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The Eye Of Fire And Fear

by As Follows

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PART I ________________________________________ a. The Valley (i) Far away – as far at least Lies the valley as the day Down within the golden East One and all, too far away It is called the valley Nis: And a Syriac tale there is Satan’s dart Angel wings Broken heart Unhappy things Far away – as far at least Lies the valley as the day All things lovely – are not they One and all, too far away? Thereabout which Time hath said Shall not be interpreted: But “the valley Nis” at best Is “the valley of unrest” b. The Hirsute Hair Shirt The First instrumental interlude, featuring our Very Special Guest, Hither & Yon. c. Everything Like Nothing Else Around the stormy Hebrides – No wind in Heaven, and clouds to fly Rustling everlastingly Thro’ the terror-stricken sky And Helen, like thy human eye Low on earth, some violets lie Nearer Heaven, lilies wave Banner-like, all above a grave PART II ________________________________________ a. Helen, Queen Of The Skies ‘Twas noontide of summer, And mid-time of night; And stars, in their orbits, Shone pale, thro’ the light Of the brighter, cold moon, ‘Mid planets her slaves Herself in the Heavens, Her beam on the waves I gazed awhile On her cold smile; Too cold – too cold for me – There pass’d, as a shroud, A fleecy cloud, And I turned away to thee, Proud Evening Star, In thy glory afar, And dearer thy beam shall be; For joy to my heart Is the proud part Thou bearest in Heaven at night b. How Far For what to them availeth it to know That Truth is Falsehood – or that Bliss is Woe? Sweet was their death – with them to die was rife With the last ecstasy of their satiate life How far from Hell! But two: they fell: Heaven no grace imparts To those who hear not for their beating hearts Sweet was that error – sweeter still in death – Sweet was that error – ev’n with us the breath How far from Hell! c. Helen’s Lament She ceas’d – and buried then her burning cheek Abash’d, amid the lilies there, to seek A sound of silence on the startled ear Which dreamy poets name “the music of the sphere” d. The Distant Fire (i) The Second instrumental Interlude. e. Awaken The Dreamer (i) Arise! From your dreaming f. The Distant Fire (ii) The Second instrumental interlude continues. g. Awaken The Dreamer (ii) A half-remembered dream in musical form.
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PART III a. Helen And The Dreamer But what is this? - it comes - and brings A music with the rush of wings The fairy light that kiss'd her hair That long'd to rest, but sparkle there! The night that waned and brought no day Keeps from the dreamer the moonbeam away And on my eyes - the heavy light! How it weigh'd them into night! b. The Valley (ii) Far away – as far at least Lies the valley as the day Down within the golden East One and all, too far away c. Laurasiatheria Vocal harmonies courtesy of our Very Special Guest, Calliope Bellbottoms; that which follows after being the Third instrumental interlude. d. The Scythe Of Time The bar was now three-and-a-half inches deep … PART IV a. Tempest’s March b. The Dreamer Awakens … Sleep on, sleep on, another hour - I would not break so calm a sleep To wake to sunshine and to show'r, To smile and weep Sleep on, sleep on, some fairy dream Perchance is woven in thy sleep - But, o, thy spirit, calm, serene, Must wake to weep c. … To A New Dream Congratulations, you made it all the way to the end! Thanks so much for listening! A very special thanks goes out to the people that helped make this project a reality: Team Asaro, Gary Pickard, Luigi Gennaro.

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released April 8, 2014

(c) 2014, Intelligent Egg Productions
Recorded and mixed by Ben Asaro at The Flower Shoppe, Brooklyn, NY
Ben Asaro, all instruments and arranging, vocals
Gary Pickard, vocals and spoken word
Written by Asaro, Pickard, Gennaro

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