1. |
Geronimo
04:19
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Geronimo (Bishoff/Lonetree)
They tried to drive a highway through your head
They tried to light a fire under your bed
Come see where the eagle fell and bled
Just as the vision had told
Came the iron horse crying like a fire on the wind
It cut through the heart of your land
You led your people against them
Chiricahua, Mescalero band
Chorus
Geronimo (repeat)
From Apache Pass to Ojo Caliente
Those soldiers never owned you
The Great father's promises were empty
Left you with nothing to lose
Way down where they first saw the eagle
Upon the cactus killing the snake
We'll leave this terrible San Carlos
In the night we will make our escape
Chorus
My woman's going to sing like a song-bird
Sing like I know she can
Sing for the brave who have fallen
Who bled for their people and land
Chorus
'Ya, ahora nos vamos abajo
Real de Catorce, Huichol land
Where he stood pure beneath the clear sky
Sweet sage, blue Hikuri in his hand
El peyotero mi diga que todo sera a si
Vamos por el sur entonces
Vamos, hermanos, hermanas
Vamos, vamos!
-Lyrics RB Lonetree
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2. |
Loretta
04:00
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Wake up Loretta it's Semana Santa
And the bells are ringing out over Asuncion
Lets walk The Avenida de los Heroes
We'll watch the rising of the sun
The dead are dancing all over Mexico
Dancing without a care
And the living are laying marigolds over their graves
And offering them a prayer
Chorus
Oh Loretta, you're looking sadder than an empty purse
I know about your loss and I say you're wrong, girl
Life' s a blessing, not a curse
I too have heard the poets say
Better never to have lived -
Never to have looked
Into the eye of day
For man is born in sorrow
But to the poets this I say
Even tragedy cannot endure
And girl, its a beautiful day
Chorus
Oh Loretta, you're looking sadder than an empty purse
I too have known loss and I say you're wrong, girl
Life' s a blessing, not a curse
Oh sweet Loretta
Darling don't you cry
They are not really gone
There really is no death to die
For we are the immortals, my beautiful one
We were already gods when this world was begun
Our blood-line runs right back to the sun
To Quetzalcoatl at Teotihuacan
Chorus
Oh Loretta, the dead are dancing in their graves
The sun is dancing in his sky
And everything is as it should be
So baby don't you cry
Loretta, go lay your flowers and make your peace girl
And stare boldly into the eye of day
And don't you pay too much heed, mi carino
To all that fools and poets say
Then we'll paint that pretty face of yours
And let the music play
And drink tequila and dance
And sing all our sorrow away
Chorus (Double)
Oh Loretta, you're looking sadder than an empty purse
I too have known loss and I say you're wrong, girl
Life' s a blessing, not a curse
Oh sweet Loretta, the dead are dancing in their graves
The sun is dancing in his sky
And everything is as it should be
So baby don't you cry
Don't you cry my love
Light the candles on the ofrenda
And for the Angelitos pray
And for the viejos
Under the marigolds, where they lay
Spoken
Levantas Loretta es Todos Santos
El dia de los muertos
Semana santa
Y la fiesta esta empzando
No Lloras my carino
Los meurtos no son muertos
Vees,(look) estan bailando
Estan caminando coon nosotros
Ahora pintar tu cara bonita mi amor
Una calavera blanca con flores
Y Light the candles on the ofrenda
Y hacer un oracion por los angelitos
Under the marigolds, where they lay
En paz y felicidad
Y ahora, Pour the tequila, let the music play
Bailar por La Calavera Catrina
Bailar y cantar
Bailar por La Senora de los Muertos
bailar y cantar
Spoken
Levantas Loretta es Todos Santos
El dia de los muertos
Semana santa
Y la fiesta esta empzando
No Lloras my carino
Los meurtos no son muertos
Vees,(look) estan bailando
Estan caminando coon nosotros
Ahora pintar tu cara bonita mi amor
Una calavera blanca con flores
Do you see it my love
Do you see it?
It’s a beautiful day
Light the candles on the ofrenda
And for the Angelitos pray
And for the viejos
Under the marigolds, where they lay
Y Light the candles on the ofrenda
Y hacer un oracion por los angelitos
Under the marigolds, where they lay
En paz y felicidad
Y ahora, Pour the tequila, let the music play
Bailar por La Calavera Catrina
Bailar y cantar
Bailar por La Senora de los Muertos
bailar y cantar
-Lyrics RB Lonetree
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3. |
Time has No Dominion
04:57
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Time Has No Dominion (Fairley/Lonetree)
The sun is low, the clouds are red
I watch the daylight fade and die
And I think of all the billions
Looking up in wonder at the same old sky
A warm wind is blowing over me
It carries the sweet taste of the sea
In my dream I'm falling, falling, endlessly
And spirit voices calling, calling, after me
Chorus
And time has no dominion
Did I know this all along?
The fool and his reflection
Mesmerised by his own song
This world is all a dream
This endless sky and endless sea
This soft twilight fading into black
This warm zephyr blowing over me
Now the sun is down, the moon is up
Her silver light lays over the sea
It is a dance, it is divine
The silver light upon the sea
Chorus
And time has no dominion
It never did, I had things wrong
I forgot I was immortal
Not the singer but the song
I am taken by the wind
Carried far and free
And every memory laying in my soul
Stirs and rises up in me
I hear the ocean singing
The waves falling on the shore
Upon the endless sands they rise and fall
And shall forevermore
Chorus
And time has no dominion
It never did, I had things wrong
I forgot I was immortal
Not the singer nor the song
I have communed with seas and rivers
Older than the blood in living veins
And I have been the rivers
The seas and the rains
I don't know when, I don't know how
But sometime, someway, I just let go
And gave myself to the rushing waters
Gave myself to the river's flow
Chorus
And time has no dominion
Now I know this I can't go wrong
Sitting beneath this infinite sky
Listening to the song inside the song
-Lyrics, RB Lonetree
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4. |
Dog Days
03:51
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Dog Days (Fairley/Lonetree)
The dogs are howling in the dawn
At Sirius rising with the sun
It's already hotter than hell
Though the day has barely begun
No wind stirs the stinking air
Not a gasp, not a breath
The day hangs suspended
Quiet as night, still as death
Chorus
Dog days, dog days, dog days
The fever burning deep within
Grips the soul and starts to rise
It festers in the stagnant air
Then erupts inside the eyes
Sirius is raging with the sun
And all the people are insane
Staring skyward, wide-eyed and waiting
For the spark that sets the world aflame
Chorus
The dogs are howling at the sky
At Sirius raging with the sun
The sea will boil. The land will burn
The blade will fall. The blood will run
Maybe you were born under a lucky star
Go in peace. I wish you well
But Sirius is raging with the sun
And everything here has gone to hell
Chorus
Now the dogs are sleeping in the noon-day sun
Let them lie, let them lie, let them lie, I say
Its too hot for trouble now
And there is already hell to pay
May you know days of heaven
May you know the deepest love
May you find a lucky star
In Sirius rising up above
Chorus
Who loosed these dogs of war?
Slap a muzzle on them, each and every one
Or must we live forever
Under the barrel of the gun
Chorus
-Lyrics, RB Lonetree
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5. |
Uluwatu
03:37
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Uluwatu
It's a warm and windy night
A sea breeze softly strokes the shore
The fires of the fishermen shine like little suns
They are blankets for the poor
Chorus
You know, sometimes
Sometimes I wish for more
But not tonight, this perfect night
In Uluwatu by the shore
I kiss her forehead
Put a flower in her hair
And I feel I'm finally ready
To risk it all, to dare
For her, she who sees no evil
I still see it everywhere
But not tonight, this perfect night
In Uluwatu, I am there
I could be there
I might be there
Now I hear the ocean singing
Waves falling upon the shore
They rise and fall and rise and fall
And shall forevermore
Chorus
It's a warm and windy night
It is this moment forever more…
Lyrics; RB Lonetree
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6. |
Diana
03:10
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Diana (Bishoff/Lonetree)
I like the way the sun-light plays upon her beautiful face
I see the fire in her eyes, the love, the peace, the light, the grace
'Oh,' she says, 'come a little closer boy, I promise I won’t bight
I am Diana, and you're a lucky man tonight'
I feel the touch of her body soft and sure beside the fire
I hear her voice in my ear whisper sweet desire
'Oh,' she says, smiling, with the devil in her eyes
'I am the huntress, and tonight boy, you are my prize'
I fell in love with her. What else could a poor boy do?
Oh please, I cried, 'Come back with me, I only wish to be with you'
She let the forest answer me, 'You know you never could
For I am Diana, Queen of The Wood'
'Men have tried to own me, though none ever could
This lady's not for taming. Don't try it'll do you no good
'Oh,' she said, smiling, 'In the morning I'll be gone
And you'll be left wondering, if I was but a dream'
-Lyrics: RB Lonetree
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7. |
This Monkey Won't Dance
03:10
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This Monkey Won't Dance
(Not For The Man. Not For His Machine)
You can crack your whip. You can scream my name
Promise me fortune, glory or fame
You can line me up, put a gun in my hand
Order me to war in a far away land
But you can't have my soul, no you don't have a chance
Cause try as you will, my friend, this monkey won't dance
You can tie me up. You can tie me down
You can turn me over, spin me around
You can call me names. You can break my bones
You can steal my plough, my land, my home
But you can't make me hate you, you don't have a chance
Cause try as you might, my friend, this monkey won't dance
Chorus
See no, speak no, hear no evil
Cause I know that you know that I know that
I'll see no, speak no, hear no
Cause I know that I am that I am that I am
I am that I am that I am
You can point your finger. You can aim your gun
You can make me march. You can make me run
You can shoot the moon. You can lock up the sun
You can outlaw me, everything, everyone
But you can't have my heart. No you don't have a chance
Cause try as you might, my friend, this monkey won't dance
Chorus
You can burn my books. You can burn my bed
You can drink my wine. You can eat my bread
You can block my ears. You can blind my eyes
You can tell me stories. You can tell me lies
But you can't have my mind, no you don't have a chance
Cause try as you might, my friend, this monkey won't dance
Chorus
You can shoot me up. You can cut me down
You can watch my lifeless body fall
And I will be watching too
A mere witness to murder, no-body at all
But you can’t make me fear you , no you don’t have a chance
Cause try as you might, my friend, this monkey won’t dance
Chorus
Lyrics: RB Lonetree
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8. |
Regina Maris
04:15
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Regina Maris
The red round moon rose out of the sea
Its mystical light hypnotised me
A great stillness fell, ominously
The sea sighed and breathed in deeply
We were caught becalmed off Sulawesi
In ninety-nine fathoms of paralysed sea
I watched the barometer fall, suddenly
The world held its breath and waited, anxiously
The storm fell upon us mercilessly
Men still in the rigging were cast into the sea
Torn away by the tempest in the height of its fury
Into the mouth of the savage, insatiable sea
The captain gave the orders, the rats ran up the mast
The foredeck flooded, the ship sank fast
I lay in the long-boat till the Typhoon passed
Till the tempest's fury was expended at last
Peaceful and placid was the quiet night
The red moon bled and emptied into white
No living soul saw I in its mystical light
That lay over the waves like mercury, shimmering bright
No living voice interrupted the song of the sea
That requiem divine and melancholy
Only drowned men murmuring mournfully
The spectral subjects of the Queen of The Sea
Goodbye fair lady, Queen of the Sea
Did you take them all for company?
Ninty-nine souls, all but me?
To prevail and to reign over eternally
Ninety-nine vassals loyal and true
Ninety-nine servants, all red, white and blue
An unconquerable legion to safeguard you
A valiant, untiring undead crew
Ninety-nine guardians of all the queen's gold
In ninety-nine fathoms deep down in the hold
Ninety-nine secrets that will never be told
Safe with those dead men, their lips still and cold
-Lyrics, RB Lonetree
(Whispered)
"Flectere si nequeo superos Acheronta movebo"
("If I cannot deflect the will of heaven, I shall move Hell")
-Virgil Book VII line 312
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9. |
Kaya
04:06
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Kaya (Your Love Takes Me Higher) (Fairley/Lonetree)
Babe I don't like you any more
I love you
I thought I knew love before
But I did not know you
Girl, may we burn forever
In love's eternal fire
Chorus
Oh Kaya
Your love takes me higher
Oh Kaya
Higher
(Repeat)
All of the power and the glory
Any gift you could desire
Fame, fortune and glory
All that glitters in the Maya
Let it burn! let it all burn she cried
In love’s eternal fire
Chorus
The mind of man is the Great Deceiver
Nothing but a jealous liar
Filled with every confusion
Maddened with lust and desire
Let it burn! Let it all burn she cried
In love’s eternal fire
Chorus
Solo (over one verse only and not a chorus)
Chorus (signing)
True love binds not the soul
But sets it free for to fly
My love she makes no demands
My love she takes me high
Two hearts, one soul together
In love, flying higher and higher
Chorus
Kaya Kaya…
-Lyrics, RB Lonetree
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10. |
At Least My baby Will
05:53
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At Least My Baby Will (Lonetree)
I’ve still got a few in the Winchester
And two in the scatter-gun by my side
I reckon I can slow them for a little while
Now go, baby, use the darkness, run and hide
Beyond the chaparral lies the river
They haven't reached it yet
But you’ve got to get while the getting's good
So go on now and get
Chorus
The Federales are coming
My hand is cold and still
And if I don't make it out of here
At least my baby will
The river will carry you away from here
Just give yourself to the water's flow
I will love you forever, my Corrina
Now kiss me one time and go
Leave, mi hermosa, mi amor
I can't come away with you, I'm gut shot for sure
Correr le correr le mi amor, to freedom, to San Jose
Find Don Ignacio there, the old man will hide you away
Chorus
These men will take no prisoners
They came tonight to kill
And if I don't make it out of here
At least, my love, you will
Soon they will storm this chaparral
And try to drive right through it like a flood
But I will hold them till my baby is away
I will fight till I run right out of blood
Dark is the night
And cold as death
But there is blood yet running in my veins
I still draw breath
Chorus
The Federales are moving now
Closing in for the kill
And if I don't make it out of here
At least my baby will
Solo
I hear the carbines roar
I see the flash of flame
I steady these trembling hands
Raise this gun and aim
My Winchester is talking now
Unleashing a little hell
The soldiers are falling back
Leaving their dead right where they fell
Chorus
The Federales are on the run
Maybe I can reach the river still
Maybe I can make it out of here
And if I don't, at least my baby will
Spoken
"Yo estoy El Diablo, y aye infierno a pagar
Ven aquí, cabrónes Federales, yo quiero a matar"
Correr le correr le mi Corrina, rápido rápido
Para libertad
Estoy contigo mi amor
Tenemos que escapar
Tienes que escapar
-Lyrics RB Lonetree
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11. |
Into The Night
03:57
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Into The Night
The stage is set, the crowd is in
The foot-lights turn on, shining bright
They dazzle me, and suddenly I
Just want to go out into the night
Chorus
Into the night
Well the girls are all dressed up for each other
And the boys are stirring for a fight
When this song is over I will leave them to it
And go out into the night
Chorus
This sky full of stars, shining bright
I watch one fall and burn out in flight
Only the silence knows
Only the silence and the darkness of the night
Chorus
I hear wild dogs in the distance
Cackling with delight
Laughing because they know no owner
Laughing because they own the night
Chorus
Baby, You don't really know me, do you
Maybe you think I'm all sweetness and light
But I made a friend long ago
Of the darkness, of the night
Chorus
There was a time when I would do
What all of you told me was right
Then like the devil I fell and fell
Into the dark from my great height
Chorus
Into the mystery free falling
The peace and stillness of the night
Where I am no longer blinded
By too much light
Lyrics; RB Lonetree
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RB Lonetree Nimbin, Australia
RB Lonetree, is a singer/song-writer, recording and performing musician. He also writes and publishes poetry, short stories
and political essays.
RB Lonetree lives on a large farm with his partner and two children in Bunjalung country, near the town of Nimbin, on the far north coast of New South Wales, Australia.
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