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GLORIA DELUXE: 5 SONGS.

5 Songs

The EP, which we made in March 2000. All these songs are now available as MP3s on the sounds page.

 

Lyrics:

 

1. BEYOND THE BEYOND

When you look up
You see the beyond
And beyond that beyond there is still more beyond

And beyond that beyond
There is a place that I've gone
And it's unlike any place that you've ever been, my friend

Beyond light beyond dark
Beyond dumb beyond smart
Beyond truth beyond art
Beyond the end, beyond the start

Out beyond the stars
To me it's not very far
Visitors are welcome any hour of the day

And beauty abounds
No end of trees or of flowers
It is unlike any place that you've ever seen

Beyond good beyond bad
Beyond happy or sad
Beyond death beyond life
Beyond your joy, beyond your strife

And yes there is a beyond out there
And it holds treasures beyond compare
And it dwells in each one of us
And without it life would not be much
And when you think you've gone as far as there is
You're mistaken, for there's always more beyond

 

2. DROP OF HOLY WATER

There's a quietness I'm seeking
And it doesn't last too long
And as soon as it is over
All I know is that it's gone

And though I can't recall the feeling
I want it back again
And it is worthwhile repeating
Whatever is required to get it

They say too much water and you're gonna drown
But all I want's a drop of holy water on my brow

If I could only carry
That peace down deep within
If it could only last me
Through the night and all day long

If it could only help me see
The beauty all around me
If it could only help me breathe
So deep that I could feel it

 

3. SONG OF ANDREI RUBLYEV

I guess we're cut from the same cloth, you and I
A cloth of solitude and anguish
A cloth of glory
The color of the sky and beyond the sky
The color of the sea and below the sea
The color of the sun and within the sun
Where no human eye can see

Let us go together, you and I
I to paint churches, you to make bells
Look at him weeping on the ground
And the crowds have scattered joyous because of him

When his bell has sounded over miles and miles
Over this vast landscape
And its sound has crushed the hearts of all who heard it
To pure love

Look at him weeping on the ground
Hush now, my child
Let us go together, you and I
Let us go together, you and I
And I'll break my vow of silence to stop your crying

 

4. NO MEASUREMENT

I have no measurement
With which to measure your influence on me
Years after the fact I am longing to see you
Suddenly, by chance
And to study your movements

It is never enough to hear you recorded
Or on a stage, far away

I have loved you for so long
But please don't mistake me, I am not alone

Or rather, I am happier than I've ever been before

And I'm deeply content with my work and my life, and yet,
And yet

I will never forget you
I'm longing to see you
Suddenly, by chance
Just for one moment
To feel your breath

 

5. ALL ALL ALONE

Don't give me a little pink baby
Don't want no husband to throw me around
I'd rather be lonely and cold
Yes I'd rather be all all alone

Don't give me a pillow
Don't give me a bed
Don't tell me where you are living
Don't want no wifey to throw me around
I'd rather be lonely and cold
Yes I'd rather be all all alone