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The Lecher's Waltz

from The Lecher's Waltz by Rasp Thorne & the Briars

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    The debut studio album from London guttersnipes. Includes 16 page booklet with lyrics, artwork and photos.

    Recorded and mixed by Alex McGowan at Space Eko Studios, London, England, 2012.

    Mastered by Harvey BIrrel at Southern Studios, London, England, 2012.

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lyrics

The Lecher’s Waltz


A stranger promised me ecstasy
for cab fare and a pint,
But my pockets had holes and my coins had flown
so I said “Another time.”

Ever notice how werewolves and wolverines
both sneer before the bite,
But the way they consume the throat and the womb
are as separate as day and night?

A stockbroker sold his portfolio
when chance took a loan from fate,
Just like speech surrendered to morose code
when the the tongue traded it’s tone irate.

And love becomes an afterthought
to a libido on parade,
And the face ‘neath the covers morph into estranged lovers
dissolved in a masquerade.

A fire broke out from a harlots gown
to melt a lecher’s ice,
To assure that the steam would reconvene
and not be distilled in a different vice.

A cripple refused to be laughed at
while claiming Beauty as his muse,
An aristocrat wed the town hunchback
praying her posture wouldn’t improve.

Remember that cloth free holy man
who claimed to fly around?
Was left for dead in a steel cobweb
spun in a forge downtown.

Goddamn.

A generation coveting genocide,
The war torn jealous of a cartoon,
Lemmings surviving their cliff downfall
and not knowing what else to do.

And you know something’s wrong with Miss Barbiturate,
When Hysteria can’t even get laid,
And the Jewel of the Nile sifts through the junk piles
seeking out Mr. Cane.

And love becomes a second thought,
to a cheap thrill on the make,
Like a hungover tongue craves salt and grease
above any taste of grace.

Goddamn.

An’ the stranger who promised me ecstasy,
Didn’t need no drink or a ride,
An’ though my pockets had holes my lechery
Couldn’t brave the brave the lovers tide.

credits

from The Lecher's Waltz, released July 8, 2012

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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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