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The Magpie Returned The Ring

by MARCUS DOO & THE SECRET FAMILY

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1.
Lion 05:01
Lion Don’t leave me now, I can’t save myself and don’t lead me on, I know nowhere else there’s a lion in my room tonight a lion for real why aren’t I screaming out, could it be this part of me I’ve loved you since, the first word was found a puzzle of the air, still rests amongst cloud there’s a lion in my room tonight a lion for real why aren’t I screaming out, could it be your part of me
2.
Sarah - Anne 04:11
Sarah - Anne The morning burns in her arm, where the faded blue mermaid swims and reflects through the trees, the tapestries where her mother’s memory begins won’t you come Sarah-Anne won’t you take back faith from the Devils hand. won’t you come Sarah-Anne her body becomes a vessel and her smile a dark sail on what foreign land do I reach my hands in attempts to save myself won’t you come Sarah-Anne won’t you take back faith from the Devils hand. won’t you come Sarah-Anne nothing moves or stirs, her fingers fall like fate only in these rhythms of victory could we now hope to communicate won’t you come Sarah-Anne won’t you come Sarah-Anne won’t you take back faith from the Devils hand. won’t you be mine as the towers of Molloch take their toll and shadow the soul master our days are gone here, our childhood ways have aged here master our days are gone, and the only songs left to be sung are the songs of ourselves our childhood ways have aged here don’t leave me alone like this don’t leave me alone
3.
Remind me 04:32
Remind Me I was still there when the fayre moved away to entertain some other town I was still there to see her hair kissed, caressed you loved by some other clown if I lose my heart would you heart would you remind me that it was my blood that wrote those final notes. if I lose my heart would you remind me it’s left in the only place that could be home. stabbed in the back like the bull who is killed for a watching crowd and I can only see red because I’m hurting like hell and I’m falling down if I should die here would you be there to be my final sight if I should fall here would you be there to tell me the dark is going to be all right if I should die here would you be there to be my final sight if I should find hope would you be near to pull me out won’t you remind me, my love won’t you remind me, won’t you remind me my love
4.
The night approaches just like a tiger and I can feel those neon eyes come to stare me down I’ve got to run, just to survive her the unwritten word is never heard once you’ve hit the ground and there’s no sun without the father I have one of blood and so many more of heart and there’s no joy without the mother she’s holding us together, though it tears her apart to this secret family I hold on time falls as heavy as a bible and I can hear those sacred souls screaming from this burning barn when I was young, I was cain’d but I was able I never meant my brother any harm to all the sister of the disappeared I would give you my hand if you give me your ears to all the faithfully departed who remind the earning blind all they own is time to this secret family, I hold on and all these children of this secret family they are all the thoughts that have given move to me my son trust, my daughter grace the child self-love, the child self-hate each was a birth of great pride, great hope and to all my children in turn I have given my life to this secret family, I hold on to this secret family, I hold on and hold on tight
5.
El Principio 03:15
El Principio Devuélveme los años llévame a tu parque juguemos con canicas comamos gelatina prométeme que hoy serás todo lo que eres prométeme que hoy tendremos, toda la vida prométeme que hoy tendremos, tendremos toda la vida, toda la vida...
6.
Solipsism 04:37
Solipsism Solipsism!, solipsism! my friends there’s something in her eyes that tells me rise there’s something in her eyes the birds are singing and all is answering in her eyes it is the roar of creation it’s the surface of the rhyme remembrance is all but ringing out I close my eyes and the world disappears, love I close my eyes and the world disappears, boys I close my eyes and the world disappears, girls I close my eyes and the world disappears gentlemen I close my eyes and the world disappears, boys I close my eyes and the world disappears, now I close my eyes and the world disappears, boys I close my eyes and the world disappears now
7.
Drove all night I drove all night to see her smile I drove all night to watch her sleep I drove all night to see her eyes I drove all night to be her side in drunk ideals I’ve lost my life with words unwound and hurt unbound in drunk ideals I’ve lost my child I drove all night to see her eyes if she calls, I would say I’m sorry if she called I would hear her voice and in time she may look for me and I’ll find myself again
8.
Made to measure Highland hills, old men’s teeth, an unrepentant flag of grief it doesn’t matter where I’ve gone, who I’ve met, it never lets me go it never leaves me go consider the lilies in her bed consider the shadows in my head consider the flags we’ve had to burn consider the nights I’ve had to turn away from it all I turned away from it all time and bone are still made to measure forgive me, forgive me not’s it’s all instant pleasure so we raised the hill at Heptonstall the three sisters, I’ve read them all none knew where the skull would fall they all wrote alone they all lived and died at home so I praised the God of transience I wore his cloak, mocked elegance betrayal was my last defence against a dark inheritance of passing, surpassing, trashing, ignorant pretentious cash-ins cynicism, the depressive prison where which to wear is the big decision I’m tired of it all I want something simple, something more time and bone are still made to measure forgive me, forgive me not’s it’s all instant pleasure the muse dies with museum debts the muse dies with museum debts they raised the price without regrets but histories beauty was a whore, histories beauty was a whore a whore whore 1,2,3,4 time and bone are still made to measure forgive me, forgive me not's it’s all instant pleasure
9.
1919 04:28
1919 Beyond the iron gate, a garden before there’s only love sow every kiss you are given, bring something with you when you come the neighbours won’t endeavour, expecting bad weather and they think they’re bathing babies, but they’re drowning sons and daughters with their fears we’re waiting for you, we’re waiting for you because you’re something real we’re waiting for you, we’re waiting for you because you’re something new you’re something true the dream of your arrival in this sinking Viking myth and you are warming frozen bodies with your burning lips the Bow bells ring above the horse, above the cart how could I look at those working hand and not believe in art and arts’ great tragedies we’re waiting for you, we’re waiting for you because you’re something real we’re waiting for you, we’re waiting for you because you’re something new you’re something true the beauty grows as the body fades decay reveals such mysteries like how strong the heart can be once filled painful dignities we’re waiting for you because you’re something real, something true we’re waiting for you, because you’re something new you’re something real, love.  
10.
We could go out We could go out, get real drunk, we could be somewhere else we could go out, get real drunk, we could be someone else  I could put on that dress, look so pretty you’ll be so proud to hold my hand I could try, try and be better I could be a better man  I could watch you move, through a crowded bar be the only one I see I could try and make you smile, you could fall back in love with me   you could hold a lost last year, you could hold it just like a baby you could calm a future’s fear, look at me now because it could save me    we could go out, get real drunk, we could be somewhere else we could go out, get real drunk, we could be someone else 
11.
Fallen Angel 04:46
Fallen Angel The fallen angel the first great poet falls to earth let this be the verse: “im gonna show you beauty, but it’s gonna hurt”. the last sweet virgin opens her legs the game is close your eyes, lay down and play dead come with me girl, (don’t hurt me ) come with me now I don’t want to go back there on my own this time (don’t hurt me) hold my hand, hold my hand going down I don’t want to go back there on my own again are these your words, is this your sword is this the kind of faith you mean kill all those children before they’re kings! sell their mothers gasoline! are these your words Is this your sword Is this the kind of faith you mean kill all those children before they’re kings! hold to your rein!   are these your words, Is this your sword Is faith still floating down this stream merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily… Life is but a dream.
12.
Ephemeral 03:07
Ephemeral Raise your head look what you see she was a bird and I was her tree and for a while I was a home I wonder if she thinks of me the magpie steals a diamond ring she only sees what’s glittering I could only give a folding leaf in a world of brighter offerings love became a silver sword sharpened by her own accord there to cut my heart in two half for me and half for you it’s over now, it’s over now Lord my hopes an old man of the sea who saves up all my dreams for me I’m gonna learn me how to swim and go-a-go-a gathering it’s over now, it’s over now it’s over now, its over now

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Recorded in Estudios Reno, Madrid, April/May 2010

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released March 10, 2011

Produced and mixed by Luca Petricca
Engineered by Luca Petricca & Karim Burkhalter
Mastered by Angel Luján
Cover art by Helio León


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