LYRICS
Sit with the Mother
In the Sacred Valley
Under the full moon
My demons rally
Down, down, down into the cave
I’m suffocating in a grave
You were there and the fire grew
You let me burn and I swore to you
My star is rising from the death and decay
A Phoenix is rising from the ashes of my grave
Burn, burn, burn, consumed in flame
Broken down until I lose my name
Your golden tears, they fill the sky
Hold on tight, it’s time to die
My star is rising from the death and decay
A Phoenix is rising from the ashes of my grave
(bridge)
Burn, burn, burn, consumed in flame
Broken down until I lose my name
My star is rising from the death and decay
A Phoenix is rising from the ashes of my grave
My star is rising from the death and decay
A Phoenix is rising from the ashes of my grave
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MEDUSA
Stoic on the outside, seething from within
Dead men all around me and my dark forsaken twin
Sullen and weary, telepathic mind
Shadow of a cold heart, frozen in time
Medusa, I’m not afraid
Medusa, I’ve already paid…I’ve already paid
Rotting from the inside, drowning in the deep
What they did to you my dear has nothing to do with me
It kills me from the inside, the hollowness I keep
Buried deep inside you, eyes begin to bleed
Medusa, I’m not afraid
Medusa, I’ve already paid
Medusa, I’m all alone
Give me your best shot, baby
I’m already stone
(bridge)
Medusa, I’m not afraid
Medusa, I’ve already paid
Medusa, I’m all alone
Give me your best shot, baby
I’m already stone
I’m already stone
I’m already stone
21 GRAMS
She wakes up in the morning
Starts another day
Works real hard to pay the bills
Just like yesterday
Works to live, lives to work
Starts to get ahead
Images now dance
To the songs of the dead
Does this all sound familiar?
Do you want to be free?
From a life with no meaning
And a cage you cannot see
Why are you fighting?
In the end it’s all the same
The gates that you go through
When you lose your name
You chose to be the fighter
Live your life a little tighter
In the end it doesn’t matter
When you’re 21 grams lighter
Choose your battles wisely
Open up your heart
Elevate your frequency
Humble from the start
For every single dawn
Everyone you meet
Every single breath
Every single beat
You chose to be the fighter
Live your life a little tighter
In the end it doesn’t matter
When you’re 21 grams lighter
When you’re 21 grams lighter
(lead)
Ch. X2
MOJAVE MOON
White lines run through me
My true life eludes me
If I wake another day
Will you be there for me?
The desert sun behind me
Mojave moon beside me
Lead me to real so I may feel
The heart that beats within me
The room inside is empty without you
The hollowness inside, an open wound
Wrap yourself around me
Help a blind man see
If I wake another day
Will you be there for me?
The truth burns within me
Like a graveyard beneath me
Behind the wall I cannot fall,
Cannot feel or see
The room inside is empty without you
The hollowness inside, an open wound
The room inside is empty without you
Haunted by the sky, Mojave moon
White lines run through me
My true life eludes me
If I wake another day
Will you be there for me?
DON'T WAIT FOR FATE
Starving for feeling, sick of apathy
Seeking inspiration, but I'm blind
You always protect me, I never really fall
Love and trust elude me all the time
You can't count curses, fall in hate
Can't count blessings, don't wait for fate
Sharing the torture, trying to survive
Hiding discontentment in our lives
We're stuck in the quicksand, fighting to survive
Everything they taught us is a lie
You can't count curses, fall in hate
Can't count blessings, don't wait for fate
You can't count curses, fall in hate
Can't count blessings, don't wait for fate
Reaching for feeling, the dragon from within
The flame I lost so many years ago
The fire in my darkness, sweet familiar soul
Tear up the world and let that fire grow
You can't count curses, fall in hate
Can't count blessings, don't wait for fate
You can't count curses, fall in hate
Can't count blessings, don't wait for fate
HOW WILL YOU DIE
Are you feeling defeated?
Are your vices killing you?
Is your heart cut wide open,
Faith bleeding from your wounds?
Pain is only a frame of mind,
No time to waste
Accept what lies before you,
The challenge, the fight, and the race
How will you die,
On your feet or on your knees?
How will you die,
On your feet or on your knees?
No need to question.
They'll kick you when you're down.
Don't wait for Karma.
Bring that darkness around.
You are the master,
So long as you live and breathe
Take as many with you,
Shall be the only creed that you scream
How will you die,
On your feet or on your knees?
How will you die,
On your feet or on your knees?
How long have you laid down,
Taking it as it comes?
With death about to touch you,
Your enemies have surly won
Will that be your legacy,
The end of a sour note?
Or will you rise one last time
And slit your rival's throat?
How will you die,
On your feet or on your knees?
How will you die,
On your feet or on your knees?
How will you die? How will you die?
WITHOUT A DAWN
Picked up the phone to call you
Realized you were gone
Restless tiger in your cage
Did you decide to move on?
Still remember the summer time
When your lips first touched mine
Playing in the dead of night
Love was painful by design
I said I miss you
Then you were gone
Flying with the angels
Morning without a dawn
You are the ghost from the river
You are the haunted dream
Always the hidden sliver darling
An end we can not foresee
I said I miss you
Then you were gone
Flying with the angels
Morning without a dawn
I said I miss you
Then you were gone
Flying with the angels
Mourning without a dawn
BURNIN' WHISKEY
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Burnin’ Whiskey
© 1975 Ruby Starr
Seems you’ve had it, with all of my games
Trouble and hard times, come with my name
Love with a loser, causes you pain
Take it away – take it away
Burnin’ whiskey
Oh how that whiskey burns
When my baby left
To whiskey I had to turn
No one can help me, now I’m alone
Nothin’ I can say, will bring you back home
Yes I’m the loser, you made me so blue
Hey, hey burnin’ whiskey, help see me through
Burnin’ whiskey
Oh how that whiskey burns
When my baby left
To whiskey I had to turn
There ain’t no need to deny
What I’m feeling inside
Turn up the music
Hand me the bottle
And I will forget you lied
Burnin’ whiskey
Oh how that whiskey burns
When my baby left
To whiskey I had to turn
Burnin’ whiskey
Oh how that whiskey burns
When my baby left
To whiskey I had to turn
ONE FOOT STUCK
Do you talk to your god?
Does he listen to you?
When you wake up in the morning,
Do you feel like you got screwed?
You sit upon your high chair
Try to preach ‘the way’ to me
But I’ve been down that road before
I know the lies and hypocrisies
I don’t care what you’re saying
I don't care anyway
You’re trapped in your own illusions
With one foot stuck in the grave
I’m living in the lust of nature
I drink from her everyday
You preach to me about virtue
Living the way of the slave
I don’t care what you’re saying
I will find my own way
You’re trapped in your own illusions
With one foot stuck in the grave
You’ve got nothing to show me
Nothing to give me
Nothing to teach me
One foot stuck in the grave
You want me down on my knees
Serving the holy trinity
But my heart and soul are taken Father
By the goddess of liberty
I don’t care what you’re saying
I will find my own way
You’re trapped in your own illusions
With one foot stuck in the grave
Do you talk to your god? Does he listen to you?
RISE
On the night of the full moon
Bad thoughts in my head
The rage is taking over
All I see is red
When you look into my eyes
Tell me what you see
Ripping, gnashing, killing passion, bloody predatory
Rise, rise, calling the wolf within
Rise, rise, shed my human skin you muther…
Burning in transformation
We can't breathe anymore
Sour thoughts on how to live
Got us cursing at the world
We hold you responsible
Trying to make us frail
You can't see past the numbers
We're your hidden nail
Rise, rise, calling the wolf within
Rise, rise, shed my human skin you mutherfucker
You say you're above us
All the gold is yours
Killing millions of people
Starting all the wars
Justified 'as god' you say
Hands are washed clean
No belief in the spirit
Remember the guillotine
Rise, rise, calling the wolf within
Rise, rise, shed my human skin you muther…
Rise, rise, calling the wolves within'
Rise, rise, start the revolution
BODY & SOUL
You lit up the world with dark empathy
We were blind and could not see
The haunting voice of the soul alone
We turned our heads
And through the veil you were gone
Your body and soul at war,
The love you lost tore your soul
Broken memories of wings denied
Take me back to a time of love
We waited for you, waited so long
Immortal voice, I still hear your song
Your body and soul at war,
The love you lost tore your soul
Your body and soul at war,
You couldn't take the pain anymore
We dreamed of a day,
When your cage of hell would fade away
And we could hear your honesty again
A star shining bright, dying night after night
Still hard to believe that you are gone
Your body and soul at war,
The love you lost tore your soul
Your body and soul at war,
You couldn't take the pain anymore
MONSTER
The witches fly and always cry when I fail them
To hit a wall and fall was never my intention
All tied up in knots, waitin' for the fury
But the beast inside is tellin' me not to worry
You are the earthy woman I’ve been waiting for
Locked in my prison cell, I gotta have some more
Thought I was good to go when I left the horror
But I’m not allowed to love; here comes the monster
Wide awake in the void of validation
The hero self exposes my destruction
Guilt ridden, love killer, biting as you weep
All my thoughts are lost in you so deep
You are the earthy woman I’ve been waiting for
Locked in my prison cell, I gotta have some more
Thought I was good to go when I left the horror
But I’m not allowed to love; here comes the monster
You are the earthy woman I’ve been waiting for
Locked in my prison cell, I gotta have some more
Thought I was good to go when I left the horror
But I’m not allowed to love; here comes the monster
The witches fly and always cry when I fail them…
SOMETHING NEW
Something New
Giving me the look of love,
Innocent and kind
You say I'm good, I'm good enough
To tell you that you're blind
Deep down inside me is the meaning of love
You understand mortality with a pocketful of dust
You tell me that you love me, I believe it's true
Why destroy a good thing
Just because it's something new?
Got a lot of garbage, just don't turn the key
Women and the church have given
Since the age of three
I am getting better every single day
Liberated, I know freedom is the only way
You tell me that you love me, I believe it's true
Why destroy a good thing
Just because it's something new?
Don't try to own me, those days are done
Bring a ring to break my wing,
I'll turn around and run
Deep down inside me is the meaning of love
You understand mortality with a pocketful of dust
You tell me that you love me, I believe it's true
Why destroy a good thing
Just because it's something new?