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Tears of the Minotaur

by The Christopher Marshall Predestination

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1.
Boundary rider 05:15
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Boundary rider – soul patrol Where’ve you been riding? – you’re slipping out of control Boundary rider – off the map - When you make it to the edge – you’ve got to turn around and head right back I’m scratching under your emotion proof fence I am the infidel in your head – and I’m crossing over Boundary rider – eye in the sky Who’s filming your thoughts when you get back from the other side? Send a message – back to base - But you’ve forgotten the password – and you can’t remember your master’s face I’m scratching under your emotion proof fence I am the infidel in your head And I’m crossing over Yeah – I’m crossing over Boundary rider where are you riding in the night? Boundary rider can’t you see they’ve gone and colonised your mind? Boundary rider – night patrol Who’s gonna secure the perimeter of your lost soul? Boundary rider – off the track - Someone’s stolen your drones and they aren’t ever going to give them back I’m scratching under your emotion proof fence I am the infidel in your head I’m picking through your city on fire I’m cutting through your intellectual barbed wire I’m crossing over
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The Devil's work 05:42
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Running on a tread mill with no end Rolling down a highway with no bend You just might find yourself on a hairline You just might find yourself with the devil this time And I cannot say just why – the Gods ride high while the devil works And you will never see it through – when you buy your thrill on the production line – all the time Trying to break the social frame Playing the numbers not the game You just might blame the victim and not the crime You just might fool yourself one last time And I cannot say just why – the Gods ride high while the devil works And you will never see it through – when you sell your skin on the production line – all the time I was going to set your world on fire – but I flamed out too soon – all that’s left is the logic of regret – in the devil’s room And I cannot say just why – the Gods all fly while the devil works And you will not see it through – when you sell your love on the production line Doing it – every time Time after time after time after time Doing the devil’s work – now work for me!
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Love and contraband 05:55
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Hey, hey hey: This is the secret place we cried Hey, hey hey: When our faith we did deny We moved through the crowd so well - Not even mother could tell Hey, hey, hey: They picked us up and shot us down Hey, hey, hey: splattered our names all over town As the cell dissolved we made our run – Time is changing – our time has come Chorus – Come the morning we will shiver as we rise Bust the cypher - curse the darkened skies Burn the sanctuary - Set the spirits free Drain the loving from my eyes Love – it is a criminal – it takes what it takes to get by Love it has no principles – It feeds on what it needs to make it through the night Chorus – Come the morning we will shudder as we rise Bust the cypher - curse the darkened skies Burn the sanctuary - Set the spirits free Drain the loving from my eyes Dancing on the serpent’s head Ripping up the prison bed Stepping out among the dead Revolution is in your head How long must we withstand – Love and contraband How long must we withstand – Love and contraband – and you’ve got to be strong – and you’ve got to hold on, hold on, hold on
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Crying won't help 04:49
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Crying won’t help – if you want to go home Crying won’t help – anymore Crying won’t help – if you want to go home Now there’s no home to go home to no more What did the wind say – where did your mind stray – when the scales fell away from your eyes? How did the rain feel – where did your thoughts steal When the pain pierced the bastion of your heart? Could you trace the moon and the stars together Did they pass you by on their journey to never And did you want to cry all the way home But did the leaves whisper no? Solo Now the pastel skies are falling - hear the midnight blues come crawling - captain’s sadly calling out our names, singing: “Goodnight nurse – Good morning Jesus” – now it’s time to go away Crying won’t help if you want to go home Crying won’t help anymore Crying won’t help if you want to go home Now you’re going to have to walk alone – Now there’s no home to go home to no more
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Catch my soul! 07:27
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The captain lies naked, adrift on a tankard, he’s floating through time Fish stocks are falling, the company is calling, his boat’s on the line Here come the waves and the rain – take your breath away Catch my soul! Yesterday’s actress - a deer in the spot lights – she’s praying for time Frozen alone on the stage – so afraid – she’s forgotten her lines Here comes the waves of anxiety – the pills won’t help any more So the actress calls across the waves – from the darkened stage - to her captain dear – can you hear me now – and catch my soul The berley trails are sinking – the fish heads are stinking Harpoon rusts upon the shelf – the captain trips, lets out a belch Then the words drift across the waves – he hears his actress pray Oh my Captain – through the mountainous wave – through the spume and the spray – I’ll wait for you And the captain replies Oh my actress – all the floods of the gale – all the storm and the hail – won’t stop me from steaming bows up back to you So come! I’m coming to you – through the belly of the whale – through the vale of tears I’m coming Here come the waves and the rain – take your breath away So the lovers call across the surge – where all paths merge Can you hear me now? Can you get to me on your knees? And Catch my soul!
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Tears of the Minotaur 04:38
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I first saw you prance – when I was in a trance I followed you down – to your hole in the ground Tripping on bones – closing in on the moans Behold through the gloom – your innermost room The saddest thing that I ever saw – were the tears of the minotaur x 2 You cried out in pain – when I called you by name But you howled like a beast – when my knife cut so deep Ariadne’s thread – preserve the path that I tread I left you stone cold - stretched out and so alone The saddest thing that I ever saw – were the tears of the minotaur x 2 Oh Love is strange – we kill what we crave I struggled - but I had to give in – to the lure of the beast within Deep in the labyrinth – I lost my mind Deep in the labyrinth – found love is blind Deep in the labyrinth – forgot my warrior’s pledge Deep in the labyrinth – I tripped and I fell Oh Love is strange – we kill what we crave I struggled - but I had to give in – to the lure of the beast within
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Morning rain 05:43
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Where, where do you go – when I hold you so tightly – while the embers burn low? And how, how do you know – that I tremble in the moonlight – but will never let it show? I know, in the darkness you’ll reach me – and you’ll promise to lead me tender while you ease my pain We’ll be cast adrift on the slipstream – and the mood will be soft and gentle like the morning rain When, when did we find – so much beauty in the darkness – that cannot stand the light? And how, can we capture time – that creeps out of the shadows that line the edge of the night? I know in the darkness you’ll reach me – and you’ll promise to lead me tender while you ease my pain We’ll be cast adrift on the slipstream and the mood will be soft and gentle like the morning rain Loving in the morning rain – pitter patter, watch it scatter down the frosted window pain – I’ve been hesitating and I can’t say why – till your boots ring in the hallway – and I know you’ll make it right When, when will we learn – that the sweetest time for leaving is while the fire burns And how, can we catch the light – as it streams on through the window and turns from blue to white? I know in the darkness you’ll reach me – and you’ll promise to lead me tender while you ease my pain We’ll be cast adrift on the slipstream – and the mood will be soft and gentle like the morning rain
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Hold fast 04:00
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Hanging in the delusion of a fiction Barking like a dog without a bite Finding all my actions lack conviction Well I won’t feel safe till I make it home tonight So hold fast – to the falling star Hold Fast to the crashing car Hold fast – soon will come the dawn Swaying in the shadow of the cross hair Breaking through the threshold of the pain Dragging through the ward without a wheelchair I won’t get well till I make it home again So hold fast to the burning tower Hold fast to the crumbling flower Hold Fast – soon will come the dawn Praying in a church without a ceiling Rubbing on the bones to start a light Puzzling on a text that has no meaning I won’t go down without a final fight So hold fast to the derailed train Hold fast while you trip again Hold fast – soon will come the dawn So hold fast to the rising flood Hold fast to the sinking mud Hold fast - soon will come the dawn
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Busted and beautiful 05:50
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Come the morning – come the morning – come the morning you will break down and cry What were you thinking when the lights went out? Who were you seeking when the blood flowed free? I tell you honey you were feeling no pain I tell you baby you were feeling nothing I don’t know why it’s come to this I don’t know why it feels so right to be busted – to be busted and beautiful Where were you going when the mood kicked in? What were you chasing when you hit the floor? I tell you honey you were thinking nothing I tell you honey we’ve been here before I don’t know why it’s come to this I don’t know why it feels so right to be busted – to be busted and beautiful Because I don’t know why – and it makes me wonder Come the morning, come the morning you will, come the morning you will break down and cry Pain is calling, pain is calling, pain is calling and it makes you want to sigh It’s a brand new mystery – written up in the sky – keep on pushing! Your’re busted and beautiful I saw you – you were in between two worlds – and you did not why You’re busted – You’re busted – You’re busted and beautiful But you know – you’re still my baby
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Kokoda Firebird 08:00
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Tired legs, faded mind – cannot see through the canopy – I’m running blind Running on fumes and the one I left behind I’ve got to chase the devil before I find the light Firebird – swoop down from above Firebird – hit me with the wings of a dove Lift me high above the mountain then down to the sea Let me feel the saltwater run – oh lord let it run all over me They say the enemy is never far behind But the deadliest enemy lives in your mind That’s the one that says you can’t make it, that you won’t get off the line I’m staring down my enemies – one doubt at a time Firebird – swoop down from above Firebird – hit me with the wings of a dove Lift me high above the mountain then down to the sea Let me feel the saltwater run – oh lord let it run - on these tired legs again
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Down in flames 04:53
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I don’t want to know where the wind goes blasting from the north to the south Pain won’t pass anytime soon – push you to the end of the line Hit me where the wind blows – freezing on the high snow – tell me what you want to hear Free me when the moon cries – wake me when the love dies – the enemy is drawing near I tried but I slowed somehow I cried but I never broke down I’m not going to tell you how – I’m going down in flames Going down in flames! I don’t want to hear about the end days – spreading like a plague on the rise Fear won’t quit anytime soon – push you to the edge of the wire Burning down the highway – messing with your mindscape Giving ground and falling back Drag me to the bullfight – strap me to the stop-light – the prisoner is going to crack I tried but I slowed somehow I cried but I never broke down I’m not going to tell you how – I’m going down in flames Going down in flames! Flame can’t you help me – help me in my hour of need Can you take me too – consume my energy Flame can you shake me – let me dive in the solar sea Flame can you break me too – say what you got to say then brother be gone! And let me sing my song – all night long I tried but I slowed somehow I cried but I never broke down I’m not going to tell you how – I’m going down in flames Going down in flames!

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released October 6, 2022

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The Christopher Marshall Predestination Melbourne, Australia

Ex lead singer of legendary Melbourne Blues Punk firebrands, Harem Scarem, Christopher Marshall has released three solo albums over the years, "Strange Waters, Small Mercies" (1998), "The Dog Beneath the Skin (2019), and now as The Christopher Marshall Predestination with "The Tears of the Minotaur" (2022) ... more

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