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Falling Down
by TomFairnie

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Submitted on: Sep 03, 2008 - 05:43:13 PM
Last Updated: Sep 03 2008 - 05:43:13 PM
Description A song about the fall of empires
Lyrics Falling Down (Based on The Zahir by Jorge Louis Borges)

I’m staring at black birds wearing out a grey sky
Clawing at smokestacks burnt-out and bone dry
Looking at a night owl coughing up a lungful
Of nothing but pitch black blood from a blind fool

There’s crows in the cobwebs, bats in the belfries
Moss covered monks with fingers like alleyways
Praying like pagans with one last word
A dead tongue clicking in a silent herd

And it’s falling down; this gothic town’s got
Bell tower dreams and black stone beams
But it’s falling down, falling down

Ringing like a wind chime hanging in a bell tower
Chiming at midnight, the perfumed hour
Candle wax cracks on a cold stone floor
Yellows with age in moonlight evermore

At Aurora’s Gate, where dreamers dwell
Mammon and the Philistines bathed in oil
As a piper danced and Icarus flew
Safe as the moonlight waxed black feather blue

And it’s falling down…

As Eden lay in darkness and Adam in his blindness
Fell for Eve and suffered for her kindness
Ate a fallen apple he should have declined
His small fall from grace; a giant fall for mankind

And the worm that gnaws at your shoulder blade
Where angel’s wings are torn and frayed
Into demon rags and Hell’s bell rings
For another Bible stolen on a raven’s wings

And it’s falling down…

Where a good deed lies like a mortal sin
Redeemed at the very last breath of man
Justified by a line of scars
In the face of geometry and the stars

In the underground of a nameless city
Where a bloodhound bayed and growled at pity
On ill-tempered chains tethered to the dawn
At first sign of light they all woke reborn

And it’s falling down…


© Falling Down words & music by Tom Fairnie September 27th 2004
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composerclark said 126 days ago
Falling Down.
In all your songs that I've heard the production is excellent, the lyrics are as good as lyrics can get (they paint pictures, make you think, and are smart), and you tell a story like few people can. Just outstanding. Thank you for sharing your precious gifts with us.

ceilidh said 126 days ago
wow
another brilliant fantastic song!
you are really great Tom
no words

guygrooves said 126 days ago
I hear....
Taylor, Lightfoot and Cockburn influences in your music... am I right? Beautiful song and an honest heartfelt performance. I am a fan.

Feter said 126 days ago
Falling Down
I can pick your voice from a million so special
so special ...the fiddle here is amazing !!!
very dreamy and story telling ..thnx alot for sharin !!!!!

Lennon714 said 126 days ago
wow.
Tons of imagery in these lyrics. The kind of lyrics I'd love to be able to write, but absolutely fail. The production is killer and the mix envelopes the listener. Incredible talent.

I was married in Edinburgh. Well, not really Edinburgh, it was actually a town called Dunfermline. But we honeymooned in Edinburgh. Quite possibly the prettiest city in the world.

kassia said 123 days ago
Falling Down
This is fabulous! I love the lyrics. Your vocals are wonderfully sweet and a perfect fit for this style. Great acoustic sound - love that fiddle. I'm just really, really enjoying this tune. So understated and sweet. Very sad about the no download! Thanks for sharing this with us!

Sunbeam said 120 days ago
good
Hallo, I come from sweden and i like too gitar .i can only litle english nice nice. i'm ten yerse old and my dad is curry

TomFairnie said 120 days ago
thankyou Sunbeam!
You have no idea how happy I am to know that my music appeals to all ages - thank you so much Sunbeam!!

Joe Brady said 116 days ago
Instant classic for my ears.
This is one of those songs I will listen to again and again in almost any mood. The melody, rhythm, and lyrics strike a chord somewhere deep in my brain. Again, beautifully recorded.
Joe


ednetmonkey said 91 days ago
spell binding
Powerful, Enigmatic wrapped up in an envelop of wonderful musicianship. Nice to hear the studio chat at the end!

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