HW: CotBS Lyrics

SKARSOL skarsol at IX.NETCOM.COM
Mon Jun 17 13:33:43 EDT 1996


Alex S. Garcia wrote:

> Well, I just gave it a listen with the headphones on to make sure I didn't
> miss out on anything, and I still can't hear some of the printed lyrics
> anywhere. On "Song of the swords" is missing "My eyes were blind I could not
> see [...] Black swords hanging cold as ice, will they lead me to Paradise ?"
> (that's 6 lines in the sleeve !).That is a new one on me.iv'e never heard those lines before, nor have i ever seen them
in print.what release is that?
 On "The Sea King" is missing the 2nd verse
> : "Unsure whether he's dreaming or dead [...] His ancestors, ally, friend,
> only to some" (4 lines). On the latter, HLL, after singing the chorus for
> the first time, just goes ahead directly to the 3rd verse, skipping the 2nd
> one thoroughly. Weird. Now, I have the Griffin release, could it be maybe
> that on this version they printed the whole original lyrics as they were
> maybe meant to be sung before the songs were indeed recorded ?this, too, is strange, as i don't believe i've ever heard a version of this song without
these lines!
> I've checked this. I've found those lyrics in "The Demise", between
> "Zarozinia" and "Sleep of a thousand tears". They are pretty much whispered,
> especially at the start.
>         But my sleeve gives me the following lyrics, which I can't seem to
> find anywhere in the songs :
>
>         Arioch, I summon thee, Lord of Seven Darks
>         Arioch, I summon thee, put fire in my heart
>         Arioch, I summon thee, can you hear my plea ?
>         Arioch, I summon thee in my hour of need
>
> I thought they should be in the track titled "Arioch", but this one
> apparently is an instrumental. So I'm puzzled !ok, i've found these words in my sleeve,but i assume they are merely there for
atmosphere, as they are the only lyrics in the booklet without a title.    rj



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