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A Darker Shadow

by Crimson Clocks

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1.
When the Crimson Clocks chime the crimson hour And the crimson night doth the light devour If you show your coin they’ll be at your command The Crimson Circus is at hand The crimson fliers don’t need wires They never tire as they soar higher On crimson wings they laugh and sing See everything, eyes glittering Crimson creatures long to meet-cha They can teach ya why they’re such a feature With crimson jaws they will adore And claw and paw and still want more Roll up for the crimson circus Roll up for the crimson show Please take care you do not irk us What’s under the crimson, well you don’t want to know The crimson freaks from dwarves to geeks Will pinch your cheeks to make you shriek Their crimson eyes cannot disguise The hunger that provokes their sighs Roll up for the crimson circus Roll up for the crimson show Please take care you do not irk us What’s under the crimson, well you don’t want to know Send in the crimson clowns With crimson painted grins Even teeth drip crimson Scarlet with their sins The Crimson Gypsy shakes her hips, She’ll make you tipsy as she strips, She’ll catch your payment in her raiment Drain you dry without lament Roll up for the crimson circus Roll up for the crimson show Please take care you do not irk us What’s under the crimson, well you don’t want to know What’s under the crimson, well you don’t want to know
2.
When the Crimson Clocks chime the crimson hour And the crimson night doth the light devour If you show your coin they’ll be at your command The Crimson Circus is at hand The crimson fliers don’t need wires They never tire as they soar higher On crimson wings they laugh and sing See everything, eyes glittering Crimson creatures long to meet-cha They can teach ya why they’re such a feature With crimson jaws they will adore And claw and paw and still want more Roll up for the crimson circus Roll up for the crimson show Please take care you do not irk us What’s under the crimson, well you don’t want to know The crimson freaks from dwarves to geeks Will pinch your cheeks to make you shriek Their crimson eyes cannot disguise The hunger that provokes their sighs Roll up for the crimson circus Roll up for the crimson show Please take care you do not irk us What’s under the crimson, well you don’t want to know Send in the crimson clowns With crimson painted grins Even teeth drip crimson Scarlet with their sins The Crimson Gypsy shakes her hips, She’ll make you tipsy as she strips, She’ll catch your payment in her raiment Drain you dry without lament Roll up for the crimson circus Roll up for the crimson show Please take care you do not irk us What’s under the crimson, well you don’t want to know What’s under the crimson, well you don’t want to know
3.
All seeing eye, looking through the night Looking for the answers, using second sight Do you see what you expected to see? Do you think that you can see me? All seeing eye Don’t blink or you’ll miss it All seeing eye, looking for the truth Looking for a solution, looking for the proof Have you seen enough to satisfy? Have your visions begun to multiply? All seeing eye Don’t get the sun in your eye All seeing eye, is there too much information? Are you OD-ing on sensation? Or does it fill you with elation All seeing eye… all seeing eye All seeing eye, is this a made-up situation? Is there too much stimulation? Can you keep up your observations? All seeing eye…. All seeing eye All seeing eye, who’s looking at you? Are you watching yourself? Who monitors what you do? Do you think that you have total control? Is domination your only goal? All seeing eye Are you looking at me? All seeing eye? Are you looking at me?
4.
Washing in the river, washing in the river Washing in the river, won’t wash the blood away Washing in the river, washing in the river Washing in the river, won’t wash the blood away Washing in the river, washing in the river Washing in the river, won’t wash the blood away Raven, first, flies overhead Over the living and the dead The beak of the raven in the neck of men The blood will flow, won’t wash away again. Washing in the river, washing in the river Washing in the river, won’t wash the blood away Washing in the river, washing in the river Washing in the river, won’t wash the blood away Second, join the battle, let battle ensue See weapons clash, see bodies strewn Let the battle be queen in the world of men From it flows the blood, won’t wash away again Washing in the river, washing in the river Washing in the river, won’t wash the blood away Washing in the river, washing in the river Washing in the river, won’t wash the blood away Third, the Frenzy, descends on all Gibbering, berserk, as bodies fall The Frenzy steals the souls and the minds of men As they spill the blood, won’t wash away again I stand fast, I shall pursue whatever I watch I stand fast, I shall destroy those I have my eye on I stand fast, I shall pursue whatever I watch And the blood will never wash away And the blood will never wash away. Three aspects manifest the Phantom Queen War, death, disaster, I’ve overseen I proudly watch the battles of men And the blood will flow, won’t wash away again Washing in the river, washing in the river Washing in the river, won’t wash the blood away Washing in the river, washing in the river Washing in the river, won’t wash the blood away
5.
You called me a safe pair of hands That makes me reliable and dependable A safe pair of hands Comfy and so friendable A safe pair of hands You know that you can trust me A safe pair of hands Not everyone but just me It's nice to be considered so safe In fact it's really swell Although if I'm to tell the truth it's boring as hell My hands are so dangerous My mind is so strangerous I'm dying to scare you, to make you aware You silly little thing, silly little thing So silly so foolish to feel safe with me I don't have a safe pair of hands They're questioning and wandering Not a safe clean mind On evil I am pondering Unsafe pair of hands I really can't control myself Unsafe pair of hands I'm really no good for your health It's nice that I've fooled you so well But evil lurks within This dull safe exterior conceals a will to sin My hands are so dangerous My mind is so strangerous I'm dying to scare you, to make you aware You silly little thing, silly little thing So silly so foolish to feel safe with me I don't have a safe pair of hands They're questioning and wandering Not a safe clean mind On evil I am pondering Unsafe pair of hands I really can't control myself Unsafe pair of hands I'm really no good for your health It's nice that I've fooled you so well But evil lurks within This dull safe exterior conceals a will to sin My hands are so dangerous My mind is so strangerous I'm dying to scare you, to make you aware You silly little thing, silly little thing So silly so foolish to feel safe with me
6.
Hel 05:18
Darkness I, I rule in a dark place, Darkness, I, dark my embrace They say, ‘Go to Hell’, I say, ‘Come to Hel’, They say, ‘Go to Hell’, I say, ‘Come to Hel’ I see you sleeping in your chair Old, worn, tired, bored, unaware, Can you hear the tolling of your death knell? Your life is over – now come to Hel Darkness I, I rule in a dark place, Darkness, I, dark my embrace They say, ‘Go to Hell’, I say, ‘Come to Hel’, They say, ‘Go to Hell’, I say, ‘Come to Hel’ I can see through the injuries that you feign If you don’t fall in battle, then you’ll come to my domain I may entertain your loved ones to plead at your fate But no one escapes once through my gate. Darkness I, I rule in a dark place, Darkness, I, dark my embrace They say, ‘Go to Hell’, I say, ‘Come to Hel’, They say, ‘Go to Hell’, I say, ‘Come to Hel’ Travel through the ice and dark for days and days Reach the maiden who guards the hidden ways At the Echoing River take the Golden Bridge Hel’s Gate awaits over the next ridge And I’ll let you see them and I’ll let you speak, And I’ll let them look at you and weep When they ask for your freedom, then I’ll reply: “If you don’t meet my bargain then your friend forever dies…”) Let all the world weep, let all the people weep Let all the things weep and I’ll let you leave Let all the world weep, let all the people weep Let all the things weep and I’ll let you leave Your friends will ask all the world to weep All the beasts that wake, all the creatures that sleep But when I look around me, I can see All these people not weeping, just looking at me Darkness I, I rule in a dark place, Darkness, I, dark my embrace They say, ‘Go to Hell’, I say, ‘Come to Hel’, They say, ‘Go to Hell’, I say, ‘Come to Hel’
7.
Shadow 03:27
I'm building a new shadow 'Cause mine's not big enough I'm building a new shadow Taller darker edged and rough I'm building a new shadow to do what mine can't do I'm building a new shadow and coming after you I'm brewing up a potion Smoking glowing green When I take a drink I become something obscene My demon drink affects me Far more than alcohol It's not me that gets the hangover It's you that pays the toll I'm building a new shadow 'Cause mine's not big enough I'm building a new shadow Taller darker edged and rough I'm building a new shadow to do what mine can't do I'm building a new shadow and coming after you I'm building a new creature To be my alter ego Invisible in shadow Yet he goes wherever we go He has no inhibitions He isn't at all shy He'll pull your arms and legs off Like wings off a fly And my shadow grows so tall And it's black against the wall It comes to me when I call And it's going to kill you all And my shadow's going black And I think it's going to crack Madness it does not lack And now I can't call it back I'm making a new virus That permeates the blood Eliminates emotion Eliminates all good Lets me feel no pleasure Lets me feel no pain Takes away every need Save a sick desire for brains I'm building a new shadow 'Cause mine's not big enough I'm building a new shadow Taller darker edged and rough I'm building a new shadow to do what mine can't do I'm building a new shadow and coming after you

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released January 28, 2014

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Crimson Clocks Birmingham, UK

Crimson Clocks set out to deliver the unexpected. We are definitely not your average 'rock' band! Whilst our styles do include some rock, in addition we include some Reggae, Latin, Jazz and something... intangible.

All our songs are original and cover diverse topics including revenge, the devil, vampires, viking/celtic mythology and cats to name but a few.
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