(and he said the life that I give)
a murder of crows
one is bad news
two is mirth
three a wedding
four a birth
five for riches
six a thief
seven a journey
eight is grief
and nine nine nine nine is nothing
ten for sorrow
eleven for love
twelve for joy
no joy tomorrow
(and he said the life that I give)

music : john bergin
lyrics : james o'barr, john bergin
backing vocals : patrick mcbride
murder

here dwells a snake
one thousand miles long
coiled one thousand miles deep
eyes like candy
it has eyes like candy
hard and blue, but soft like ice
out of sight or in the light
it could be a devil
or it could be an angel
with spiders inside
a vision of hell
it's spine is a vertical scream

bullets won't stop me
knives won't hurt me
poison won't cure me
look look look at me

slow as concrete
blurred like a dream
it spins around
arouind and around
down on an axis of atrocity
fueled by inertia, radius
depth, and velocity...
and pain, o pain!
the spiders inside
are praying for rain
killing time, i'm killing time!

they pierce my hands
they pierce my feet
like the voice of the dead
like an ocean of blood
like gravity burning in my limbs

pain - i know pain
its molecular level
it pulls at my atoms
it sings to me
i'm ruthless, i'm poison
i'm a man with no face
i'm fearless, i'm heartless
a ghost with no soul
possessed of the devil
to sanctify, to consecrate

music : john bergin
lyrics : james o'barr, john bergin
lead poisoning

i'm looking for the darkest angel
(don't wake me now)
the one who's darkness doubles
the one who takes away all the brilliance
of my lonely troubles
i'm looking for the falling angel
(please let me sleep)
the one who's wings are burning
the one who takes away all the ashes
of my secret yearnings

i'm looking for her hands of fire
(don't leave me here)
i miss their burning on my face
they burned me away
took me far away
far from this lonely place
far from this burning grace
far from the broken crowd
far from the just-believed

and every time i try
i try, try to see
i stop in a quiet place
because there is nothing else
nothing that i can do

no sacrifices for me...
no sacrifices for me...
no sacrifices for me...
no sacrifices for me...
don't sacrifice this for me

music : john bergin
lyrics : james o'barr, john bergin
guest vocalist : patrick mcbride
sleeping angel

SEVEN BLACKBIRDS IN A TREE
COUNT THEM, COUNT THEM
WHAT DO THEY SEE?
ONE FOR SORROW
TWO FOR JOY
THREE FOR A GIRL
FOUR FOR A BOY
FIVE FOR SILVER
SIX FOR GOLD
SEVEN FOR A SECRET
THAT'S NEVER BEEN TOLD:
YOU'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!

SEVEN BLACKBIRDS IN A TREE
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
FIRST COME LOVE
SECOND COMES MARRIAGE
THEN COMES DEATH IN A BLINDING GLARE
I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD
I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD:
YOU'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!

I AM HE WHO DISSOLVES THE TERROR
I AM MORPHINE FOR A WOODEN LEG
I AM FETAL DISTRESS
I AM A FLOOD OF BLACK CROWS
I AM ABSOLUTION DENIED
I AM PILOT ERROR
I AM THE RANDOM CHROMOSOME
AND I AM FEAR
I AM FEAR
I AM FEAR
AND I AM COMPLETE AND TOTAL MADNESS
I AM COMPLETE AND TOTAL MADNESS!

DIE! YOU ARE ALL GOING TO DIE!

seven blackbirds

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