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STEVE VON TILL LYRICS
"As The Crow Flies" (2000)
1. Stained Glass
2. We All Fall
3. Remember
4. Warning Of A Storm
5. Twice Born
6. Midheaven
7. Shadows In Stone
1. Stained Glass
The reflection of stained glass colors your face
The light of day echoes your skin
Giving summer's beauty the rightness of warmth
These words in your mouth
Bring the sadness of a thousand winters
Confusion builds a fire
The smoke must clear to see and breathe
The magic contained in the braiding of your hair
A spirit entwined in ritual knowing
A gift, a token of the unexplained
A grief that haunts me
To the ends of my mind
Confusion builds a fire
The smoke must clear to see and breathe
Steve Von Till - vocals, acoustic guitar and piano
Kris Force - violin
Jackie Gratz - cello
2. We All Fall
When the golden bough breaks
The cradle of civilization
When our island sinks in the sea
Songs of the siren will lure us down
Ashes, ashes, we all fall
When the king is dead
And we ride wild horses
When we climb to the top of the mountain
And come tumbling down
Ashes, ashes, we all fall
Down
Steve Von Till - vocals and acoustic guitar
3. Remember
Dream through the seasons
Only to remember
Past becomes future
When all's said and done
Your life awaits you
Steve Von Till - vocals, acoustic guitar and electric delay guitar
4. Warning Of A Storm
Staring out the window pane
Seeing through yourself
Counting your blessings again
Wondering when it will be
And how it can be then
See the warnings of a storm
As patterns unfold themselves
To try and be whole
Is this too much to ask
To live free with a quiet mind
And trust in someone else
I want to believe in the sun
Who in all its splendor is dying
I desire the solidness of earth
This ground is still shaking apart
What will be, will be
Steve Von Till - vocals, acoustic guitar, electronic texture and piano
Jackie Gratz - cello
5. Twice Born
The wind sings alone for the martyr
A man against the age
Many called but few are chosen
Twice born into the gaze
Challenging man made illusion
The truth against the world
Men go to graves with their truth
Still the sun will rise
Surrender mind to the mystery
The seen and the unseen
Sever head from their disgrace
Religions founded and undone
Steve Von Till - vocals and acoustic guitar
Kris Force - violin and background vocals
Annabel Lee - violin
Martha Burns - cello
6. Midheaven
Why can't I rest a while? This unease in my chest
A nauseous burning keeps me awake to swim inside
To consume myself with fears of what I've given
A piece of my breath, and the power to destroy
In this house midheaven, my hopes and dreams are tied
The archer's bow is lifted and takes aim at my heart
Never did I catch sight of the weapon raised
Though it had been woven into my weave of fate
Steve Von Till - vocals, acoustic guitar and piano
7. Shadows In Stone
Dawn of mists and mourning
Veil of ancient tears
Near a tree lies a shallow grave
Bones of earth grasping hands
With the roots of the past
Fasting spirits to the land
Chasing shadows in stones
Clouds clear revealing
Awareness of the light
Seeking forgotten longings
Withered pathways to the wise
From a peak I gaze the glory
Steve Von Till - vocals, acoustic guitar and percussion
Kris Force - violin
Martha Burns - cello
Erika Little - background vocals
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