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As It Always Has Been (Demos)

by Silverlode

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As It Always Has Been A cloud hangs upon the skyline Watching you shiver and drink your wine --- With a belly full o' Fire-Mead there are tricks to be done Underneath the burnished sky of the setting sun There's a climatic point when we'll become one And Heaven is such a long way down --- the Elixir washes me out The time is right --- the time is now And Heaven is such a long way down --- the Elixir washes me out The time is right --- the time is now [Interlude] So you won't be taking me alive tonight (So Alive) I'll be sifting through the sands of time (Travel Time) And that cloud holds no menace for you or I (Sounds/Smells) As it watches us together --- drinking wine (Water/Wine) And Heaven is such a long way down --- the Elixir washes me out The time is right --- the time is now The sky will swallow and enrapt --- trouble is far away at last We are the lovers of the past [Interlude] A cloud hangs upon the skyline Just to watch the world go by
2.
Shot In The Face? Searching for something? Yeah? Perhaps you ought to find yourself? Well? Well? Do you know why I know you? 'Cos I was once like you myself Well? Well? And now you've lost the little things that kept you safe and warm And although you still remember echoes of what was There's nothing remaining in the light of what is lost I think you're going to find it hard yeah Over and out to the edge yeah Still searching for something? Well? Perhaps you’re looking out too far Well? Well? In all of your searching You've forgotten who you are Well? Well? But now you've broke the little things which were worth fighting for And no-one else in this life will ever give you more You'll learn to rebuild yourself --- stronger than you were before Even so, you're going to find it hard You took a blow which left you marked Lost your view upon your battle scars I suggest that you pay them no regard Well? Well?
3.
Changin' 04:13
Changin’ Well it seems I need to change my ways, Found myself in the same place where I don’t even know my name. Wasted too much time getting drunk with a friend of mine, Sending my nights praying the sun won’t rise. So keep on moving, moving down this empty road Checking out of places where your heart won’t let you know Changing, changing my old clothes --- got this empty feeling And I’m tired of what I know. And I’m tired of what I know. Change my friends like I change my clothes, Jut like that old coat you used to love to wear for show, You find one day it’s torn and old, And you lose the coat off your back when you’re feeling most alone. So keep on moving, moving down this empty road Checking out of places where your heart won’t let you know Changing, changing my old clothes --- got this empty feeling And I’m tired of what I know. And I’m tired of what I know. So when I find myself tired and beat and no words seem to flow I hope you know I look to you as my one friend to tell me where to go The brother I need to know --- tell me which way to go So keep on moving, moving down this empty road Checking out of places where your heart won’t let you know Changing, changing my old clothes --- got this empty feeling And I’m tired of what I know. And I’m tired of what I know.
4.
In The Dark Hello my Lady, I can see you're shaken and cold --- Lying there lonely, like you're alone. I know there's twilight scratching at your door --- I see your problem; I see what you're fearful for, But you're still young anyway. Hello my Lady, I can see you're shattered and scared --- Lying there lonely, oh, it's not fair. I hear there's trouble 'tween you and the Lord --- So melancholy just lying there, flawed, But your time is not done anyway. Welcome to the realm of sadness -- we see many tourists like you Come feed the monsters in their cages as you pass through This forsaken place could be your end like many travelers before Beasts and demons wait in the dark to snatch you if you fall. Don’t look so tired and down Wake up now, break out now Living is easy my Lady Hello my Lady, I can see you're shaken and cold --- Lying there lonely, like you're alone. I know there's twilight scratching at your door --- I see your problem; I see what you're fearful for, But you're still young anyway. But your time is not done anyway.
5.
Haywire 05:08
Haywire Look around and see yourself reflected in my life Blazing eyes melt through my soul, cut sadness like a knife Seventy-seven-hundred times you’d be there as a girl The only true reflection is that you are in my world Has it all gone haywire now my darling? Is that what people say? Put your arms around the world my darling ‘Cos that’s where we must stay. Take some time to visualise what we could someday be Turning many corners just to see what we can see Look around and see yourself reflected in my world An image of perfection in an ever changing world Has it all gone haywire now my darling? Is that what people say? Put your arms around the world my darling ‘Cos that’s where we must stay. I have seen you in my dreams And I know that there’s a part of you that’s strong enough to carry on Don’t face the world alone I’ve not seen too many things But I know that there’s a light inside your soul It shows the way to go and always will be true I have seen you in my dreams And I know that there’s a part of you that’s strong enough to carry on Don’t face the world alone I’ve not seen too many things But I know that there’s a light inside your soul It shows the way to go and always will be true (That is you)
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Dark Cities 02:39
Dark Cities Lost souls on the motorways Sticks and stones and broken homes In dark cities by the wayside Cryin' out for something more than you can give them Empty words dissolved in time Scattered across the landscape of Dark cities under the power lines Choking in the mess they've now become (I'm sure you live in one) But There's magic in the atmosphere And There's magic in the atmos here And Beauty all around this town You cannot drag it down Children lost to infinities Martyred kings of industry In all the desperate, dark cities With their down-trodden societies, so upset and angry with the town that they call home But There's magic in the atmosphere And There's magic in the atmos here And Beauty all around this town You cannot drag it down No, you'll never drag it down There's beauty in this town I know, I've been around
7.
The Flames 02:29
The Flames The evening holds a glory light It casts firey reflections in your eyes And flickering shadows dance at the water's edge Oh, those hollow words I searched to find Only serve to scar my mind And to measure up my worth Against the forest fire And the flames burn higher And the flames burn high And the flames burn higher And the flames burn high And the flames burn higher And the flames burn high And the flames burn higher And the flames burn high I picked the wrong fruit last time Wicked magic filled my mind I need all your protection and your guile Well the firelight bends and floods my eyes Before your majesty stand I To measure up my worth Against the forest fire And the flames burn higher And the flames burn high And the flames burn higher And the flames burn high And the flames burn higher (These flames burn higher) And the flames burn high And the flames burn higher (These flames burn higher) And the flames burn high
8.
Sagesse 02:26
Sagesse I once knew a man who thought that every single person was a gun He stayed at home at night and bought his women from an army store, that was His life and all his glory A handsome bedside story Something for the children A masterpiece of life to teach the world I once knew an artist who paints from where his heart is strong and real He lives off bread and wine and drinks himself to sleep at night in shame that was His life and all his glory A handsome bedside story Something for the children A masterpiece of life to teach the world I once knew a man who tracked the scent of silver from his dad and ran A leader yes he was that day sent planes to blow more lives away that was His life and all his glory A handsome bedside story Something for the children A masterpiece of life to teach the world
9.
No Exit Signs There she stands before me in a dim-lit afterlife --- She's a devourer of worlds As the morning breaks I surcome to the illusion She is there for me and I for her If you told this to me yesterday or the day before I would not believe it to be true I'm inhaling all of the light so deep, you see, I, Well, I've lost perspective on you Sat awake in bed for I do not dare to dream Those visions in my head sing low There's water all around as I slip and sink away, deep Deep, deep down to depths untold If you told this to me yesterday or the day before I would not believe it to be true I'm inhaling all of the light so deep, you see, I, Well, I've lost perspective on you Standing before me she speaks the immortal lines There are no exit signs --- Standing before me she speaks the immortal lines There are no exit signs --- you're mine! When you're smiling at me, I'll believe anything you say Even If you told me I was dead I'm faintly aware of the trouble I'm in Where's the rationale in what she's said? (There is no rationale --- no exit signs and no way out)
10.
Make Or Break (aka Andy’s Song) Like father, like son Like a war just begun --- Two sides to live for, you got to live for yourself I always believed that time would bring this battle to you and me Just another man Just a simple man Living as his father, he’s found a second partner So he can play the family man But here’s a different view Like one a son would choose Here’s a man with a second chance to keep All the things he was set to loose Taken me some time to choose which path should prove that, hey! we’re not alone Talking with the family now, just a change to frown and knock him down But things were different, tongues weren’t sharp You’re my old man, but before we start…. Hey! Don’t tell those stories now ‘Cause I’ve heard them all before Hey! We’re growing older now It’s time to make or break this bond Maybe I’m wrong Maybe this pen’s not some mighty sword I get things wrong And it’s time, yeah, it’s time to sing a different song Taken me some time to choose which path should prove that, hey! we’re not alone Talking with the family now, just a change to frown and knock him down But things were different, tongues weren’t sharp You’re my old man, but before we start…. Hey! Don’t tell those stories now ‘Cause I’ve heard them all before Hey! We’re growing older now It’s time to make or break this bond I really like the time when you just talk to me If conversation’s dry, you don’t need to impress me Just tell me of the times when I’d just fall asleep --- well that’s just me These memories will never fade out, but listen now Hey! Don’t tell those stories now ‘Cause I’ve heard them all before Hey! We’re growing older now It’s time to make or break this bond I really like the time when you just talk to me If conversation’s dry, you don’t need to impress me Now my pen’s run dry so I guess I’ll sleep.
11.
In The Garden / On The Mound Scene I. (In the tulip gardens at midnight, late spring) Tulip array; in abundance --- As Psyche opens her wings I have seen things in the cold night air I have seen things that I know are not there Out in the gardens at midnight In ground frost and moonlight I know things are not easy I know times are not well As the butterfly spins with colourful wings I see double the scene reflected in the green of your eyes Scene II. (Early spring, a vast and sun-lit field at noon) Daffodil mound in the sunlight --- Beating the air, she sweeps low There are things I know --- in the corn fields in spring I’m sure I’ve seen her --- I have found things New life in the fields behold Physical death cannot claim the soul I know things are not easy I know times are not well As the butterfly spins with colourful wings I see double the scene reflected in the green of your eyes I know things are not easy I know times are not well As the butterfly spins with colourful wings I see double the scene reflected in the green of your eyes Double the scene reflected in the green of your eyes
12.
Whetstone West Cold December lets the moon hang low A glorious orb, leering at the world (below) I can see it through the silhouettes; The skeletal trees of Whetstone West
13.
Morning Song: As the morning's half-light penetrates these dreams, So too does the harsh reality of the day to come; The bed sheets pin me down within the walls of my sanctuary And thoughts meander slowly between the day's possibilities --- There's the drudgery of my success, And there's the colour I find in music.
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A tale told in eight musical parts, an experiment, an ode to many things. Please do not judge Silverlode on this venture, for this artefact stands alone from the band’s first two albums, which might be more suitable for the non-familiar. Enjoy The People’s Son…. Prologue - Instrumental In the vast world of one boy’s imagination; castles with tall towers, towns and sprawling rivers, spread far and wide across a land of green and gray, with hills and valleys, out to the rocky coast where spat a fathomless sea. A time of uneasy peace: while prosperous with thriving trade and good harvest, this was only the water’s surface, for something stirred below. The passing of the great line of Kings with no heir called upon a prophecy as carved in ancient stones. That a child should come forth to face the ultimate trial of good and evil and in triumph, banish all blackness forever, but in defeat, shall swallow all mankind in darkness. Not by open war would the outcome be sealed, but by the battle within, the conflict of soul in one child of destiny. Ciré Mornouth: Men of Cloth The peaceful citadel stood high in the bitter snow-capped mountains of the southeast; a remote bastion against the cold of those parts, a sanctuary for the body and for the mind. Keepers of The Faith had been tending to the prophecy for ages gone, preparing their teachings, for at this very time they had in their caring tutelage a child, who it was believed would fulfill the words of stone. Yet whispers from surrounding lands had reached the walls of the inner temple that The Dark One had once again begun to stir, rising again and engaging his armies in southbound motion. Quickly the priests of cloth act. In fear they send The Child and his mentor, The Wise One, along with a small party of Faithful farther into the western wilds. A shrine on a mountain, not too far from these four walls Where quiet contemplation is at the heart of it all Men of cloth stoke the flames within the sanctuary gates For a thousand years this place has stood protected by The Faith It stands up high beyond the ring of wild flowers Guarded here, The Texts proclaim a child robed in power But what was known will fade away For this is a season of great change you know The birds have flocked so far away And the Earth screams aloud for aid Whispers in the North, they claim The Child is no longer safe And it’s time to leave this place Dawn Raid: Men of Steel Seeking to capture The Child and sway the outcome of the prophecy to his own ends, The Dark One had set to war quickly, sending his darkest lords swiftly onwards so as to maintain the elements of surprise and ferocity. For long ago was this moment anticipated - that flight might be adopted or defenses raised against him – so The Dark One ensnared one of the cloth and the secret entrance to the outer walls was betrayed unto the Men of Steel by The One with the Wizened Hand. Little mercy was shown on that day as the ancient citadel, it’s inner temple, it’s shrine, it’s people fell as the sun burned red as fire and was gone. Men clad in steel who worship the sword Will ride to storm these walls by dawn They carry the standard of Darkness itself Wielding weapons of magic and stealth It is known what they wish to take, They seek The Child that stands in their way Horseback they come and aggressive they ride Woe is upon the walls of the shrine Surrounding lands felt the rush of their strength They storm with furry of evil hell-bent It is known what they wish to take, But the child is fled to a place that is safe. The Wise One’s Lullaby The western wilderness was a breaker of bones and a breaker of spirit. As the small party followed The Great River into the west they endured many hardships. The tutelage of The Wise One seemed distant, less understanding was drawn, for indeed, in the sanctuary of Cirè Mornouth his wise words were clear and powerful, charged with the words of destiny, but as the snow began to settle and food became scarce, with some of The Faithful taking ill, the landscape began to overcome and oppress all clarity and reason. And then, other words of wisdom could be heard. Lay low, child of hope --- You must not shiver or fold For the fight will be long --- But when all’s lost and won You can lead our people forth Make us strong against the dark We are weak but we intend to rise --- So long as we have you to lead the line Soon you’ll be a man --- Take us on to promised lands You can lead our people forth Make us strong against the dark Save Yourself. A Fragment of New Wisdom Something uncoiled within The Child as a voice from within offered a sweeter alternative, a voice which spoke kindly, articulating the young boy’s fears and offering temptation away from the teachings of his years, for these words would seem wise and true in such a landscape at the bitter ends of the Earth, void of Reason. Hey! That’s a lot for one to bear, You could easily get out of here The old man is nothing but a fool, His tale is nothing like the truth You know what you must do Save yourself, come save yourself. See war is coming straight for you, What can the likes of you do? The world is big and full of fools, Don’t trust old men blind by youth You know what you must do Save yourself, come save yourself. Infinite Doubt, A Soliloquy Praying aloud to any God that wished to listen, seeking answers among mixed messages, doubt took the lead in guiding The Child to his own ill-advised resolve which was to flee, far, wide, alone in the night time, disbelieving in his own future and rejecting all that is expected. With him walked Hope. Fortune, Fortune save me --- I’m alone in the face of that which may break me Hey Reason, Reason care for me --- I see not what they see, I’m just a man: I am no leader And my past is a well-tread path But my future’s unknown I am no leader I reject that very notion And I’ll cry as I abandon my home I’ll wait ‘til the moon shines Silver light in the nighttime And leave all this well behind. The March South - Instrumental The Dark Army poured into the southern realm raking a furrow of burning towns and livestock, slain men, women and children, polluting all with its blackness, its unholy stench and the smoke of war. File upon file, row upon row. Scouring the land for the child and The Dark One could feel his goal is weakened and close. Epilogue: Great Change Soon it came to be that the words of stone were enacted, complete and darkness had swallowed the land and its people, for it was blackness that had triumphed within. The new dark and cruel overlord had replaced the great line of Kings and his kingdom was ashen waste under a thick black night. But there was word of another who may yet rise up in light to lead the oppressed out of the jaws of shadow and into a new day. A new age, of fire and pain as darkness consumes the Earth The darkest of reigns as the blood of the slain slowly seeps into the dirt Now we must wait for the coming again, yes we must wait for the one Long must we strain under the bitter regime and hold on for the people’s son All we knew has lost its way For this is a season of great change you know The birds have flocked so far away And the Earth screams out aloud for aid Whispers in the North, they claim A child will come again To lead us on to ever-day.

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This album is a collection of sketchbook demos. We were not really a band as such and were a long way from playing anything live. The CD is long out of print and is included here for archive purposes. We occasionally play a song or two from it live in acoustic sets.

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released February 1, 2003

Rob Silverlode - Vocal + Bass
Gaz Silverlode - Vocal + Guitar + Drums
Andy Poole - Vocal + Guitar

Recorded at Castle Rodley in the run up to Christmas 2002. Completed Christmas Eve.

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Silverlode Leeds, UK

Silverlode is a folksome indie rock band from Leeds.

A folk band in the broadest sense of the word; dogs of pop; self-taught musical ruffians who play to their own traditions. Reinventors of self and prone to playing their songs in a myriad of ways, join Silverlode on their mythological journey through history, future, fantasy and good times via their ever-evolving music.

DIY since 2001.
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