the flames is now recalled
in the hearts of those who never knew before
of the world of those who survived
inside these walls
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5. |
Shadowdance
03:20
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Dance with your shadow
Laugh at your fear
I don’t feel sorry
for those who aren’t here
Come to conclusions
After I’m through
I know I’d feel different
If I were you
When I’m down and closing in
Will you stand by me as a friend?
Or will you turn and walk away?
What it is, who can say?
Who can say what is to be
’til it’s plain for all to see?
Throw the dice and take a chance
and if you catch your shadow dance
When I’m down and closing in
Will you stand by me as a friend?
Or will you turn and walk away?
What it is, who can say?
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6. |
An Unfinished Love Song
06:08
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Him:
Joining the ranks of endangered souls
Conversing with time, defining his role
Feeling the pain of unworthiness
Counting the minutes until his death
When came to be a sound unknown
From distant chambers and catacombs
A temptress cry to lead him on
Seeking a state he’s never known before
In his life
Her:
Come on in, I’m glad you have arrived
Let’s begin, we haven’t too much time …
Now you hopeless dreamer
I’ve got you trapped under my spell
You’ll join the other dreamers
In your fiery hell
Do not hate me, for yours is the hate of a million wasted lives
Do not fear me for the fear you feel is trapped inside my eyes! My eyes!
Him:
Wrapped up in this silver web I call to vent
my pain
Crying out for mercy, I’m a fool upon the stage
Pelted by the heartless mob, I tug ay
my restraints
When a graceful dancer glides up and probes inside my brain
Free me I cry aloud and yet she doesn’t hear
Take my heart, take my mind, I’m past the
point of fear
Then my silver threads dissolve and she leads me to her room
She sings of love and other things, and death that comes too soon
Go on and take me if you will, a promise
has been made
But she shakes her head and smiles at me. “No” was all she said …
Ring the bells of beauty now and cast aside the sword
The jester is alone again, perhaps forever more!
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7. |
Flowstone
03:44
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8. |
Shelter
03:02
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The night is full of victims
The sky is filled with blood
and the pre-fab pleasure salesmen
prey on survivors of the flood
You and I we’ve been there
and yet we still don’t know
how we survived the carnage
how far we have to go
We need shelter to keep away the night
We need shelter to keep away the night
Flaming colors rise up to greet the dying sun
Who will stay the tempest? You know we are the ones
We build shelter to keep away the night
We build shelter to keep away the night
Who can foresee the outcome, the welcome days of rest?
This song must serve as warning, a call to arms at best
We need shelter to keep away the night
We build shelter to keep away the night
You and I we’ve been there
and yet we still don’t know
how we survived the carnage
How far we have to go
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Temples of None
03:19
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10. |
Valley of the Dead
05:33
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As I walk through the corridors of war
I can see that tranquility can’t exist anymore
Where’s the way I used to live before she went away?
Where’s the morning ocean queen that lives in the bay?
Well I feel as though I’m looking at the world through dirty glass
And I have no way to answer all of the questions you ask
All the stars are melting and the moon is locked in ice
And I keep on coming up snake eyes when I throw the dice
And it’s working inside of my brain
No feelings seem to remain
Nowhere left to go but insane
Orange sunshine lay me to sleep tonight and I’m driven from my head
The morning brings a new surrounding, you wishing I were dead
Well I’ve seen, smelled, heard, and felt the greed, hate, and sin
And I’ve tossed away all hope of love that lay so deep within
As I lay myself to sleep tonight on a pillow made of stone
The morning that awakens me will never,
ever come
Well I feel as though I’m looking at the world through dirty glass
And I have no way to answer all of the questions you ask
All the stars are melting and the moon is locked in ice
And I keep on coming up snake eyes when I throw the dice
And it’s working inside of my brain
Only feelings seem to remain
The rest of me’s going insane
Orange sunshine lay me to sleep tonight and I’m driven from my head
The morning brings a new surrounding, you finding that I’m dead
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11. |
Soldier of Fortune
03:18
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12. |
Running Man
03:29
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13. |
Cuyler Impressions
07:09
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14. |
The Magician's Suite
09:46
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Allen Welty-Green Atlanta, Georgia
Allen Welty-Green is a composer, musician and multi-media artist. He moved to Atlanta from Nashville, TN in 1992 to explore and develop his artistic connections. In Atlanta, he’s worked with theater and dance, and in various music collaborations: Z-Axis, Zentropy, and created tributes to Bowie, Kate Bush, and others. ... more
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