The Black Flag by TomFairnie [Email]
Genre: Folk-Rock
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Without sounding too pretentious I wrote this song basing it on the temptation of Christ and how we all have to face our demons. Instead of a Judean wilderness I've set it in the deserts of Arizona.Lyrics:
The Black Flag I saw the stars on that black flag, flying over me I was barefoot in this desert, cold sand under my feet I was swearing at no-one, and turning my rosary I was trying to understand what was happening to me I’ve been thirstier than this, in the heart of a bar I’ve been colder and colder, and colder by far I’ve walked alone but I’ve never, never been afraid But I can’t say why it feels like nothing gets heard Then I saw the lightning up yonder, like a white sign Saying beloved take care, I’ve got fire on my side You wanna try and betray me, well I’m gonna find out Confession and redemption that’s what this is all about But all I know in this world, is that there’s truth and there’s lies And we’re all dwelling right here, on the borderline And if it’s the black flag of heaven, flying over this Hell Then a sinner like me can be saved as well I heard a wild dog howling, raging at the moon Like it was guarding something, more precious than stones But there’s nothing here that anyone, would want to keep Just a promise that somewhere else there’s an innocent sleep But I’ll be cursed from here, to my dying day ‘Cause I believed the Devil, and what he had to say That faith was a rock, and if I walked a barefoot mile I could find it again, that I’d be reconciled Now I’m left standing here, on the bloodstained ground I’ve got a smile as thin as twilight, and sand in my wounds There’s blood like water, but nothing’s gonna grow ‘Cause no-one here is ever gonna reap, what they sow And if the flag hung heavy, and the stars all fell There’d be nothing new under heaven, or over Hell And if we’re all lost, well some of us are free The black flag, the desert, the dog and me The black flag, the desert, the dog and me The black flag, the desert, the dog and me The black flag © The Black Flag words & music by Tom Fairnie 31st January 2002 |
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You must be registered and logged-in to comment. very powerful &mdash 09/18/06 - 05:28:53 AM
useful comment! &mdash 09/18/06 - 05:49:54 AM
good opener &mdash 09/18/06 - 06:10:22 AM
Nice &mdash 09/18/06 - 11:53:03 AM
The Black Flag &mdash 09/19/06 - 03:54:01 AM
Just a Great Song &mdash 09/19/06 - 11:05:59 AM
I liked . . . &mdash 09/23/06 - 02:55:52 PM
Slow build &mdash 10/05/06 - 08:35:53 AM
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