All music composed and arranged by Ben Thomas. Mixed and mastered by Ben Thomas. Made in the UK, 2017
1. PRINCE OF DARKNESS
Ben Thomas (trumpet, flugel horn and voice), Pasquale Votino (double bass) and Paolo Adamo (drums)
2. ABOMINATION
Ben Thomas (trumpet), Pasquale Votino (double bass) and Paolo Adamo (drums)
3. RECLUSE
Ben Thomas (trumpet), Pasquale Votino (double bass) and Paolo Adamo (drums)
4. CHASING CROWS
Ben Thomas (trumpet), Lucy Muse (voice), Pasquale Votino (double bass) and Paolo Adamo (drums)
5. WINDS OF CHANGE
Ben Thomas (trumpet), Pasquale Votino (double bass) and Paolo Adamo (drums)
6. CRIMES OF CHRISTIAN CLAY
Ben Thomas (trumpet and voice), Lucy Muse (voice), Pasquale Votino (double bass) and Paolo Adamo (drums)
7. STRONG ARM
Ben Thomas (trumpet), Trevor Lines (double bass) and Scott Hammond (drums)
8. ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Ben Thomas (trumpet), Pasquale Votino (double bass) and Paolo Adamo (drums)
9. POWER OF THE DOG
Ben Thomas (trumpet), Lucy Muse (voice), Trevor Lines (double bass) and Scott Hammond (drums)
10. PARADOX PARADE
Ben Thomas (trumpet, theremin and voice), Lucy Muse (voice), Pasquale Votino (double bass) and Paolo Adamo (drums)
All lyrics, compositions and arrangements by Ben Thomas. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Ben Thomas. Photography and design by Ben Thomas. Artwork by Lucy Muse and Ben Thomas. Released in 2015.
1. DEAD HORSES AND DIVORCES
Emily Wright: Lead vocals, backing vocals and voice-over. Laura Collins: Backing vocals. Lucy Muse: Backing vocals. Ben Thomas: Trumpet, piano and percussion. Jemima Phillips: Harp. Greig Robinson: Electric Bass. Scott Hammond: Drums.
2. SANITY BELL
Emily Wright: Lead vocals and backing vocals. Lucy Muse: Backing vocals. Ben Thomas: Trumpet, flugel horn and piano. Jonathan Taylor: Piano. Jemima Phillips: Harp. Greig Robinson: Electric Bass. Scott Hammond: Drums.
3. BIG BOMB BOUNCY BANG BANG
Emily Wright: Lead vocals, backing vocals and voice-over. Laura Collins: Backing vocals. Lucy Muse: Backing vocals. Ben Thomas: Trumpet and percussion. Jonathan Taylor: Piano. Jemima Phillips: Harp. Greig Robinson: Electric Bass. Scott Hammond: Drums.
4. AS THE SKY FALLS DOWN
Emily Wright: Lead vocals. Ben Thomas: Trumpet, piano and percussion. Jonathan Taylor: Electric piano. Jemima Phillips: Harp. Greig Robinson: Electric Bass. Scott Hammond: Drums.
5.THE SENSITIVE MAN
Emily Wright: Lead vocals and voice-over. Ben Thomas: Trumpet, flugel horn, piano and percussion. Jemima Phillips: Harp. Greig Robinson: Electric Bass. Scott Hammond: Drums.
6. The Empty Space
Lucy Muse: Voice-over and backing vocals. Laura Collins: Voice-over and backing vocals. Emily Wright: backing vocals. Ben Thomas: Trumpet and percussion. Jemima Phillips: Harp.
7. BLACK BOX
Emily Wright: Lead vocals. Lucy Muse: Backing vocals. Ben Thomas: Trumpet, piano and percussion. Jemima Phillips: Harp. Greig Robinson: Electric Bass. Scott Hammond: Drums.
8. HOUSE ON THE HILL
Emily Wright: Lead vocals and backing vocals. Lucy Muse: Backing vocals. Ben Thomas: Trumpet, flugel horn, piano and percussion. Jonathan Taylor: Piano. Jemima Phillips: Harp. Greig Robinson: Electric Bass. Scott Hammond: Drums.
9. MY UNLOVING GOD
Emily Wright: Lead vocals, backing vocals and voice-over. Laura Collins: Backing vocals. Lucy Muse: Backing vocals and percussion. Ben Thomas: Trumpet, flugel horn and percussion. Jonathan Taylor: Piano. Jemima Phillips: Harp. Greig Robinson: Electric Bass. Scott Hammond: Drums.
10. HIS MASTER'S VOICE
Emily Wright: Lead vocals and backing vocals. Laura Collins: Lead vocals and backing vocals. Lucy Muse: Backing vocals. Ben Thomas: Trumpet and percussion. Jonathan Taylor: Piano and electric piano. Jemima Phillips: Harp. Greig Robinson: Electric Bass. Scott Hammond: Drums.
1. DEAD HORSES AND DIVORCES
We got a lot of money we got a lot of grit we got a lot of pressure we got a lot of
we got a lot of money we got a lot of grit we got a lot of pressure we got a lot of
Listen to the lies there's something in our minds
listen to the noise a shadow in the sky
listen to the lies there's something in our minds
listen to the noise a shadow in the sky
Now open up your eyes
Love and obey honour and uphold
never walk alone future be foretold
say unto me loyal to the one
blessed be the name thy will be done
We got a lot of money we got a lot of grit we got a lot of pressure we got a lot of
we got a lot of money (to the dogs) we got a lot of grit (to the wreck) we got a lot of pressure (to the mould) we got a lot of (to the neck)
Listen to the fear there's something in our minds
listen to the noise a shadow in the sky
listen to the fear there's something in our minds
listen to the noise a shadow in the sky
Love and obey honour and uphold
never walk alone future be foretold
say unto me loyal to the one
blessed be the name thy will be done
We got a lot of money we got a lot of grit we got a lot of pressure we got a lot of
we got a lot of money we got a lot of grit we got a lot of pressure we got a lot of
we got a lot of money (to the dogs) we got a lot of grit (to the wreck) we got a lot of pressure (to the mould) we got a lot of (to the neck)
we got a lot of money (to the dogs) we got a lot of grit (to the wreck) we got a lot of pressure (to the mould) we got a lot of (to the neck)
2. SANITY BELL
Cold man you took my mind away
old man the things we need to say
The time bed arrives with a pocket watch and holes in the side
a brown paper bag with a message on beware the divide
The sanity bell chimes through the years turns the dark winter days to night
the heavenly pain across the sky falls the veil of the fading light
Cold man you took my mind away
old man the things we need to say
The cage it will pass on the waterline a breath in the glass
return it to me by the after glow then wait for the snow
The sanity bell chimes through the years turns the dark winter days to night
the heavenly pain across the sky falls the veil of the fading light
Cold man you took my love away
old man the things we need to say
3. BIG BOMB BOUNCY BANG BANG
Wild man run for me wild man come
wild man speak to me wild man fly
A ship with another crew and a song for the other two
we sail to a better place with a gift for another race
we found what we're looking for in the foil of a closing door
we know what we want to do in a ship with another crew
Wild man run for me wild man come
wild man speak to me wild man fly
A ship with a better crew as we sail to another blue
a song for a better place not a soul not another face
the sound of a battle cry on the edge of a broken sky
we know what we want to do in a ship with another crew
Breath it in breath it out
fight the pain fight the doubt
load the bomb load the gun
to the people from the sun
end the madness end the joy
end the sorrow now deploy
to the man to the eye
from the heavens in the sky
To the shadow overhead
now the thunder seeing red
rock the boat mock the call
fool to greet to the wall
murky maze now belief
solemn silence no relief
sound the call now beware
empty heart empty stare
To the mass to the fight
from the Gods through the night
feel the fury feel the pain
for the most for the sane
time to heal time to mend
say goodbye weary friend
pull the plug do it now
take a leap take a bow
breath it in breath it out
time to run time to shout
burn a candle to the flame
show no mercy place the blame
first the light then a spark
end the day now the dark
end the sorrow end the joy
in the end we destroy
4. AS THE SKY FALLS DOWN
As the sky falls down
as the angels frown
as the cold wind blows
my eternal rose
I want you to know the way back home
find our place alone
through the broken land
a sanctuary of love a sanctuary of peace
As the sky falls down
on the ancient town
see the wise man cry
till the last goodbye
I want you to know the way back home
find our place alone
through the broken land
a sanctuary of love a sanctuary of peace
5.THE SENSITIVE MAN
As the rain comes down and the cold wind blows
you will find him there sitting on his chair
all alone and filled with fear no fight has he got tonight he will plot
A dark descent
the sleeping crow
a twisted knife
the horror show
a broken wing
a shattered bone
a soothing blade
on my own
The sensitive man cuts deep
he slices away at what is left of himself
poor sensitive man he cuts deep
and slices away at what is left of himself
As the rain comes down and the cold wind blows
you will find him there sitting on his chair
all alone and filled with fear no fight has he got tonight he will plot
A soaring bird
the bleeding sky
an arrow's thorn
the golden eye
a looming gate
the fading hope
a rusty edge
the tangled rope
The sensitive man cuts deep
he slices away at what is left of himself
poor sensitive man he cuts deep
and slices away at what is left of himself
As the rain comes down and the cold wind blows
you will find him there sitting on his chair
all alone and filled with fear no fight has he got goodnight
6. The Empty Space
The man wouldn't tell me what to do
he wouldn't tell me what he knew
His silent fear and the empty space
I long to leave this wretched place
But he wouldn't tell me what to do
because he never realised what I knew
I am but a drop in the ocean.
7. BLACK BOX
Cold long night cold dark night
cold long night cold dark night
and the air is gone
Cold long night cold dark night
cold long night cold dark night
and the pain is gone
8. HOUSE ON THE HILL
Cold in the winter snow cold to the place below
far from the masked array far from another day
cold to the bitter end cold to a faithful friend
far from the open sea far from a home to be
House on the hill hide away
house on the hill run away
house on the hill hide away
house on the hill run away
House on the hill hide away
house on the hill run away
house on the hill hide away
house on the hill run away
Cold in the winter night cold to the burning light
far from a tender breeze far from the raging seas
cold to a bitter mind cold to a gentle kind
far from an empty space far from another place
9. MY UNLOVING GOD
A trumpet sounds the battle cry
to carry forth beyond the sky
the golden gates a solemn prize
a loving man his dark disguise
My eyes are blind I long to see I pray to you
now walk with me stand by my side I pray to you
My world is yours to take it with you
my life on hold I give it to you my unloving God
The fallen men of a nation proud
the joy of war a hanging cloud
a fight for life for evermore
an open wound a closing door
My boy he needs your guiding hand I pray to you
as through the night I hear your call I pray to you
My world is yours to take it with you
my life on hold I give it to you my unloving God
The lonely road a beaten track
another world upon my back
keep the faith until the end
I wonder why my silent friend
10. HIS MASTER'S VOICE
Here I am sitting on the top of the world
I'm sitting on the edge of reality and waiting for this moment to heal
as I am sitting on the top of the world
I'm searching hard to find the reality I'm searching hard for something to say
Here I am floating round a heavenly place
I'm floating up above what is right and wrong hoping that this moment will stay
as I am riding on the crest of a wave
I'm riding through the realms of reality the search is ending now I can feel
Fighting every step of the way hurting at the break of the day
waiting for the moment to last knowing that the future has passed
Fighting every step of the way hurting at the break of the day
waiting for the moment to last knowing that the future has passed
I can hear you now the pain has gone
the boat's arrived my sacred choice his master's voice
I don't need you now the pain has gone
I give to you my sacred choice his master's voice
Take my hand walk with me and never let go
walk with me into my reality
All lyrics, compositions and arrangements by Ben Thomas. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Ben Thomas. Photography and design by Ben Thomas. Cover art, drawings and paintings by Lucy Muse. Released in 2013.
1. WITHIN THIS WORLD WITHIN MY MIND
Tanya Walker: Lead and backing vocals. Carol Graham: Voice-over. Emily Wright: Backing vocals. Ben Thomas: Trumpet, flugel horn and percussion. Ruth Hammond: Baritone sax. Jonathan Taylor: Piano. Erika Lyons: Double bass. Scott Hammond: Drums.
2. NOW THANK THE BEES
Tanya Walker: Lead vocals. Emily Wright: Lead (chorus) and backing vocals. Ben Thomas: Trumpet and percussion. Ruth Hammond: Baritone sax. Erika Lyons: Double bass. Scott Hammond: Drums.
3. I AM YOUR STALKER
Tanya Walker: Lead and backing vocals. Emily Wright: Backing vocals. Laura Collins: Backing vocals. Ben Thomas: Trumpet and flugel horn. Jemima Phillips: Harp. Jonathan Taylor: Piano. Erika Lyons: Double bass. Scott Hammond: Drums.
4. OBSESSIVE REPULSIVE
Tanya Walker: Lead and backing vocals. Emily Wright: Backing vocals. Ben Thomas: Trumpet and flugel horn. Ruth Hammond: Baritone sax. Jonathan Taylor: Piano. Erika Lyons: Double bass. Scott Hammond: Drums.
5. BARON PAIN
Tanya Walker: Lead and backing vocals. Emily Wright: Backing vocals. Ben Thomas: Trumpet, flugel horn and trombone. Jonathan Taylor: Piano. Erika Lyons: Double bass. Scott Hammond: Drums.
6. MOON MONKEY
Tanya Walker: Lead and backing vocals. Emily Wright: Backing vocals. Laura Collins: Backing vocals. Carol Graham: Voice-over. Ben Thomas: Trumpet, flugel horn and percussion. Lydia Glanville: Sanity bell. Ruth Hammond: Baritone sax. Jonathan Taylor: Piano. Erika Lyons: Double bass. Scott Hammond: Drums.
7. LETTERS TO GRACE
Tanya Walker: Lead and backing vocals. Emily Wright: Backing vocals. Ben Thomas: Trumpet, flugel horn and percussion. Jemima Phillips: Harp. Jonathan Taylor: Piano. Erika Lyons: Double bass. Scott Hammond: Drums.
8. MY IMMORTAL FOOL
Tanya Walker: Lead and backing vocals. Emily Wright: Backing vocals. Ben Thomas: Trumpet and flugel horn. Ruth Hammond: Baritone sax. Jemima Phillips: Harp. Jonathan Taylor: Piano. Erika Lyons: Double bass. Scott Hammond: Drums.
9. THE SLIPPER THAT MOVED
Tanya Walker: Lead vocals. Emily Wright: Lead vocals (intro and segue). Ben Thomas: Trumpet. Erika Lyons: Double bass. Scott Hammond: Drums.
10. JETPACK LABYRINTH
Tanya Walker: Lead (verse) and backing vocals. Emily Wright: Lead (chorus) and backing vocals. Ben Thomas: Trumpet and percussion. Jonathan Taylor: Piano. Erika Lyons: Double bass. Scott Hammond: Drums.
11. ORIGINS
Tanya Walker: Lead and backing vocals. Carol Graham: Voice-over. Emily Wright: Backing vocals. Ben Thomas: Trumpet, flugel horn and percussion. Jonathan Taylor: Piano. Erika Lyons: Double bass. Scott Hammond: Drums.
12. I SAW A GHOST
Tanya Walker: Lead and backing vocals. Ben Thomas: Trumpet. Jonathan Taylor: Piano. Erika Lyons: Double bass.
13. WAIT FOR THE MOON
Tanya Walker: Lead and backing vocals. Emily Wright: Backing vocals. Ben Thomas: Trumpet and flugel horn. Jemima Phillips: Harp. Jonathan Taylor: Piano. Erika Lyons: Double bass. Scott Hammond: Drums.
14. ENIGMA
Various performers: Various sounds.
1. WITHIN THIS WORLD WITHIN MY MIND
Wonderful the afterglow
Softly falls the touch of snow
Silently the distant call
Shadows cast the mighty wall
Heroes hide heroes fall
Lament the cry defy the call
A life to save a life to find
Within this world within my mind
I hear your voice
I hear you call
I hear you cry
Within this world within my mind
Quietly their numbers grew
A precious child amongst the few
A time to fly a time to find
Within this world within my mind
I see (in the light) your hopes
I see (in the light) your dreams
I see (in the light) you shine
Within this world within my mind
Promises that once were made
Eternal hope the echoes fade
Wonderful the shining light
Darkness hails the dead of night
Soaring birds on silvered wings
Rising up the angel sings
A life to save a life so kind
Within this world within my mind
2. NOW THANK THE BEES
Now take some honey with instant coffee
Some cheddar cheese now thank the bees
Now throw a party (no money when she came)
And catch a book (sweet honey was her name)
Then sail the seas (she'll never hear them say)
Now thank the bees (so clever now they play)
A time in wars and worlds are we
A thought a way can never be
Now watch some weather then hide away
Walk on your knees now thank the bees
Now buy a monkey (stop talking walk on by)
And call him Steve (my monkey alibi)
Then pay the fees (still waiting time to say)
Now thank the bees (no faking not today)
A terrible man a terrible face
The beautiful chaos the ugly space
Now ride a horse then learn to drive
Don't lose your keys now thank the bees
Now sing a song (hey sugar let it be)
Don't make it long (keep talking can't you see)
Then hug the trees (start watching then you'll know)
Now thank the bees (keep walking time to go)
The lazy boy never seen
The crazy toy now kill the queen
3. I AM YOUR STALKER
Pictures of heaven sent lusty glazed eyes torment
shadows of night hails the dawn
Paper weight stains of the soothing remains
and the whispers of light splattered walls
Finding my way through the glint of the day
and the rushing bell over tones
Still hold the key to the place by the sea
and the far flung filthy fed
I am your stalker I am your stalker I am your stalker I am your stalker
And they search for the bay where we both hide away
as they restlessly hunt through the rain
And the pale mountain cries as the tears from its eyes
start to gather and drive us away
But they won't find their way can you hear what I say
as i'm holding your hand next to mine
As we jump from the moon we'll be singing as soon
as the echoes and flickering fade
I am your stalker I am your stalker I am your stalker I am your stalker I am your stalker I am your stalker I am your stalker I am your stalker
4. OBSESSIVE REPULSIVE
Waking wonder falling under
Call me obsessive repulsive
Scary faces wacky races
Call me obsessive repulsive
Golden horses special forces
Call me obsessive repulsive
Empty cases far flung places
Call me obsessive repulsive
5. BARON PAIN
Baron pain
Burning rain
Shallow minds
Is it the tranquil and calm before the oncoming storm
The peaceful serenity hurts
Broken Dreams
Silent screams
Wasted days
Is it the tranquil and calm before the oncoming storm
The peaceful serenity hurts
6. MOON MONKEY
He is a monkey and he lives in the moon
and he doesn't go to bed and he doesn't go to school
He is a monkey and he knows just what we do
but we haven't got a feeling no we haven't got a clue
The empty space
So you fly to the right of the infinite well
passed the hole in the wall and the sanity bell
And as you soar through the stars with the greatest of ease
you'll find the freak of the skies in the planet of cheese
He is a monkey
A little monkey
He's green he smells he acts like a God
and the cross in his eyes makes him look kind of odd
As he walks he struts with a manner of hate
towards the blind and the weak who pass through his gate
He is a monkey
A little monkey
Flying through the night off to see the monkey moon
Far above the world far above the sky
We're flying in the sky
We're flying so high
We're flying in the sky
We're flying in the sky
We're flying so high
We're flying in the sky
So if you choose to ignore what is waiting for you
at the end of the line then I'll give you a clue
He's a fiend with a mind that will feast on the pure
but seek the chimp of the skies and your pain will endure
He is a monkey
A little monkey
Flying through the night off to see the monkey moon
Far above the world far above the sky
We're flying in the sky
We're flying so high
We're flying in the sky
We're flying in the sky
We're flying so high
We're flying in the sky
He is a monkey and he lives in the moon
He doesn't go to bed and he doesn't go to school
He is a monkey and he knows just what we do
But we haven't got a feeling no we haven't got a clue
7. LETTERS TO GRACE
My lonely heart
My lonely mind
My empty space is all you'll find
My time to sing
My time to cry
For those who give
For those who try
An open book
An open mind
My empty space is all you'll find
My lonely world
My chosen few
My empty hope
I'll wait for you
Stolen words are all I have to say I care to say I care
Maybe some day I'll find love
Maybe some day I'll find love
And I won't look back
And I won't look back
And I love you
And I love you
8. MY IMMORTAL FOOL
My immortal fool
My immortal fool
My immortal fool
My immortal fool
I live for the day when the boat finds its way
and the light shining bright fades away
And still I remain with the fading terrain
of the pictures my mind fails to see
My immortal fool
My immortal fool
My immortal fool
My immortal fool
9. THE SLIPPER THAT MOVED
Is anybody there?
Creeping on the stair
Mr happy, faulty dreamers, pleasure crew and the whale
Tiny horses, minty sauces, frosty fools, disarray
The sight of a silver stone beware of the danger zone
The slipper that moved
Is anybody there?
Creeping on the stair
Sandy shelters, helter skelters, flappy dance, buzzy bee
Smiley faces, sunny places, oyster schools, bird of prey
The sound of a wonky wheel but never to seal the deal
The slipper that moved
10. JETPACK LABYRINTH
The Jetpack Labyrinth The Jetpack Labyrinth The Jetpack Labyrinth
When we go we hide ourselves when we go we hide ourselves
When we go we hide ourselves when we go we hide ourselves
The Jetpack Labyrinth The Jetpack Labyrinth The Jetpack Labyrinth
When we go we hide ourselves when we go we hide ourselves
When we go we hide ourselves when we go we hide ourselves
11. ORIGINS
Within this world (no they don't hold back)
Within my mind (out of the furious inferno)
Within this world (like a cavorting colossus)
Within my mind (into the deafening silence)
Home my heart will find you
Home my heart will take you
Home my heart will stay alone
Through the night
Through the dark
I'll find you I'll find you
Within this world (infinity passed)
Within this world (infinity passed)
Within this world
12. I SAW A GHOST
I saw a ghost of you smiling as you used to do
The moment I call you walk through the wall
I hear your voice so true tell me what I have to do
The message you gave I'll take to the grave
My song will stay with you this is what I like to do
A drop of your tear and then I'll appear
13. WAIT FOR THE MOON
When will we meet again and say our goodbyes
Watching your shooting star you can't go far
When will you touch the sky to see me again
Hoping you hear me now I don't know how
Wait for the moon shining above the sky
Shining amongst the stars
Time for sleep
Time for sleep
Time for sleep
Time for sleep
14. ENIGMA
1. RESURRECTION
Into the darkness
Out of the light
Time for the healing
Time for the fight
2. HAMLET OF FIRE
Cold hamlet of fire
Pray unto the liar
Wise echoes of stone
Face demons alone
Cold Hamlet so near
Breathe into your fear
Taste fortunes of soul
Time savours the toll
The waves of heat and dust
The tomb of love and trust
The dues of life to pay
Then rage against the day
The fall of beauty mild
The grace of creatures wild
The humble man so proud
We burn within the shroud
3. DON'T CALL ME DEIRDRE
A symphony of war
As gallant as before
So shy he rescues her then rides into the night
A name he calls aloud but he doesn't get it right
Don't call me Deirdre
Don't call me Deirdre
The spoils of courtship bring
A bride who wears his ring
His life the sacrifice he gives his love so true
To whom he wonders though as her beauty hides no clue
Don't call me Deirdre
Don't call me Deirdre
Eternity no more
The demise of love so pure
Her soul she visits him and haunts his open mind
Her name she searches hard but cannot seem to find
Don't call me Deirdre
Don't call me Deirdre
4. END OF DAYS
So sad her eyes
Hiding dark skies
Gentle feeling soothing healing
In the heat in the haze
As they face end of days
Love grows strong and heals the pain
Softly spoken spirits broken
So sad she cries
Fighting goodbyes
As the glow of the light
Starts to fade into night
Love grows strong and heals the pain
5. TELL ME
How can it be you are so good to me
Show me the things that you see please show me
Why do I need more than you give to me
Tell me the answers I crave now tell me
How can it be we were so strong in love
Show me the way that you cared please show me
Why do we fall why do we drift away
Tell me the answers I crave now tell me
How can it be we lost the love we shared
Show me the way that we were please show me
Why do I cry why do I shed my tears
Tell me the answers I crave now tell me
6. THE DEEP
Searching the burnt horizon
Sailing towards the storm
Facing the deep survival
Chasing the dreams away
Breaking away for a moment
Taking the feeling away
Finding the deep blue sea calling
Hiding away in the calm
Hearing the pale arrival
Teasing the ocean calms
Echoes of blind confusion
Shaking then overthrown
Breaking away for a moment
Taking the feeling away
Finding the deep blue sea calling
Hiding away in the calm
7. DARK SCRAWLS
Fortune teller bible seller paper cups of gold
Angel hearts and mushroom tarts love stories left untold
The night falls
The dark scrawls
The moon glows
The star shows
Silent caller midnight trawler sailing out to sea
Foghorn-leghorn kittens newborn home in time for tea
The night falls
The dark scrawls
The moon glows
The star shows
Shadows moving feelings proving they are lords to be
Rainbow flowers Alton Towers still can't rescue me
The night falls
The dark scrawls
The moon glows
The star shows
Mornings broken blackbird's spoken leaves stir in the breeze
Rich man poor man blind man now can see the woods for trees
8. HERMAN THE HERMIT
Hermon the hermit he rides on the crest of silver doves
He glides over silky moonlit folds
as he glances at the kooks who know his name
Hermon the hermit he rides over fountains in the sky
He flies into battle as he shakes off the rattle of the thunder and the rain
9. ANGELS FROWN
Angel's song holding on silent days changing ways
They can hear distant fear we fall down angels frown
10. SIRENS
Sirens wake to kiss the fallen child
Shrouded baneful feasting on the wild
Sirens call to those who seek the cure
Latent cryptic feasting on the pure
11. BRING ME HOME
Sail out to sea
Blue calm and free
Cold winter due
Still searching for you
Hear me
Hold me
Take me
Bring me home
12. INTO THE LIGHT
Into the darkness
Out of the light
Time for the healing
Time for the fight
No time for healing
No cause to fight
Out of the darkness
Into the light
All lyrics, compositions and arrangements by Ben Thomas. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Ben Thomas. Made in UK. Released in 2011.
1. RESURRECTION
Emily Wright: Lead vocals. Tom Greenhalf: Piano. Erika Lyons: Double bass. Scott Hammond: Drums
2. HAMLET OF FIRE
Emily Wright: Lead and backing vocals. Ben Thomas: Trumpet and piano. Catherine Sykes: Backing vocals. Erika Lyons: Double bass. Scott Hammond: Drums
3. DON'T CALL ME DEIRDRE
Emily Wright: Lead vocals and backing vocals. Ruth Hammond: Backing vocals. Ben Thomas:Trumpet. Nicky Jaques: Tenor saxophone. Tom Greenhalf: Piano. Erika Lyons: Double bass. Scott Hammond: Drums
4. END OF DAYS
Emily Wright: Lead vocals. Tom Greenhalf: Piano. Erika Lyons:Double bass. Scott Hammond: Drums
5. TELL ME
Emily Wright: Lead and backing vocals. Catherine Sykes: Backing vocals. Laura Collins: Backing vocals. Ben Thomas: Flugel horn. Tom Greenhalf: Piano. Erika Lyons: Double bass. Scott Hammond: Drums
6. THE DEEP
Emily Wright: Lead vocals. Catherine Sykes: Backing vocals. Laura Collins: Backing vocals. Ben Thomas: Trumpet and flugel horn. Emily Preston: Soprano saxophone. Tom Greenhalf: Piano. Erika Lyons: Double bass. Scott Hammond: Drums
7. DARK SCRAWLS
Emily Wright: Lead vocals. Catherine Sykes: Backing vocals. Laura Collins: Backing vocals. Ben Thomas: Trumpet and flugel horn. Nicky Jaques: Tenor saxophone. Tom Greenhalf: Piano. Erika Lyons:Double bass. Scott Hammond: Drums
8. HERMAN THE HERMIT
Emily Wright: Lead and backing vocals. Catherine Sykes: Backing vocals. Laura Collins: Backing vocals. Ben Thomas: Trumpet, flugel horn and trombone. Nicky Jaques: Tenor saxophone. Lee Goodall: Bass clarinet. Tom Greenhalf: Piano. Erika Lyons: Double bass. Scott Hammond: Drums
9. ANGELS FROWN
Emily Wright: Lead vocals. Ben Thomas: Trumpet. Tom Greenhalf: Piano. Erika Lyons: Double bass. Scott Hammond: Drums
10. SIRENS
Emily Wright: Lead and backing vocals. Catherine Sykes: Backing vocals. Laura Collins: Backing vocals. Ben Thomas: Trumpet and piano. James Chadwick: Guitar. Tom Greenhalf: Piano. Erika Lyons: Double bass. Scott Hammond: Drums
11. BRING ME HOME
Emily Wright: Lead vocals. Ben Thomas: Flugel horn. Tom Greenhalf: Piano. Erika Lyons: Double bass. Scott Hammond: Drums
12. INTO THE LIGHT
Emily Wright: Lead vocals. Ben Thomas: Trumpet and flugel horn. Nicky Jaques: Tenor saxophone. Tom Greenhalf: Piano. Erika Lyons: Double bass. Scott Hammond: Drums
1. DAME GOTHEL
In the clearing stands a maiden with golden hair,
Looking through the pane
Caged in a fortress, song unsung
Lonely as a skylark, old and young
Gently, she unfolds her locks tumbling down
Freely, on the ground
As they shine like starlight
Burnished gold
Will he see her, as they toll
There’s a prince who’s lost in love with his Queen
How he wants her so
As he climbs the turret, his pulse begins to race
Longing to see her, on his face
Step by step, his hopes arise numbing pain
Pulling on her mane
Glad in his ascension, he springs into her arms
Bony little fingers, he’s fallen for her charms.
In the wood had burned a heart in a sordid frame, barren and alone
When she saw him climbing, she stormed along the path
Casting her enchantment, the trees recoiled her wrath
Oh she loved the child she cared with good intent
Cruelty well meant
Snipping with her scissors, the steel reflects her eyes
Scheming with vengeance, he doesn’t seem surprised…
2. FALLEN ANGEL
Who is that man in the glass
A shadow leaving the scene
Fears of what comes to pass
The wrinkles etched in between
He traces the caverns betraying his fear
So his future is passed
The crooked man became wise
He sought solace at last
The waif and stray in his eyes
He traces the caverns betraying his fear
She is the heart he craved
He is the shape she took
His body enslaved
From just a glint of a look
He feels her his lover his saviour his spy
He joins in song
Her voice is hollow in air
Past memory of wrong
Perhaps she never was there
3. PALACE OF GOLD
Palace of gold pierces the clouds
Breaking the point of air
Dancing away, glittering crowds
Chattering on the air
There is a prince, dancing alone; holding his own.
Scarlet and emerald his slippers; tapping, spinning round
He can’t betray the look on his face; the waltz that claws him round and round.
Palace of gold pierces the clouds
Breaking the point of air
My how they fly skimming the floor
Perfume that fills the air
Hollow his eye, wanting no more
Still they hold him there
They never cease, making him dance; as in a trance
But as his feet keep on dancing – swiftly to the grave
Skeletal sigh expiring a smile, and
Just a pool of sweat remains
My how they fly skimming the floor
Perfume that fills the air
They never cease, making him dance; as in a trance
But as his feet keep on dancing – swiftly to the grave
Skeletal smile expiring a smile, and
Just a pool of sweat remains
My how they fly skimming the floor
Perfume that fills the air
4. BLACKOUT
(Robert Johnson found the edge)
Beauty rubs at her nose as she softly, sweetly sleeps
Snoring, batting the fireflies and purring, whistling dreams
Acrobats, talking hats
Dragon’s wings, purple things
Falling, grasping the branch that she’ll never, ever break
Screaming, quells the desire that she’ll never, ever wake
Beauty chases the dragons that fall in soldier’s lines
High tops, mushrooms and hills that float gently way behind
Red balloons, paper moons
Angry thighs, ardent sighs
Silent, hoping and praying she’ll never, ever wake..
5. ASCENSION DEFICIT
I do go where I know
They will see fire
Come fly with me near my ride
Don't get far high
6. RED
Wind teasing at the leaves
Light through the smoke of rain
The girl wanders down the path
Green underneath her red
Too late, late to warn her now
Who can say what evil lurks in there?
Wind snatching at the leaves
Rain clouding out the light
A girl standing all alone
The breeze crying out her name
Too late, late to warn her now
Who can say what evil lurks in there?
Wind snatching at the leaves
Rain clouding out the light
A girl standing all alone
The breeze crying out her name
7. CINDERELLA
Her feet smelled like wine
The sole was an open book
Footsteps along the floor
Pitter and patter here
Can she be over there?
Pattering on the stair?
Arch moist and soft
Caressing the dewy grass
How can I bear the weight?
How could I make her stay?
Maybe she’ll never go
If I cut off her toe…
8. FREUD PLAYS BAD NOISE
9. JOURNEY'S END
This is the journey’s end
And our love we send
Though we could pretend – it might extend
This is the end
Now you may close your ears
You may wipe your tears
You can allay your fears
That this would last a couple of years
The prince has kissed
The point’s been missed
The battle’s done and won
The ship has sailed
The coffin’s nailed
Now, join in with this song...
This is the story’s end
So we make amends…
We hope we don’t offend
With rhymes that drive you round the bend
This is the long goodbye
You may breathe a sigh
And though you want to cry, do dry your eye
The end is nigh
The die is cast
The moment’s passed
The bell has surely tolled
The book’s been read
It’s time for bed
We’ve grown a little old
10. WE ALL FALL DOWN