“Now come fire! Eager are we to see the day”
Friedrich Holderlin – The Ister

Recorded and mixed by Matt Patrick at the Library recording studio
All instruments and voices by Matt Patrick
Drums by Alex Young

Instruments used:
Drums/shaker
68 Gibson J50D acoustic
60s Hagstrom bass
Danelectro baritone electric guitar
Fender Stratocaster
Grand piano
Toy piano
Cello
Ukelin
voice

The Banks of the Danube
melody adapted from “Waves of the Danube” by Iosif Ivanovici

Turn your gaze past the sea
Would you leave here with me
A refuge we’ll find
Along the Dunaj
Near the palace we’ll live
By the chalice we’ll give
They leap from their life
Just a man and his wife

Would if I could, so content I will be
As I run the course of this dream
The tears they may flow, but as everyone knows
You can’t change the course of a stream
I’m taking all we’ve been through
And leaving it here on the banks of the Danube

All that we tried to be   
It flowed down stream
And emptied itself
Into the Black Sea
I bid farewell to thee,
the same goes for me
So strong and so swift
Wade in and set it adrift

Would if I could, so content I will be
As I run the course of this dream
The tears they may flow, but as everyone knows
You can’t change the course of a stream
I’m taking all we’ve been through
And leaving it here…

Now, come fire! We are eager to see the day
Now come fire! I shall not be afraid
Now come fire! Eager to seize the day
Be not afraid.

Would if I could, so content I will be
As I run the course of this dream
The tears they may flow, but as everyone knows
You can’t change the course of a stream
The waters are cold but there’s nothing to hold
Let the current sweep it away
Take all that is dusty and rusted decay
Wash your hands from this watery grave
Just take all we’ve been through
And leave it here on the banks of the Danube

Tags: week 7 2012, View by:Matt Patrick