Salander: The Fragility of Innocence - Lyrics and Credits

7/23/2019 Salander: The Fragility of Innocence - Lyrics and Credits

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Salander

The Fragility of Innocence

1. Aldri Sakleysi Er Farinn

It's said that science will dehumanize people and

turn them into numbers. That's false, tragically

false. Look for yourself. This is the concentration

camp and crematorium at Auschwitz.

This is where people were turned into numbers.

Into this pond were flushed the ashes of some four

million people. And that was not done by gas. Itwas done by arrogance, it was done by dogma, it

was done by ignorance.

When people believe that they have absolute

knowledge, with no test in reality, this is how they

behave. This is what men do when they aspire to

the knowledge of gods.

MusicDave Smith

WordsJacob Bronowski

Dave CurnowVocals, Lead Guitar, Rhythm

Guitar

Dave SmithBass, Piano, Rhythm Guitar,

Mellotron, Synths

Nihal Eleftheriou - Vocals

2. Cold Icelandic Winter

Ga ntt elskan mn

The covers tucked up tight around your head

Your arm holding Teddy tight withinTo keep you safe and warm all night in your bed

I kiss your cheek and turn out the light

Outside the wind is blowing the snow around

I think there will be a storm tonight

But I will keep you safe and warm

I look outside through my window

Watch the storm for a while

Then I see him coming home

Bottle of vodka in his hand

So much for a quiet evening

This is not what I had planned

The shouting starts straight away

And the dishes start to fly

Hes so drunk he makes no sense to me at all

In the end he turns and slams the door

Then I feel your soft hand shaking in mine

You must have watched it all from from the darkTou lay your head resting on my shoulder

I wish you didnt witness this this at all

And now all through cold Icelandic winter

Each night you sit wait him to returnWarm dressing gown and those funny bunny

slippers

By the fireside as we try to keep it burning

MusicDave Curnow, Dave SmithWordsDave Curnow

Dave CurnowVocals, Synths, Lead Guitar

Dave SmithString Synth, Rhythm Guitar, Bass,

Mellotron

Frank UrbaniakDrums

3. Tomorrow Is A New Day

Outside the snow is receding now

Springtime comes around once more

I know you like to help meYour spirits keep me going

Things look better for us

Soon the flowers are growing

You can feel the warming

Sun on your face nowSoon we will clear a path

To our door

You know the soldiers came to see us today

Yhey say they have a nice place for us stay

It's only for a short while

Come and see the these pictures

It looks so excitingIm sure that you will like it

Tomorrow is new day

Just like for a holiday

Then we will come home again

I will watch you play in the sun

MusicDave Smith

WordsDave Curnow

Dave SmithSynths, Vocals


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4. Leroy's Tale

Hey guys you remember that cute little kid

The one with the giggle and the big red hat

The one who's momma got the Sarge so mad

Coz he couldn't even get the her momma's nameright

She thought my colour would come off on her handYou said Leroy , she just seen her first black man!

She talked all the time in that strange 'Slandic

language

That sounded so weird, but we laughed anyway

Remember how she talked all the way off themountain

She sat on my knees all the way

There was her and her momma and that boy with

Downs

His mom didn't have much to say

You know I think of that kid every day

She sure put a smile on my face

You know I think of that kid every day

I hope she will be okay

You remember the legs of the chick at the drop off

I think she smiled as she led them away

That place looked so good, like a five- star hotel

I'm sure that kid 'll be happy there

The one thing that bugs me is what happened

The kid left her hat behind in the truckWas the way that the chick looked down on me

When I asked her to make sure she got it back

MusicDave Smith

WordsDave Curnow

Dave CurnowLead Guitar

Dave SmithVocals, Bass, Synth, Mellotron,

Rhythm Guitar

5. Internal Doors

Momma, isn't this wonderful?

See how they made this room

It is so clean

All this marble and paintings

And all these people

So smart in corporate perfection

Teddy likes it here

Silja sit thereWhile this lady completes all the paperwork

In a moment she will take us to our rooms

Like I showed you

It will be so exciting,And you know its only for a while

Soon we will be home

Maybe Poppa will be there waiting

Just for you when we get home..

Isn't this so exciting!

Teddy likes it here

And so, holding hands

They walk through a pair of shining doors.

Then on to a second set of doors

Beyond those, such a change.

A dark surprise.

Forced separation inside the void

Taken away to be inspectedTo see if they are the right stuff

Seeking genetic perfection

Rejecting imperfection

Like that boy...... (We can't have his sort in here!)

You will give us what we needBe the carrier of our seed

The future

The future is within you now

It is part of you

You are part of it

Do you not feel proud?

Because weare

Don't worry about your daughter

She is perfection under our protection

We need her as much as you need her

She will be the Proto-Mother

Take...stem.... cells

A genetic genesis

Just rest and we will take what we need from you

Again and again and again and again

MusicDave Smith

WordsDave Curnow

Dave CurnowVocals, Lead Guitar

Dave SmithVocals, Synths, Mellotron, Guitar


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6. And So To Sleep

A sofa nna

Momma its so cold

Not like home

I cant sleepYou feel so far away

I hear you breathing

It sounds so weak

I'm scared at night

Tomorrow is another day

I want you to hold meWhy cant I feel you anymore?

Im sorry

But I tried so hard

Why are you so quiet?You feel so cold

Not soft and warm

Like my

Momma, Im so scared

Im so scared

Im so scared

Momma I need you

I want to hold you

Can you hear me

Can you hear me, Momma!

Can you hear me?

MusicDave Smith

WordsDave Curnow

Dave CurnowLead GuitarDave SmithSynths, Vocals,

Nihal EleftheriouVocals

Frank UrbaniakDrums

7. Malansky

The morning wakes me slate greyI can't bring myself to face another day

On the floor the remains of last nights Chinese

take-away

Lying next to an empty bottle of booze

My mouth feels like a two week old pizza

And my head rings like a rusty cracked cemetery

bell

But the worst thing is this feeling of deep grindingregret

At all the things I've done and the things that I

might do yet

I've my own private hell

In their corporate shell

Believing fortune and fame were my aim

Now I've seen through the lies

Finally opened my eyesI can't live with this shame

Now when I hear genetic mechanics

Or that phrase Purity Dynamics

I need to close my eyes before I scream this is

murder

What have I done to that woman

And her cute little daughterIs this me or the monster that I have become

All these lies and the pretence

Of the Corporation's defence

That go on behind the shining clean wallsThe Benefactors pull all the stringsThey and all their corporate underlings

In shiny suits and shiny shoes stomp over

everything

And all the well-heeled of all nations

Are lining up to grab at their salvation

Cut out from the bodies of ordinary people

When all around the world is going to hell

Why do we let the selfish ring the bell

And climb to the top of their heap of corruption

And that ambitious bitch of a colleague of mineShe doesn't seem to care about anyone

Or anything that gets in her way

These are people with lives and feelings

They are not steps on her shining ladder

The only thing she cares about is herself

This had got to end, I have to stop it all

Swallow my pride and take the fall

Try to find some way to make amends

For all these things I've done

Its got to stop now

This has all got to end

MusicDave Smith

WordsDave Curnow

Dave CurnowLead Guitar, Vocals

Dave SmithOrgan, Piano, String Synth, Bass


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8. Evil Doctor

I am so sorry to hear

About yourpreciousMom

Just sit right there on the bed

Don't worry your little head anymore

I'll just take a few drops of bloodI promise to take good care of you

My little ticket to fortune

What little time remains for you

Sit up there on the bed

Let me take care of you

The glory fills my mindI don't reallywant you to die

But you see..

It's all in the name of progress

Think of it as...... immortality.....

Because I do !

Isn't this so exciting

The world will be at my feet

The Benefactors will open all the doors

. to me!

Don't you see?

All we need to do now...

All you will feel is a small scratch

Just a tiny injection....

. and thenI'll let you go

MusicDave SmithWordsDave Curnow

Dave SmithNylon String Guitar, Mellotron,

Vocals

9. Race Against The Machine

The traffic was against him

Every green light turned to red

Every time he tried put his foot down

There was a slow car there instead

He gives a sigh as the city crawls byAs the drums played in his head

Then as the offices came in sight

He stopped the car and ran inside

Through the facades of corruption

Got to find that little child

Through corridors and revolving doors

Every delay made him wild

Grey stares looking back

From hollow eyes

Bony pointing fingers

They have taken the child

The cook has taken a beating

He tried to keep her safe

Through the blood he says

Shes with Phillips, go and get her!

Smashing through the clinic door

He hopes hes not too lateThe Bitch is standing over her

The kid strapped to the bed

She has a needle in her arm

He knows it is too late

He holds the fire extinguisher

And everything goes red

Ten kilos if water and steel

Propelled by anger and hate

Swinging in a vicious arc

Into an unprotected head

The walls accept the blood and boneHe kneels beside the bed

Its all too late, Its all too late

Its all too late, Its all to late

Ga ntt Silja Henningsdottir

Please forgive what I have done

I hope you see this world again

I hope its a better place by then

I robbed the world of your innocent happiness

Remember my song

By then I will be gone

MusicDave Smith, Dave Curnow

WordsDave Curnow

Dave CurnowVocals, Lead Guitar, Synths,

Rhythm GuitarsDave SmithVocals, Bass, Synths, Piano,

Mellotron

Frank UrbaniakDrums

Produced By Salander

Mixed and Mastered by Dave Smith

Recorded, mixed and mastered at Gstrummet

Studios. Stanley, County Durham. EnglandFrank Urbaniak appears courtesy of Fractal Mirror

Special Thanks and a warm tip of the hat to:

Frank Urbaniak.George and Nihal Eleftheriou.

Brad Birzer, Henri Strik. Hyle Troy. Paul Grunhill.

The Mighty Tasos . All of our friends in the

PrognRoll shoutybox (play no.4 !). Last but not

least, Harry the Studio Cat!

Al l characters appearing in this work are

fi ctit ious. Any resemblance to real persons or

organizations, l iving or dead, is purely

coincidental. Salander 2015

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