The Faces of Lonely Saints
Below I have pasted the lyrics to a song I’ve been working on for a couple of months. I recorded an embarrassingly rough version of it that features my sub-par voice and amateur acoustic guitar work. Eventually, I will post a recorded version of this song that I have more confidence in. The music is written in the key of Aminor. I use a I-IV-V progression until the words, “Running through the fields of your scattered daylight.” I-IV-V in Aminor is Aminor-Dminor-Eminor. Minor chords have a somber, melancholy tone. I transition to the major chords within the key of Aminor (ii-iii-vi) at the end in order to musically communicate the happy ending. Aminor and Cmajor share many of the same notes, so it allows for a smooth transition.
Anyway, as with past lyrics I’ve posted, I’m sure few will enjoy these :)
The Faces of Lonely Saints
Running through the woods of Wisconsin
I stumbled upon seven sad grins
Dining on the carcass of an angel
Her wings spread across the table
Her story in the child’s fable
A smile of calm widens her face
As the Mother welcomes her slumber to grace
The faces of lonely saints
The faces of lonely saints
The faces of lonely saints
Of romantics and dreamers, poets and healers
Of writers and readers, peasants and believers
Ride wild ride
Ride wild ride
Ride wild ride
I galloped to the East
A journalist of this war
A girl rides beside me
She’s Faith in pink ribbons
Running through the woods of Salem
I stumbled upon seven smiling saints
Dining on the carcass of a devil
His chest cut open,
His blood splashes and trembles
Hollow sadness narrows his face
As the Mother rejects his slumber to grace
The face of a lonely sinner
The face of a lonely sinner
The face of a lonely sinner
Of killers and cowards, kings and connivers,
Of rapers and dealers, rich and deniers
Ride wild ride
Ride wild ride
Ride wild ride
Running through the fields of your scattered daylight
I stumbled upon a child who smiled to me:
“I am the new dawn
I am the new dawn
I am the new dawn”
And all is calm
And all is calm
And all is calm
The faces of lonely saints
The faces of lonely saints
The faces of lonely saints
Special thanks to longtime pal and aspiring writer Mike Madden for help and encouragement with writing this song.
Comment by Joshua on 5 February 2009 at 9:27 pm:
would love to hear the recorded version
Comment by Zico on 1 December 2012 at 11:42 pm:
That’s pretty cool that there are no tutioin fees at Danish universities! Are you sure that this applies equally for non-Danish citizens? Word of warning though; if you consider yourself as poor , you might struggle a bit with the cost of living in Copenhagen. I was shocked how much money I got through during a weekend there I’d put it on a par with London