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[Disclaimer:  The lyrics to "The Witches Lament" from UNEASY LISTENING were 
              provided by Eerie Von.  The lyrics for THE BLOOD AND THE BODY 
              were copied from the lyric sheet and modified by fans.]

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==========    EERIE VON / MIKE MORANCE:  UNEASY LISTENING (1996)   ==========
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THE WITCHES LAMENT
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Hail Mary full of grace
His father's eyes and an ivory face
Mother of God show us the way
Let us all bow our heads to pray

Hail Mary full of grace
His father's eyes and an ivory face 
Mother of God show us the way
Let us all bow our heads to pray

Water to wine and spine of a cat
Mother Mary wears a pointed hat
Mother of God wears a pointed hat
Frogs and snails and tails of rats
Mother Mary wears pointed hat

Mary had one little lamb
She took it to be slaughtered
Jesus was an only child
Joseph had no daughter

Hail Mary full of grace
The righteous no longer
Pharisees devote their time
But still can't get to heaven

Sacred womb, sacred broom
Fly to the moon and back
Holy Mary, mother of God
Wears a pointed hat


HALF A GURL (IS BETTER THAN NONE)
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(untranscribed)

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AN INVESTMENT IN HATE
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A small investment in blood
Such a small price to pay
Laying down in the cellar
For the last forty days

Light the colored candles
And bring rain to my grave
When you live inside a circle of salt
You're near the end of your days

'Cause wide is the gate
And broad is the way
When you live inside a circle of blood
You make a great, investment in hate

A great investment in hate

All the jealous husbands
Seek the end of their mates
(Wide is the gate)
All the faithless ladies
Seem to wither away
Laying down inside their circle of thought
Nearing the end of their days

'Cause wide is the gate
So broad is the way
When you live inside a circle of blood
You make a great, investment in hate

A great investment in hate
A great investment in hate
A great investment in hate


MADONNICA DIABOLITA
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A crepe, it hangs, upon a wreath of black
Comes a gentle rock of a baby casket
Forth and back, this way, then that

Its eyes not yet wide open
A heart born already broken

Still a tiny smile crawls across his lips

Not an angel, but not quite a man
Gifted with tooth, almost a fankg
Hooves, a foot, and a claws almost at hand
Gifted with tooth, almost a fang

Its eyes not yet wide open
A heart born already broken
Still a tiny smile crawls across his lips
With evil, at his fingertips

The sun does not rice, and will set in his eyes
Do no wrong, only write iner mind
The mother of the newborn evil
Does not realize


THE SUM OF LOVE
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Tortured soul, you long for one
Greater than sum of love
Gone forever is the morning sun
Can it be forever gone

She was lovely, once she was
So much greater than the sum of love
All the things I wanted most were
Much greater than the sum of love

Filled with pride
My life was lost, denied
Lovely was the morning sun
So much greater than the sum of love

I could not search for what was lost
I had to turn my back and wal
Away from all that I wanted most
Was much greater than the sum of love

Filled with pride my life was gone
Denied the joy for the greater good
Lovely was the morning sun
So much greater than the sum of love
So much greater than the sum of love
So much greater than the sum of love


THE INFERNO ROOM
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She trembled like a virgin
Moving toward the wedding bed
Stumbled down the hall
Like the dawn of the dead
Crept in like a creature 
Trying to crawl right through your soul

She brought in a winter chill
That stayed till she was gone
Now she crept in like a creature
So sweet you'd love to beat her
Fell down on her knees
Praying to the thieves that stole her soul
She was praying to the thieves that stole her soul

She brought in a winter chill
That just stayed till she was gone
Now she trembled like a virgin
Moving toward that wedding bed
Stumbled down the hall 
Like the dawn of the dead
She knelt down to pray
Like she thought it might be something
That she could hold over me


THE WHEEL
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Unborn, a fresh young gurl
Frail with the weight of the world
Already bent at the beauty of the night
Sent from heaven, unwanted on earth
She brings her blessing wrapped in a curse
She was sent from heaven to be unwanted on earth

Her heart pounds its terrible rhythm
One second of peace, she ain't gonna give them

Her wheel of misfortune spins round again
She's on you like the sun on the sound
Her wheel of misfortune spins your way again

Deep in her darkness lies her greatest fear
Beneath her ivory snow veneer
She promises to take you away from here
Beneather he ivory snow veneer
Lies her greatest fear
Deep in her darkness she can take you away from here

Her beauty burned right through my soul
Thought I would breathe once more
The search had ended there and now I'd be reborn
Like a pleasure ride through Woman Fair
I fell without a care
She promised me sanctuary 
But I found no salvation there


THE FIRST HYMN
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And so, I chose the night, to be my dominion
Beauty, hope and joy, all lay behind
All things good were no longer my companions
Buried with the soul that I let die

Then I sang the first hmn
I filled a river red with blood
Drenched my whole world in sin
Left my city in dust

The few believers, waited to be picked
Kneeling to their God like some pious lunatics
Their sins were deadly, my lies their truth
I opened up the gates and let them crawl through

To sing their first hymn
Build their river red with blood
Drench their whole world in sin
Build their cities of lust

Once freedom came for me and for my wearied soul
Prisoner of "life" I'd be no more
But the taste of blood had grown far too sweet
So I chose to walk the road that I was on

So I sang the next hymn
Filled a river with the death of love
And wallowed in my sins
Left my city in dust

I sang the first hymn
I filled a river red with blood
I sang with the first hymn
Built a river red with blood


THE BLOOD AND THE BODY
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(instrumental)


GOOD
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Half of me wants to find religion
The other half of me says no
Half of me needs to find a rhyme
And a reason, the other half just 
Don't know what for

How can I ever be, all I'm ever gonna be
When half of me wants to be good
When half of me wants to be good

Half of me wants to taste
"The blood and the body"
The other half still has some doubts
Half of me wants to walk to road to
Salvation and the other half wants 
To go south

How can I ever be, all I'm ever gonna be
When half of me wants to be good
How will I ever see, all I'm ever gonna be
When half of me wants to be good

Half of me wants to find religion
But I didn't know what it was lost
Half of me wants to burn down the mission
And make off with the poor box

Half of me wants to be, something I may never be
And half of me knows who's at fault
How will I ever see, all I'm ever gonna be
When half of me wants to be good

Half of me wants to go down the right road
And half of me wants to go wrong
Half of me feels like a god damned savior
Who only needs a good nail to get crossed

How will I ever be, all I'm ever gonna be
When half of me wants to be good
How will I ever see all I'm ever gonna be
When half of me wants to be good

I don't wanna be good


A LOVER'S KNOT
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I am bound, I am caught
I am tired with a lover's knot
Bound, caught, tied with a lover's knot

Like a fly, caught in your web
I could break free
Or I could wait for death
Bound, caught, tied with a lover's knot

I walked in, to that room
And I fell, under the spell of her perfume
I got caught in the lover's knot
Can't break away
And here I'm gonna stay
Bound, caught, tied with that lover's knot

One day soon
She might let me be
Maybe on day soon
She might let me break free
Till then I am 
Bound, caught, tied with a lover's knot
Won't someone show me they way
And one day I will be gone
She promised me everything
And she gave it to me
Bound, caught, tied with that lover's knot


WHAT'S THE COUNT JACK?
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I long for peace of mind
Tortured and thrilled all at the same time
Betrayed by a bitch and a kiss
Wait until they get a good look at this

What's the count Jack?

I knock on wood just for luck
The death of hope left down a dark alley block
Relieved by the knife in her back
So ask yourself now, what's the count Jack?

What's the count Jack?

Here's a hook to hang your guilt upon
I left you two rings, two cents, and two combs
All of you fooled by the rapture of man
So ask yourself now, what's the count my friend?

To rip the bitch wide and crawl inside
My heart leaps out into the night
And so the thrill left a mark on her back
So ask yourself now, what's the count Jack?

What's the count Jack?


DUNGENOUS
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(instrumental)


SELL MY SOUL (MAYBE I WILL)
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Trade my soul, I'd trade my soul
Give my life to that rock and roll
Down on my knees howlin' like a dog
Prayin' to my god, lookin' for the right road
Won't somebody hear my plea
Won't somebody help me, please
Trade my soul, maybe I will
Sell my soul, yeah, maybe I wil
Trade my soul, maybe I will

Catch up with you in Robinsonville
Maybe I will, sell my soul
Yeah, maybe I will
Catch up with you in Robinsonville
Maybe I will

My neck hurts from throwin' it back so much
My back is twisted in knots
From leanin' on my crutch
But I know somethin' that will make me well
Just forward all my mail to Robinsonville
Maybe I will
Maybe I will
Catch up with you in Robinsonville

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UNEASY LISTENING written by Mike Morance / Eerie Von,
  copyright New Shrowd Publishing,
  performed by Eerie Von / Mike Morance.
THE BLOOD AND THE BODY written by Eerie Von,
  copyright 1998 New Shrowd Publishing,
  performed by Eerie Von.

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