lyrics acoustcmaddie
music and performance bill white
maddie... the russian-Ukrainian conflikt always on the news this is what came today to my mind.
bill...maddies lyrics lead me into the unknown.
1. With one hand on the Bible
he knew it was a libel
To call the man in front of him a hero
when the deeds the man had done were zero
Ch
He swore an oath
He lied a thousand lies
Whit one hand at the bible
and one hand at the heart
He also sang a thousand more goodbyes
2. The medals on their chest(s)
Sad some believe they were the best
But echoes from Nuremberg told the truth
they had lied through all the days of their past youth
Ch
They swore an oath
They lied a thousand lies
Whit one hand at the bible
and one hand at the heart
They also sang a thousand more goodbyes
Outro
And we still hear the sound of what once were
And none of us want to go back there
To the echoes of what we once called a hero
Are shaded since the deeds they did were zero.
Ch
They swore an oath
They lied a thousand lies
Whit one hand at the bible
and one hand at the heart
They also sang a thousand more goodbyes
Ch
They swore an oath
They lied a thousand lies
Whit one hand at the bible
and one hand at the heart
They also sang a thousand more goodbyes
@berni1954 Mar 2022
There is a real Edith Sitwell feel to this piece.
@moonraccoon Feb 2022
I never describe anything as magical; I don't believe it exists. But occasionally there's a wonderful connection between the words on a writer's page and the sound from a performer's body that happens in the brain—a complete mystery. This collab has an energy that is as close to magic as is possible for two humans to make, I think.
Beautiful work, both of you.
@rayboneor Feb 2022
I found myself playing an imaginary drum kit along with this, which proved tricky in a few spots. I love the free feel of the song, they way you let it go as only you can. This is something I think a lot about: how easy it is to counterfeit the signifiers of truth, authenticity, and whatnot, to the point where we find ourselves in a postmodern house of mirrors. But those echoes of Nuremberg still reverberate. Great lyric. I love where it took you and where you took us
@jibbidy34 Feb 2022
Oooh jazz piano! You are a man of many talents Bill. Maddie your lyrics are timely and spot on. Good collab
@acousticmaddie Feb 2022
Thank you Bill what a heart breaking and soulfull take on the lyrics. Absoluytely superb. THANK YOU!