A Christmas Eve

from Songs Of The Hollow Bone Moon (songs only) by Pete and the Tar Gang

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It’s a Christmas Eve, and the room is cold,
Much colder than ever before..
And a sound is heard from a back room door,
And the echo it thuds through the floor
Well, I’ve heard that sound on a wheel gone by
And I’ve seen your trick of the eye..
If I close my eyes, think of azure skies,
For this sounding is best to ignore! ….

It’s a Christmas Eve, and the room is cold,
So much colder than ever before..
And a cry is heard from the balcony,
As the sky turns to dust on the floor
Well, I’ve played your game on so many a night
And I don’t want to play it no more
If I climb up those stairs, and find a pulse on the chair,
Then that chair will be food for my lair! ….

It’s a Christmas Eve, and the house is cold,
So, so colder than ever before..
And a pulse is found on a rocking chair,
As my mind starts to snort like a bull
Well, I feel your laugh, but I’ll steal your laugh,
And your echoes shall echo no more
There’s no cause to laugh at this petrol cask
As my thumb shoots the flame – FLAME TO WOOD!!
FLAME TO WOOD - FLAME IT SHOULD (etc)

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from Songs Of The Hollow Bone Moon (songs only), released August 20, 2014

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Pete and the Tar Gang Melbourne, Australia

Pete and the Tar Gang (2006 to 2011) made songs about the sea, obsession, the wild man, ghosts, love gone wrong, post apocalyptic scenarios, the sublimely self deluded and characters pushed to various extremes.
The musical styles are as diverse as blues, folk, rock and operatic cabaret.
The Tar Gang was a posse taking various shapes, according to the material mined by Pete. ... more

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