On The Other Side

from CELLS by Napier's Bones

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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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from CELLS, released September 1, 2023

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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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