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Song Fu #5

by Manticess

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1.
423. Red 02:07
Walls to the left walls to the right Shadows in the flickering light At the front, at the back, everlasting night No horizon in my sight If only for a day, I could go another way Dirt on my hands, dirt on my feet We're shuffling on to the same old beat Drops of wet, on my head Here I'm stuck, poor old Red I see it in in my dreams There is more to the ceiling than it seems... (on the other side) Than it seems... (on the other side) And when I make it to the other side I will embrace the sunlight And finally I will see roses of red They call me Red, since I was a kid The joke got old but I live with it They talk of colours, nice and clean When black is all they've ever seen If only I could spy a rainbow in the sky There's no dusk, there's no dawn Time keeps marching on and on Hanging down, stalactite Growing upwards, stalagmite Somewhere there is a ladder The only thing that matters to me now (on the other side) To me now... (on the other side) And when I make it to the other side I will embrace the sunlight And finally I will see roses of red
2.
1998 03:01
I was thinking of you just the other day And I wanted to call but didn't know what to say I dug out the tapes that we used to play Before you went away Before you went away It seems like yesterday we we're reaching for the stars We had our special way when driving in our cars It seems like yesterday you were standing at my gate While in reality it was 1998 We were queens in command with the world at our feet We were facing the cold and defying the heat And you told me your secrets on a stormy night When I was by your side When I was by your side It seems like yesterday we were dancing late at night While I was still afraid you looked me in the eye It seems like yesterday I was begging you to stay Yet in reality it was 1998 You promised me you'd never let me fall Come hell or high water Who's to say they're sorry, who's to blame for it all And why you let me fall Why did you let me fall? It seems like yesterday we were dancing late at night While I was still afraid you looked me in the eye It seems like yesterday you were standing at my gate Yet in reality it was 1998
3.
It's too late to turn back now I am on my way I know I'll make it through somehow To live another day I know my mission, I know I am his son But inside my head my memory has gone It's too late to change my mind I keep it in my heart All the love I left behind Here's to my second start I know I have a name, I know I'm yet unborn Despite my future fame, I'll wear a crown of thorns It's too late to say goodbye I am on my way Here on this cross I'm going to die Still I wish I could stay I know I'm fading, I know they'll understand But it's hard to see you cry, my friend

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These three songs were written for Song Fu #5 in late 2009. Check out www.asitecalledfred.com/category/masters-of-song-fu/ for all things Fu!

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released December 14, 2009

Produced and arranged by Manticess
Recorded in November and December 2009

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