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BURIED ALIVE
03:36
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BURIED ALIVE
After luring her into the woods
with a song on his flute
he followed her tracks in the snow
with his fist he delivered the blow
he could have killed her with his knife
instead the woman was buried alive
It was then that he discovered
she was the mother of an only child
he lured the boy out of the house
and hit him straight to the ground
he could have killed him with his knife
instead the boy was buried alive
But the boy also had a father
who himself had a sister and brother
setting up a trap took some time
one by one he lured them inside
he could have killed them with his knife
instead the woman and men were buried alive
There were cousins, grandfathers, grannies
nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles
half-witted, blended, extended
many degrees, all genders and colours
not one of them he killed with his knife
instead the whole family was buried alive
When you put your ear to the ground
you could hear a hell of sounds
moaning, screaming, scratching, pounding
in the distance, near, all around
he could have killed them with his knife
instead he all buried them alive
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DOCTOR
02:40
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DOCTOR
Doctor, please help me, doctor
I feel like a load of stones
Like the hills on the horizon
I feel unbelievably deep
Like the ocean troughs
Can you make me lighter, doctor
Can you give me some hashish
Doctor, help me, please
I suffer from life
Like Christ on the cross
I collapse from life
Like the walls of the house
You can make me lighter, doctor
Can you give me some hashish, please
I am talking with Haros
He's loud and clear
He tells me my time has come
I plead with him to have some
One last time to smoke
Before the bouzouki stops
Doctor, help me one more time
Haros will soon be here
Like a storm coming in from the sea
Haros will soon come to eat
Like the last song for me
You can make me lighter, doctor
Can you give me some hashish, please
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MURDER CALL
03:17
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MURDER CALL
Just another murder case
a cut off head, a ripped off face
burned bodies in a shallow ditch
skinned alive, cooked in pitch
sawed to pieces in an old shed
limbs and entrails in a plastic bag
poisened blood and acid rage
strangulation with a shoe lace
each one my murder case
Half a bottle just to fall asleep
smoked, single, blended, whatever it takes
the liquid medicine that is crystal clear
for the darkest and mudiest of dreams
the sleepless dark, the horror streams
I awake in the void
until the murder call
the murder calls
murder is calling
I awake in the void
until the murder call
the murder calls
murder is calling us all
This morning a father and son
tied with rope, heavy with stone
under water for long winter months
the evidence's gone
They washed upon the shore
the water had pushed them out
from the deep, from the dark
away from outside of the light
I got no proof, but can you feel it
Box of bones
bucket of blood
bashed in skull
ripped out heart
cut off arms
chopped off legs
a bag of ears
a pile of heads
let it all rot, it will never stop
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THE PHONE
03:33
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THE PHONE
The telephone rang
in the middle of the night
I woke up in a shock
thought someone was dead
or had an accident
someone I liked or loved
but it was my grandma
who'd been dead
for many years
she called me to say
disaster was near
I told her What's new?
but she'd hang up
I guessed she called me
cause I'd ran outta luck
and she was right
she was so right
disaster came that night
the house burned down
my car blew up
I had nowhere to go
it all just stopped
they put me in jail
and then the madhouse
and they fed me pills
and liquid crazyness
in my veins and brain
chained me to a wall
in a windowless room
I thought I was dead
that I'd gone to hell
that I'd see grandma soon
she must be around here somewhere
then one day I just woke up
I thought I heard ringing
one of the nurses came to tell
I had a phone call and I asked
is it again outta hell?
but is was my brother
which is just the same
I mean, he's totally insane
he once chopped off
one of his pinky fingers
cooked it with onions
and ate it with soda and fries
he told me, he's gonna get me out
I asked him from where?
but he'd hung up
then I got truely scared
I told the doctor to lock me up
in a dark hidden room
in the deepest cellar
in ancient catacombs
with chains to the wall
refusing any call
and then forget about me
just leave me be
leave me be
in my premature grave
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STONE
03:12
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STONE
Stone is the nature
of this harsh country
an unforgiven crust
with nothing to lose
No road, path, trail
only grit leads to
the hidden house
build in solid rock
At the bare foot
of the mountain
in deep shadow
away from the heat
The house is a hole
a room, a cave
it's a solid box
with sand and bones
Stay out of the heat
stay out of the wind
stay where you are
Don't come after me
The walls bear paint
and hands, fish, beasts
a world long gone, telling
how the moon was a stone
that broke at dawn
into gravel and dust
the driest rain
the hottest snow
dispersed by the wind
in a world of stone
in a world of stone
This ghost and spirit realm
of snakes and lizards
where mummies live
in the mist of sand winds
Of sun bleached bones
sand polished skulls
strange blue objects
in the glow of the moon
Stay out of the heat
stay out of the wind
stay where you are
Don't come after me
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THE EVIL KIND
03:43
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THE EVIL KIND
The night I was born
A storm raged and the wind howled
The night I was born
Thunder and rain brought the misery down
The night I was born
Death took my mama by the hand
I have come
To bring you the evil kind
The night I was born
All stars just disappeared
The night I was born
The moon turned a fire red
The night I was born
Was just like the gypsy’s spell
The night I was born
Meant the end for all happiness
I have come
To bring you the evil kind
I have no mercy
I'll kick the deaf and lead the blind
I will get you all
I'll get into your minds
I have come
to bring you the evil kind
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VITAMIN SHOT
02:46
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VITAMIN SHOT
Everyday he took a vitamin shot
Shooting lemon juice up his veins
He was famous for his orange blood
He never missed a chance to say
What was on his mind
When he left the house
What he drank last night
Who he missed that day
If he had any doubts
About what he did not tell
When he came back home
What he planned to cook
But never what he ate
If he had any guests
But never who, when
What was on his mind
He dreamt about having cancer
He woke up faking a heart attack
He was struck down by a virus
He bought lemons to ease his mind
Everyday he took a vitamin shot
Shooting lemon juice up his veins
He was famous for his orange blood
Now there's nothing more to say
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SEGUIRIYA
03:26
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SEGUIRIYA
I woke up this morning
in the crap and mud
I woke up this morning
in the shit and mud
my head is all fog
and the taste of dirt
lay me in the ground
when the cork is done
lay me in the ground
when the cork is done
life is miserable
when the wine is gone
the sound of the seguiriya
sharpens spirit and sense
the sound of the seguiriya
sharpens spirit and sense
without that magic drink
I would be dead and gone
on the bridge's edge
the cold water lured
on the bridge's edge
the cold water lured
I fell backwards
spin and roll in the dirt
I cling onto stones
let me stay dear lord
I cling onto stones
let me stay dear lord
the devil is pulling my hair
my fate is sealed, and sold
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WILD ANIMALS IN MY HOUSE BLUES
There's dogs in the bedroom
There's cats in my bed
There's dogs in the bedroom
There's cats in my bed
I gotta smoke 'm out
I'm gonna pour some lead
There's a shark in the bathroom
There's snakes in the tub
There's a shark in the bathroom
There's snakes in the tub
I gotta wash 'm out
I'm gonna use my club
There's spiders in my kitchen
There's roaches in my sink
There's ants in my fridge
There's worms in my cake
If you gotta live like this
You know you're in deep shit
There's lions in the garden
Alligators in the shed
There's rats in the cellar
You gotta fear goin' mad
You gotta fear your life
Cause it's gonna be so bad
When there's animals
taking over the house
You gotta fear your life
It's the wild animals in my house blues
They're coming to get you
They're gonna eat you alive
You better run for your life
They're gonna eat you alive
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ONE MORN
05:43
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ONE MORN
Eyes burn in the moonlight
A bright green fire
He whispers
Everything’s all right
In his hands golden trinkets
And many a diamond ring
He offers a life
Beyond the one within
He offers powers
That belong to gods and devils alone
His words are sweet as candy
One morn I awake
Where the moon always shines
His premonition
A world unknown
A world of many riches
Endless money and gold
The pyramids
Shine with precious stone
His house, the highest
Steep stairs to the top
The altar still warm with blood
One morn I awake
Where the moon always shines
Descending bowels
Lead you fast into deep earth
There’s a giant dome
A world beneath a world
He’s on the shore
Waiting by the boat
You pay him no silver
You pay him no gold
You pay him what’s yours
You pay flesh and bone
You pay him what’s yours
You pay flesh and bone
One morn I awake
Where the moon always shines
The bleak truth of fear and lies
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DUFFHUES
outsider singer-songwriter,
avantgardistic blues, folk,
roots
The songs of DUFFHUES are embedded in avantgardistic blues, roots and folk, with a-typical song structures. Often the songs are like short stories, sometimes with but mostly without a plot, with characters that experience everyday or absurd situations, contemplating current affairs or the imagination..
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