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Time of the Assassin
05:03
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TIME OF THE ASSASSIN
Thunder going to the high mountains
the sun came up, a hawk flew by
three times I dreamed of the marvelous city
three times I drank the water from the well
is this the peace that surpasses understanding?
or the peace of suffocated dreams?
and now the good life is just in reach
rich man poor man beggerman thief
the time of the assassins here, gather your wits
the time of the assassins here, glory to the highest in you and
me!
hearts burned in the flaming earth
minds broken in the cracking wind
the cradle will rock the dumb will talk
from Moscow to the Horn of Africa
like the smile of a mouth slashed by a razor
the shriek of a wounded bird
in frenzies and furies the four horsemen ride
life's a war with the trolls in the vaults of the mind
the time of the assassins here, gather your wits
the time of the assassins here, glory to the highest in you and
me!
the scimitars come through the curved wind whistling
they're teaching children to become live bombs
sudden violence kissing your wet mouth
the earth weeps for its old gods
riches takes wing and fame is a breath
spilling blood makes the heart feel glad
if I got my ticket can I ride?
ride up into heaven in the morning
time of the assasins here, gather your wits
the time of the assassins here
glory to the highest in you and me!
the fire's not on the roofs it's in the minds of men
illusions burning down
the cafe empties and your head empties
and that's a lonesome sound
on mighty clouds of joy the days are flung
and you're the crown of creation
so wipe your tears you've cried too long
the sun is shining on everyone
time of the assassins here, gather your wits
the time of the assassins here
glory to the highest in you and me!
(Words & Music Robert James Fuller ASCAP, all rights reserved)
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The Possessed
04:12
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THE POSSESSED
When her hair was hanging low red like fire on smoking altars
where love is wagered and tossed on the table bets thrown to a ruthless world
between the devil and the deep blue sea
every heartache following me
calm clouds and a fine nerve meter
how long can the heart ache before it bursts?
trampling idols I fat a sacrifice, then I suddenly fall from grace
now look at me out breeding monsters
who just want to cut off the head of their father
between the devil and the deep blue sea
every heartache following me
calm clouds and a fine nerve meter
how long can the heart ache before it bursts?
clinging to the last shred of the torn illusion
the wind flew around like someone insane
murder, envy, domination
had always been the game
between the devil and the deep blue sea
every heartache following me
calm clouds and a fine nerve meter
how long can the heart ache before it bursts?
(Words & Music Robert James Fuller, ASCAP)
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Haunted House
01:52
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HAUNTED HOUSE
No more words, talk is cheap
the house is haunted the shadows creep
now your legs are walking straight
deep in your heart is a poisonous snake
deep in your heart is a poisonous snake oh yeah, need your love so bad
without your true love what will you do?
they say memory fades in a year or two
now you love her so much on the wall you will crawl
later you’ll think of her without a feeling at all
think of her without a feeling at all oh yeah, need your love so bad
I had a hunger for a noble deed
feel like a mercenary that comes home to bleed
flash cash and trash everybody’s doing it
flash cash and trash everybody’s doing it
oh yeah, need your love so bad
(Words & Music Robert James Fuller ASCAP, all rights reserved)
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4. |
Country Pie
02:46
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Murmurs
01:06
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Storms Are On The Ocean
04:01
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STORMS ARE ON THE OCEAN
I'm going away to leave you, going away for awhile
but I'll be back to you sometime if I go 10,000 miles
I walk through the valley where danger looms
I walk through the valley where danger looms
storms are on the ocean, the heavens may cease to be
this world may lose its motion if I prove false to thee
who will shoe your pretty little feet? who will glove your hand?
who will kiss your red rose cheek when I’m in the foreign land?
I’ll build my love a tower at the foot of the fountain
and on it I will put all the flowers from the mountain
storms are on the ocean, the heavens may cease to be
this world may lose its motion if I prove false to thee
have you see the mournful dove flying from pine to pine?
mourning for her one true love like I mourn for mine
who will shoe your pretty little feet, who will glove your hand?
who will kiss your red rose cheek when I’m in the foreign land?
(lyrics from public domain, music arrangement Robert James Fuller)
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7. |
Melt Not My Igloo
06:33
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MELT NOT MY IGLOO
Saturday night if its not raining, Saturday night if its not raining
let’s go to the disembraining
people will say we’re in love, people will say we’re in love
country life no struggle or strife, country life no struggle or strife
where the billygoat dances with his wife
people will say we’re in love, people will say we’re in love
and the eskimos say,
melt not my igloo
down in the henhouse on my knees, down in the henhouse on my knees
thought I heard a chicken sneeze, people will say we’re in love
(don’t miss your moment it won’t come again)
well it’s much better than a kick in the head
much better than being eaten alive by big ants
it could be worse all the way around
people will say we’re in love, people will say we’re in love
and the eskimos say,
melt not my igloo
(Words & Music Robert James Fuller, ASCAP all rights reserved)
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I hate to see you go
04:54
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I HATE TO SEE YOU GO
Halfway down the stairs and I stare,
as she moved right through the fair
Followed a phantom of liberty,
I was a slave and I thought I was free
I’m in a story strange but true,
happened to me and it could happen to you
Stay, walking on water wasn’t built in a day
I hate to see you go
Black rain on the old ghost town,
my sweet love is not around
No one’s who they seem to be,
don’t think that you ever knew me
The fire’s burn low on your dark frontier,
the sentry’s posted and he bends his ear
Stay, walking on water wasn’t built in a day
I hate to see you go
There but for fortune I would be without
Got a monkey on my back talking with my mouth
Talking with my mouth
Hand me down my walking cane and we’ll dawdle down the lane
Your daddy was a bumblebee,
don’t you wobble when you walk with me
Miles to go before we sleep,
kindness to the wolf is cruelty to the sheep
Stay, walking on water wasn’t built in a day
I hate to see you go
There but for fortune I would be without
Got a monkey on my back talking with my mouth
Talking with my mouth
(Words & Music Robert James Fuller ASCAP, all rights reserved)
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Robert James Fuller Seattle, Washington
"Robert James Fuller is a singer-songwriter whose releases include the CD "Headless Body Found in Topless Bar"; "Blue Train"
"Dream Baby"; "Blowtorch"; "I Hate to See You Go" and "Time of the Assassin".
"Mr. Fuller currently lives in a secluded location near Seattle, WA, reached only by parachute. Like Joel McCrae in 'Ride the High Country', all he wants is to enter his house justified."
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