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Names Upon A Page
07:48
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And so for us the dark is here, resigned to fate, the longest wait
The final night, all others gone, just we two to count 'til dawn
Until the light, until the rite
And final words are said
All stories have to end
So Cellmate, what have you to tell ? What has brought you here ?
Mute for want of words? Parley remembered lives
The player's final lines
Scenes fade to black and blue
What have we to lose ?
Tell me what have we to lose ?
As the silence we postpone
And the bleached and whitened bones
Awaiting us
We await the dawn, the righteous sun to rise
Ironclad to walk, prayers one last time
No more regrets, nothing we would change
Before reduced to names upon a page
No more than names on a page
And so until the light, and so until the rite
And final words are said
All stories have to end
We fade to black and blue
Meanwhile we can choose
What have we to lose ?
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Vixana
07:22
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No looking back, farewell to Meavy
Memories fade of promises made in Merrivale
Far behind the oak tree's shelter
Alone to climb, await the time of return
Leaving battles behind
Onward, a brand new start
A brand new start
A brand new start
Leaving battles behind, away he climbs, with all he knows
A thousand feet beyond the bustling frantic valley
A blank and black eyed gaze regards him
The folly of the late one, who does not see the clouds
Uncoiling to entwine, enchanting to beguile
The birds sang warning songs, but prophetic time has gone
Just the wraith now, preparing to embrace
She's here,
She's here
Vixana
Calling a name
Calling your name
She appears, no shadow she casts
She's here, in a veil of mist at last
The wraith, she calls you near
Her featherbed awaits, oh you know where
Return to all you are
All around
There you belong
Her soft embrace
She sings her song
Then you're gone
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To Free A Land
13:28
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Long awaited journey's end, of one voice our tale begins
With heroes loved from afar, at Totnes bluff they disembark
See one of the blood and one of the sword
Survey the land
A long cruel exile ends, birthright betrayed
Brutus of the royal line, and Corin, brave, at his side
Shall loose the tyrant's grip, with the landing of their ships
To make a stand, with fire forged will
Truth shall prevail, to claim a land
By darking of the sun ( Becalmed )
Justice so hard to find ( Betrayed )
Even heroes have their doubts ( Sometimes )
Were Deities promises hollow in their ring ? ( Ahhhhh)
When first the lady came, Into the shrine
Veiled in mist, two alone
She prophesised
Seek the island fair, in the Western Sea
Your destiny to lead, Fair Albion
Where the giants dwell
Where the giants dwell
You found a land
Breaking silence, strike from Plymouth
Men at arms secured the land
And God looked well upon them
Mark the names of Corin's band
Prophecy foretold, Heroes true and bold
Face the giants who rule Fair Albion
In danger still they harried, no quarter asked or gave
To leave the ironclad leader
Gogmagog his fearsome name
Standing eighteen feet
This creature of the heath
One to one engage, Corin the Brave
He's Here !
The tyrant warts and all, Un-human height, his sides of iron
Rage his fire, Violence his purity
See, he stands between the throne
And the Righteous Sun
Yes the Righteous Son
There can be only one
Only one
As first the Lady said, in that lustrous shrine
Veiled in mist, two alone
She prophesised
Tyrants broken cast out, Into crimson Western Sea
Corin conquered all
Restored the rightful king
So the tyrant fell
No more giants dwell
In Albion
Long and bloody was the fight, to loose the tyrant's grip
Many who were lost, today, in stone their names we celebrate
Restoring faith, restoring law
Exiled once, exiled no more
Leviathan shall kneel
We Free Our Land
The King Returns, A Brave New World
We found a land
Exiles no more
Behold the Righteous Son
We Freed a Land
We Freed Our Land
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4. |
A World Within This Room
01:28
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And so my friend you've heard my tales
I broke the silence of this night
Scenes of hope, remembered light
And if you read between the lines
You'll find that we're of similar minds
I think you see yourself in me
Oh what have you to tell ? How did they break you down?
What has brought you here ?
Now stories all we have, Stories all we are
We kept them safe this far
What have we to fear ?
Our world within this room.
What have we to lose ?
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5. |
All Tyrants Have To Fall
16:30
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September dawn where it begins, Autumn chill, a long march ends
Premonition haunted night, Birds are gone, fields are quiet
The call went out, Promises were made
All absent on that day
It's not enough, it's not enough
The centre cannot hold on noble words alone
Not enough, it's not enough
The centre cannot hold on noble words alone
Still we stood
it's not enough, it's not enough
In the chaos of affray, Common Prayers swept away
Still we stood, eyes raised to the sky
Still we stood, for judgement upon high
Both sides knew the odds, instead they spoke of God, providence divine
Ironsides circled round, Orphans watched from high ground,
Saw the colours fall, one by one
It's not enough, it's not enough
Words were not enough
Faith was not enough
Hope was not enough
On that day
Recognising in distress that murder had to stop
Affrighted souls on every side, staring into Hell
Not a coward to be found, but still the colours fell
Mark their deeds, do not forget, they're never going home
Cellmate 1 : Not enough you say, Not enough you say
Not enough that day
One by one the lines collapse, columns break, falling back
New Model has the day, Crowning Glory Roundheads say
Avoid his father's fate, He did not bow that day
Loyal men were left behind, thousands marched away
Burning Islands in the West, until their dying breath
We Saved The Line, Retained The Hope
Cellmate 1 :
Unlike Father, pray the son will see the dawn again
Seeking refuge, taking flight, until it's right, To Free The Land
Free The Land, Free The Land, Free The Land
Leave the column heading West, Incognito, Refuge found
Printing press reward for capture, Judas price a thousand pounds
In ragged clothes concealed find Roman friends
In druids' sacred groves we held our breath
Welcome boughs reach to heaven, hidden from their gaze
God bless the Penderels, Without whom we'd be lost
Safely take us on to Bridport, praise be for selfless hosts
Stealthily, disguised we travelled, find a place to cross the sea
Players leave the stage unnoticed, under moonlight scenery
The ancient oak of Yelverton, our Meavy resting place
Leafy limbs, five hundred years, a testament to this
Then at dawn, 'neath Devon rain, detached they captured me
From cell to cell, questions were the same
Locating purity in pain
Through the trials I refused to tell them anything, though the gallows grimly wait for me
I'll not disclose the names of those who helped us get this far
No talk of captains, or Sussex ports or France
No Wilmots or Whitgreaves aid
I'll take it to my grave
The King will be safe
He will be safe
This testament for you and I alone
Like-minded men, who in hours will be gone
Cellmate 1 :
But giants will be slain, and hope will return
And liberty restored to England once again
Leviathan will kneel, All tyrants have to fall
And their unholy Commonwealth will not sustain, No!
Yes, giants will be slain, The King will return
And liberty restored to England once again
Though we won't see the day, and as our final words we say
Our own counsel we will keep
With each silent step we take, towards the rope
We loose the tyrant's grip
And then a day will dawn, Eyes look to the sky
With hope in our hearts, Hope will free the land
And for our part we're more, more than names on a page
More than names on a page
Cellmates Together :
The King will return, All tyrants have to fall in time,
Though we won't see the day
Hope will free the land
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6. |
On The Other Side
06:32
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Cellmate 2:
Blinking in the dark alone, wake from unexpected sleep
Then along the corridor, straight ahead in step I keep
So beats a distant drum
Now I know, what is to come
An empty cell, where did he go? My fellow fugitive
Final hours, final words, all we had to give
We never said goodbye
Will we meet on the other side?
What awaits for us, On the other side?
What awaits for us, On the other side?
For a stranger, he was so close
As if I'd known him all my life
He knew just what to say
No...!
Cellmate 1 :
Seductive songs, From one not as she appears
Returning kings, from exile overseas
Wishful thinking, revenge and giants slain
To know just what to say, and when to say it
Cellmate 2 :
Coincidence, nothing more
Coincidence, I gave nothing away
I'm sure, I'm sure
Now the scaffold awaits for me
Cellmate 1 :
Oh my friend, I heard your tale
Noted well then made my flight
Names and places marked, just as you described
Deception is my stock in trade, Appearing as required
Until the players have been played
You had to see yourself in me, only then confide
A loyal man, on the wrong side of history
And all stories have to end, fantasies give way
Wishful thinking swept away
The giants hold today, heroes trapped upon the page
Dreams lacking substance in the cold hard light of day
And history is what we say, Truth no lasting consequence
Convenience, which we define
We hold the land, We hold the land
Hold the present, Hold the past
Hold the past, Hold the future
We Have It All
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Napier's Bones UK
Napier's Bones are a UK band steeped in classic prog and using it as a foundation for their own take on long-form
progressive rock music.
The focus is firmly on dramatic storytelling with subjects capable of resonating with today's listeners. Music that references the past but is very much of the here and now.
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