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Recorded onto Mini Disc - 3rd March 1997 Gregorian
Piano & Vocals - LAF
Acoustic Guitar Noodling - Cliff Coates
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(Chords and Lyrics)
© Halco Music / Project Freeman Music (1991 Gregorian)
The camera pans from left to right
Sweeps down to the shore
A momentary glimpse of light
From a dagger there before
The cloak of dark we know as night
Fades away in rays of light
The dark seeks only to invite
Medieval dreams
Chorus 1
Enemies strive to win
Prey upon traitors sin
Once he gives in
That's when the Castle Crumbles From Within
Focus on the dagger there
Lost upon the beach
Wrapped in fear and unaware
The Gods are watching out of reach
From the dunes shadows surprise
Intruders tempting, sacred lies
Families running, fearful eyes
Medieval screams
Chorus 2
Enemies trying to win
Prey upon traitors sin
And once they are in
That's when the Castle Crumbles from Within
ThatĄ¯s when the Castle Crumbles From Within
And now the scene has changed
A ruin on the shore
(The sands of time)
Hide the traitors shame
His dagger kills no more
(Unlike his crime)
Like the moon his other face
Is a dark and lonely place
Where he lives in disgrace
All thatĄ¯s left of a dying race
Medieval Scenes
Repeat Chorus 2 Twice
ThatĄ¯s when the Castle.....
ThatĄ¯s when the Castle.....
ThatĄ¯s when the Castle.....
Crumbles from Within
This track came from another great song title idea by Cliff (Coates), my songwriting partner at the time. Cliff often came up with great titles which I found very inspiring and this was one of his best. On this occasion we wrote all the words together before I went home and put them to piano
Cliff had some great ideas for songs, and with this one it was the concept that things often go astray because of infiltration. Things fall apart from the inside. Often when organisations for example begin with well meaning intentions they can get 'invaded' by covert agents who undermine them and start nibbling away at the foundations, and that is why they ultimately fail. I have seen this many times in my own experience since we wrote this song, and my conclusion is 'Don't Join Any Organisations!', especially if they want you to "register" to join. As soon as there is a structure, with leaders and go-betweens, it is rife for the infiltrators. The best way is to remain individual but work collectively with others in a distributed fashion. That is much harder to mess with!
Anyway, this demo is very simple, with me playing piano and singing live with Cliff noodling away on an acoustic in the background. It was just to get it down, but we never did get around to recording it properly.
The idea for the mid section was to have a battle break out and include loads of sound effects 'n stuff so I'd love to give this song the full production treatment one day...
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© Halco Music / Project Freeman Music 1991 Gregorian