Curious album
The Cities Of Cain (McDonnell)
I dreamt of Cypress trees
And willow glades
A land before the Fall
Like the films they showed in the matinees
John the preacher says
That the news came down the wire
They've seen the moon again
But he's probably a liar
Faith - You stared a steely look
and left me to my books
Called me Prospero
Which is fair
In a way
Could you feel it melt away?
Your penthouse parties and your house above the lake
Can you still see it all
You say those were better times
(Despite the genocides)
Under the sun
So this is where we fled
To the cities of Cain
Seduced and desolate
Are you still turned on by the acid rain?
It could be Summertime
In the sky the colours swarm
From nights of purple Iodine
To the yellow Strontium dawn
There's a broken memory
As rare as ivory
That lingers in the dark
In the dark
All alone
Eyeless - All that still remains
Is fleeting
The ocean - Once the raging deep
Receding now
In the half life that we share
Things fall apart
O brave new world that has such people in its heart
All that we deserve
And here inside the shelters
We could fall in love again
Out of the sun
PERSONNEL
Phil McDonnell: Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Strings programming
Tim Palmer: Guitars, Drum programming