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O'Leary's Dirge

from Ryder Pales by Ryder Pales

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O'LEARY'S DIRGE

The stranger arrived on a midnite express
with an umbrella used as a cane,
He limped towards shelter from storm risen weather
struggling with his suitcase.

I heed no law to self-remorse,
Each fatal mistake is fate,
What else could I do but what I have done
when there was no other way?

And he came and took away the only thing left shining,
And he left in her place a clashing legion of scrapes,
There was blood on the blade etched into the paper I was signing,
For the death of Darlin’ May could never go left unpaid.

Take heed of the ravens, beware not to scare
the dove away from your view,
Departed upwards behind the stars
where hope is rekindled anew.

Stray from the shadows, don’t attempt to mend
the seedy with the sublime,
For there’s too many strangers you pretend are friends
who seek and reap only to hide.

Mother Mercy come rescue me,
There’s snares in the den where I tread,
A banquet of shivers where I am the king
amongst ghosts of past haunting.

To think you must know how the wind blows so cold,
Carrying crystals away from the sea,
Even with sewed up holes it’s gonna cut through your coat
and bring frost to deep freeze the weeds.

I say go to your lover who’s waiting for you,
Don’t give him a chance to hate,
For I once wed a girl who looked just like you
who went by the name Darlin’ May.
Who went by the name Darlin’ May.

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from Ryder Pales, released August 8, 2008

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Rasp Thorne Berlin, Germany

Rasp Thorne is a writer, musician and performer based in Berlin.

Current musical projects: DRUCKS, CHAGRIN, Silk Rut (Berlin)
Previous bands include: Rasp Thorne & the Briars, LaZY SHaRKS (London) Ryder Pales, and SPAR HORNET (NYC)

Along with solo songs he has also recorded poetry extensively.

'Etched in the Ether', a collection of lyrics, is available now through CHAGRIN PRESS ... more

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