Live in Japan (Nakano Sun Plaza Hall on 12 April 1988)
playing time: 61:48 Same show as above. Almost the same quality. Excellent artwork. Misprint by stating that the show was recorded in Europe. It is not!
Standing firm on this stony ground The wind blows hard Pulls these clothes around I harbour all the same worries as most The temptations to leave or to give up the ghost I wrestle with an outlook on life That shifts between darkness and shadowy light I struggle with words for fear that they'll hear But Orpheus sleeps on his back still dead to the world
Sunlight falls, my wings open wide There's a beauty here I cannot deny And bottles that tumble and crash on the stairs Are just so many people I knew never cared Down below on the wreck of the ship Are a stronghold of pleasures I couldn't regret But the baggage is swallowed up by the tide As Orpheus keeps to his promise and stays by my side
Tell me, I've still a lot to learn Understand, these fires never stop Believe me, when this joke is tired of laughing I will hear the promise of my Orpheus sing
Sleepers sleep as we row the boat Just you the weather and I gave up hope But all of the hurdles that fell in our laps Were fuel for the fire and straw for our backs Still the voices have stories to tell Of the power struggles in heaven and hell But we feel secure against such mighty dreams As Orpheus sings of the promise tomorrow may bring
Tell me, I've still a lot to learn Understand, these fires never stop Please believe, when this joke is tired of laughing I will hear the promise of my Orpheus sing
Performed live in The Praise Of Shamans tour 1988.
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Taking The Veil (live 1988)
In dresses white, all set for sail A little girl dreams of taking the veil In dresses white, all set for sail A little girl dreams of taking the veil On beaches clean of sand and shell A little girl dreams of taking the veil All lightning bright and thunder loud A little girl dreams safe and sound
Performed live in The Praise Of Shamans tour 1988.
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The Boy With The Gun (live 1988)
He knows well his wicked ways A course of bitterness A grudge held from his childhood days As if life had loved him less Reading down his list of names He ticks them one by one He points the barrel at the sky Firing shots off at the sun
"I am the law and I am the King I am the wisdom, listen to me sing"
He carves out the victim's names In the wooden butt of the gun He leans well back against the tree He knows his Kingdom's come He'll breath a sigh self satisfied The work is in good hands He shoots the coins into the air And follows where the money lands
"I am the law and I am the King I am the wisdom, listen to me sing"
He pauses at the city's edge Of hellfire and of stone He summons up the devil there To give him courage of his own He'll free the sinners of deceit They'll hear his name and run His justice is his own reward Measured out beneath the sun
"I am the law and I am the King I am the wisdom, listen to me sing"
Performed live in The Praise Of Shamans tour 1988.
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Riverman (live 1988)
I see your eyes light up like fire It's medicine to me But as the hunted live their lives You're keeping out of reach
So I keep running, falling Till I reach the water Run with me holyman But when I reach out I find I'm standing right beside her Now we're living Blessed with all the thunder in the world
Now, should you ask me to come home To wake up from the sleep Like a boat inside a storm Is there no hope for me?
So I keep running, falling Wade into the water Run with me riverman But when I reach out I find I'm standing right beside her Now we're living Blessed with all the thunder in the world
Including band introduction. Performed live in The Praise Of Shamans tour 1988.
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The Ink In The Well (live 1988)
The lights of the ashes smoulder through hills and vales Nostalgia burns in the hearts of the strongest Picasso is painting the ships in the harbour The wind and sails These are years with a genius for living
The rope is cut, the rabbit is loose (Fire at will in this open season) The blood of a poet, the ink in the well (It's all written down in this age of reason)
The animals run through harvested fields of fire The bitterness shown on the face of the homeless Picasso is painting the flames from the houses The sudden rain These are years with a genius for living
The rope has been cut, the rabbit is loose (Fire at will in this open season) The blood of a poet, the ink in the well (It's all written down in this age of reason)
Performed live in The Praise Of Shamans tour 1988.
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Let The Happiness In (live 1988)
I'm waiting on the empty docks Watching the ships come in I'm waiting for the agony to stop Oh, let the happiness in I'm watching as the gulls all settle down Upon the empty vessels The faded whites of their wedding gowns The songs of hopeless selflessness
The cold December Sun A cold that blisters The hands of a working man Wasted
I'm waiting on the empty docks Watching the ships roll in I'm longing for the agony to stop Oh, let the happiness in
Oh, let the happiness in
Listen to the waves against the rocks I don't know where they've been I'm waiting for the skies to open up And let the happiness in
Performed live in The Praise Of Shamans tour 1988.
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Gone To Earth (live 1988)
With a burning candle A book of holy things They'll throw you up against the wall Bind your hands with string Caught in the sudden shower Our host of heavenly Kings They're all victims of circumstance Of ancient bells that bring All the fear in the world, naked and shy Down upon our heads, with no reason why
And though voices may holler For all they're worth The rabbits have fled their burrows Gone to earth
Excellent quality, undoubtedly taken (as with In Praise of Shamans) from the source tapes for the FM Tokyo broadcast. (How to tell? Robbie Aceto comes in too early on one of the verses of "Taking the veil.") The version of "Gone to earth" heard here is very different from the LP version, much more laid back, and (dare I say it?) jazzy, even.
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