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Peter Hammill The Lie (bernini's St Theresa) Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 8.50/10 [18 votes]Album: The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage / Original Release Date: 1974-02-08Genre: RockSong Duration: 5 min 46 sec
The Lie (bernini's St Theresa)
Peter Hammill
Peter Hammill
PETER HAMMILL
- The Lie (bernini's St Theresa) LyricsGenuflection / erection in church.
Sacristy cloth / moth-eaten shroud.
Secret silence / sacred secrets
accumulate dust, aggravate the eye.
Incautious laughter after confession.
Benediction ------- fictional fear
Hidden faces ... Grace is a name,
like Chastity, like Lucifer, like mine.
You took me through the window-stain,
drowned in image, inscence, choir-refrain
and slow ecstasy ------
I'd embrace you if I only knew your name....
The silent corner haunts my shadow prayers :
ice-cold statue -- rapture divine,
unconscious eyes,
the open mouth,
the wound of love,
the Lie.
You took me, gave me reasons for
saints and missals, vigils, all the more
holy martyrs -----
I'd embrace you and walk through
the one-way door...
I'd embrace you, but it would be
just another lie ----------
( * which is to say that the statue is the inspiration, but not the Lie)
Sacristy cloth / moth-eaten shroud.
Secret silence / sacred secrets
accumulate dust, aggravate the eye.
Incautious laughter after confession.
Benediction ------- fictional fear
Hidden faces ... Grace is a name,
like Chastity, like Lucifer, like mine.
You took me through the window-stain,
drowned in image, inscence, choir-refrain
and slow ecstasy ------
I'd embrace you if I only knew your name....
The silent corner haunts my shadow prayers :
unconscious eyes,
the open mouth,
the wound of love,
the Lie.
You took me, gave me reasons for
saints and missals, vigils, all the more
holy martyrs -----
I'd embrace you and walk through
the one-way door...
I'd embrace you, but it would be
just another lie ----------
( * which is to say that the statue is the inspiration, but not the Lie)
Facts about The Lie (bernini's St Theresa)
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The Lie (bernini's St Theresa) is written and performed by Peter Hammill.
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It is first released on February 08, 1974 as part of Peter Hammill's album "The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage" which includes 8 tracks in total.
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The Lie (bernini's St Theresa) falls under the genre Rock.
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The Lie (bernini's St Theresa) song length is 5 minutes and 46 seconds.
Who wrote The Lie (bernini's St Theresa) lyrics?
The Lie (bernini's St Theresa) is written and performed by Peter Hammill.
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When was The Lie (bernini's St Theresa) released?
It is first released on February 08, 1974 as part of Peter Hammill's album "The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage" which includes 8 tracks in total.
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Which genre is The Lie (bernini's St Theresa)?
The Lie (bernini's St Theresa) falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song The Lie (bernini's St Theresa)?
The Lie (bernini's St Theresa) song length is 5 minutes and 46 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Peter Hammill
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