Lyrics by P. Greatorex. Music by G. Davies/P. Greatorex/R. Parsons. Recorded, mixed and produced by George Davies at Silent Running Studios Exeter, Autumn 1991. Remastered at Wud Records Studios 2010.
Performers: Peter Greatorex – vocals George Davies – guitars, bass, Boss DR220A drum machine Rowena Parsons – tenor sax
KILLER Learning is a clock with only one hand Dreaming is a beach with speaking sands Knowledge is a vice that grips a man And Cain was a killer that didn’t understand
Wisdom is a yo-yo with a broken string Time is a bird that cannot sing And you can’t stop the rain with anything Except love
Wanting is a boat that doesn’t know the sea Needing is a pain that hurts to be free Waiting is a lock that doesn’t have no key And Cain was a killer that could have been me
Wisdom is a yo-yo with a broken string Time is a bird that cannot sing And you can’t stop the rain with anything Except love
War is a sore that won’t go away Night is a bruise on the skin of day Children are the reason that you say you’ll stay And Cain was a killer who got clean away
Wisdom is a yo-yo with a broken string Time is a bird that cannot sing And you can’t stop the rain with anything Except love
Teachers are people who shoot at sparks Lessons are knives that shine in the dark Sins are boats on the lake in the park And Cain was a killer right there at the start
Wisdom is a yo-yo with a broken string Time is a bird that cannot sing And you can’t stop the rain with anything Except love
Words by Peter Greatorex. Copyright (c) Wud Records 2010, (p) D & G Music 1991.
This song is in the key of Am. During the recording of the sax part, Row played a fabulous blort which caused much giggling and can be heard on the ‘out-takes and blorts’ page at Wud Records. Unfortunately much of the giggling cannot be heard. This was the very first Dark Company song that was completed. It received highly positive acclaim from the Guild of International Songwriters and Composers. Due to unfamiliarity with the gear, the DBX on the TSR8 was switched off for the recording, causing a most horrendous amount of hiss. This was later fixed with cunning use of noise gates and aural exciters. The song was written in August 1991 and is 110BPM. The guitars were recorded straight into the desk rather than using an amplifier.
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