This is the epic suite for the album (a tried and true format for the 1st three releases). This time David incorporates electronic loops, drum machines, real drums, acoustic and electric guitars with the ubiquitous mellotron, electric piano and hammond organ, in a an odd-metered chaotic outing. Ranging from jazz to pastoral folk to fusion to traditional Prog, this track exemplifies Rebel Wheel and has remained a favourite of fans around the world.
lyrics
I have nothing to hide, gave it all to you.
Left with nothing inside, when it all was through.
Saw that look in your eyes that time you turned away
And the silence of night, is my own.
Feel the wind on your face, as the stars fall down.
Feel your body erase, as we leave the ground.
We have nothing to hide, as we tumble down.
Saw that look in your eyes was for me.
2nd,
Sometimes I think I can see through walls
Sometimes I think I can see it all
I fade away, it fades away, I fall away, it falls away
I need today, I need to say.
Conditions, demands, conditions, demands.
Demand and desire.
Sometimes I think I can sense you near,
Sometimes I think I can smell the fear.
I fade away, it fades away, I fall away, it falls away
I need today, I need to say.
Conditions, demands, conditions, demands.
Demand and desire.
3rd
Out on the streets, ten stories to go
Laughing like a king disguised.
A crowd gathers, a hat passes 'round.
No silent assembly in this silent town.
Keep on passing those open windows.
Life is serious, but art is fun.
Out on the street, ten stories below.
Laying like a clown disguised,
A crowd gathers, a sigh passes 'round.
A silent assembly on this sacred ground.
Keep on passing those open windows.
Life is serious, but art is fun.
credits
from Diagramma,
released October 30, 2007
David: guitars, bass, keyboards, drums and percussion, drum programming, vocals
