Lyrics by P. Greatorex. Music by G. Davies/P. Greatorex. Recorded, mixed and produced by George Davies at Silent Running Studios Exeter, Autumn 1991. Remastered at Wud Records Studios 2010.
Performers: Peter Greatorex – vocals, harmonica George Davies – guitars, bass, Boss DR55A drum machine, Wasp
SECOND SIGHT Suicide swords of Samurai awarded for mistakes Give blessed absolution if you’ve got what it takes Certain kinds of solitude with memories are fused Valleys filled with shadows will dream up an excuse
He’s a charismatic man He’s a Judas in a can He’s a pocket-prophet poppet With dreams made out of sand
Jagged edge of jealousy, green-eyed prize of hate Grants a spiky shelter that mustn’t go to waste And the weapons of the warriors, priceless with their pain Make cutting out a heart an easy change of game
He’s a charismatic man He’s a Judas in a can He’s a pocket-prophet poppet With dreams made out of sand
Charismatic man, Judas in a can Charismatic man, Judas in a can
The labours of great Hercules weigh down many books Blindness to their meaning is no excuse not to look In ancient days a shaman made a watch out of the sun These days more important that he knows how to use a gun
He’s a charismatic man He’s a Judas in a can He’s a pocket-prophet poppet With dreams made out of sand
Words by Peter Greatorex. Copyright (c) Wud Records 2010, (p) D & G Music 1991.
The lyrics for this song were written in September 1991. The key is Cm and the tempo is 116BPM. This song was the second song that Dark Company finished recording. Along with Killer this song received highly positive acclaim from the Guild of International Songwriters and Composers. The original guitar solo had a few more pauses in it but Pete and Row preferred it to be full on, so outvoted, George re-recorded it and made unspeakable mutterings. It was during the recording of this song that we discovered how unreliable the timekeeping of the Wasp’s random sample hold function was. Pete did a fantastic job on the harmonica.
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