And The Reign
Under the siege of a falling reign
Hear their voices calling out your name
The wind that cries for no-one
Gather up your forces of hate
Spread the word, the year has come
Let them know for the given time
And the Reign, And the Reign
See the shining stars above
And the Reign will fall
No time to gather your riches
The enemy's here and he's digging his ditches
Call in your favors and run to the embassy
Tear down the walls in a flurry of frenzy
It's a plebiscite and the rule is by the gun
And the Reign, And the Reign
See the shining stars above
And the Reign will fall
Waiting on a wind that cries for no-one
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Mr. Kane
A regular morning for Mr. Kane, early to work it's a wonderful day
"Good morning sir, how's the family? How've you been?"
Clients are calling the papers are piling
He hangs up the phone it's the hour of night
Not a word of complaint such a quiet man
Have you been down?
He's a quiet man
A relocation for Mr. Kane, playing the game with another name
Never a word of complaint such a quiet man
I might be Mr. Kane
You've seen my pleasant side
What happened to you Mr. Kane?
What have you been through Arthur Kane?
A mover a shaker the money man
Early bells sting of streets man jam
And the bull has been eaten by the bear as the flies awake
Three shots later the rumors are flying
a senseless murder a suicide
Have you been down?
He's a quiet man
I might be you Mr. Kane
You've seen my pleasant side
Leaving now
All is right for Mr. Kane
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Hold Back the Reins
Hold Back the Reins
Hold them back
This is my side my sides your side of the fence
I don't care where you begin don't care where you end
This is the brother maxim I do proclaim
First flower rising spring water thriving
Hold Back the Reins
On this side I hold out my hand
Take it man arise and stand
Oh brother I'm calling you
Oh brother I'm calling you
Hold Back the Reins
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Night of Broken Glass
Who's to blame?
Grab your children
The Night of Broken Glass
Listen children to distant cries
November 1938
It should take as long to forget that time as to piece the glass back together again
The world saw burning shules
The lord was sleeping through
Lying awake through the deafening silence for many years
Who's to blame?
Grab your children
The Night of Broken Glass
Gather round my children help leave the legacy
Remember tomorrow it was only yesterday
It's such a sad preview of old familiar tunes
If we can't remember the way that they sounded they'll play
Who's to blame?
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Seasons Have Come and Gone
Seasons Have Come and Gone
I know there is air to breathe
Yet I sit with caged birds that can't fly
Crosses burning on the lawn
Crosses burning all night long
My seasons have come and gone
It is a strange disease
sometimes you catch it
sometimes you're cured
sometimes your'e not
Once you leave home you can never go back
That's right Jack it's time to make new tracks
Seasons Have Come and Gone
The house is burning from the inside
The flowers melt in the breeze
There is no laughing only decay
and the only thing to do is leave
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Heading for the Way Way Out
Hear them fear them
In what's plain you'll understand
I see the cracks in the walls they're forming
Handcuff the space above
Words from spite to pity and love
You'll find your way of life has changed
I find my way of life insane
Heading for the Way Way Out
I'll get the door to welcome our guest
Heading for the Way Way Out
Don't ask me why I let the skeletons die
See with your eyes joy of the masquerade
You'll find your way of life may change
I find my way life insane
Heading for the Way Way Out
I'll get the door to welcome our guest
Heading for the Way Way Out
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It Can't Happen Here
Doremus said that you won't see it in a better light
The signs are the same but you can't account for the meaning
The devil hides behind a smile you turn away
Seeds are planted fields are ripe for the gleaning
Seeds are planted fields are ripe perfect gleaning
And still they're saying the it can't happen here
It Can't Happen Here
The path of least resistance paves a road to hell I fear
The names and dates may change but people remain the same
Reds and blues would fade away to black and white
Sirens flashing doors are crashing it's the hour of night
You don't see the changes
When freedom's gone the trains will run on time
And still they're saying the it can't happen here
It Can't Happen Here
The path of least resistance paves a road to hell I fear
The names and dates may change but people remain the same
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Very Much Alive
Very Much Alive
Neil he's still alive
burning inside his middle child
who loves him more than the word can say
more than a god to which some pray
to leave this world at 39
he lived more than most of us do in a 90 year lifetime
You gave Summer to us all
two cards you kissed the world with were Ace and Paul
and in your children there is a lust for life
Very Much Alive
The flower it must fall
But for a while it shines with such style
so much that it brightens each of our day
with a brilliance that burns through the haze
you and I are flowers too
and like Neil we can shine through
Very Much Alive
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