Ignition: Arson Anthems

by Manko

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1.	Dance Afire Anthem 04:36	lyrics	buy track
My friend Prometheus was sayin' We could steal fire from the gods And now Prometheus is payin', but down here we are playin' Stayin', sayin' "Yes! We like those odds!" We'll dance afire, driven by desire, preaching to the choir Reaching to the light And if they inquire why we're so inspired Should we simply sigh or lie or try and dance a fire tonight? If it's better to light a candle Than curse the darkness all around Than better still to be a vandal A burning firebrand in hand, I'll stand and Burn the darkness down! And if they ask us if ever we get burned... Of course we do! And so do you! But we've returned with lessons we have learned Consumed but not especially concerned!
2.	Endlessly (Rainsong) 04:48	lyrics	buy track
It's been raining all morning like it rained all night I'm looking at my life through grey rainy light I'm blessed but I'm restlessly questing for more And I guess that's a suggestion 'bout whatever I'm here for But I wouldn't mind the rain if I had the right company Someone to share these rainy days with me Just wanna fall in love with someone who could maybe fall in love with me And we could lie around in love and listen to the rain Endlessly Seven billion people, should be enough And finding the best ones is never that tough They got stars in their eyes, they've got stories to tell And they're always in love with somebody else... I know they say in each lonely life a whole lotta rain must fall And fall, 'til you're sick of it all I wouldn't mind that part if I could find one true heart Who thought that I was the guy To make her swoon, smile and sigh You don't look for rainbows on any old day And looking for love seems to work the same way You can't make it happen, it comes when it comes So I'm watching the skies and hanging by my thumbs...
3.	Fire and Ice 03:38	info	buy track
4.	Black Rook 03:51	info	buy track
5.	Fractal Aurora 03:07	info	buy track
6.	Prodigal Son 03:09	lyrics	buy track
Well a poor boy took his father's bread, And started down the road Started down the road Took all he had and started down the road Went out of his world, where God only knows And that'll be the way to get along Well poor boy spent all he had, Famine swept the land Famine swept the land Spent all he had and famine swept the land Said "I believe I'll go and hire me to some man" And that'll be the way to get along Well, man said "I'll give you a job For to feed my swine For to feed my swine I'll give you a job for to feed my swine" Boy stood there and hung his head and cried `Cause that is no way to get along Said "I believe I'll ride, Believe I'll go back home Believe I'll go back home Believe I'll ride, believe I'll go back home Or down the road as far as I can go" And that'll be the way to get along Well, father said see my son Coming home to me Coming home to me Father ran and fell down on his knees Said "sing and praise, lord have mercy on me" They said Oh poor boy stood there, Hung his head and cried Hung his head and cried Poor boy stood there, hung his head and cried Said "father will you look on me as a child?" Yeah Well father said "eldest son, Kill the fatted calf, Call the family round Kill that calf and call the family round My son was lost but now he is found But that's the way for us to get along" Hey
7.	Teacup of Tabasco (acoustic version) 04:51	lyrics	buy track
Saw you at the last show, shaking like a drunkard's hands You're like a teacup of tabasco and you sure can dance And after the fiasco with the drummer who just couldn't do right A teacup of tabasco kept me driving all night Pour a little for me, I don't remember sayin' when She said, "I like boys who bore me, check me when I'm drunk again!" What was the song on the juke in the juke joint Right before you walked right in And changed almost everything Got woke up by the cat so I could feed him in a fog I need a teacup of tabasco and some hair of the dog They say a spoonful of sugar is better to make the bitter sweet A teacup of tabasco's more like my kinda treat Pour a little for me, I don't remember sayin' when She said, "I like boys who bore me, but you're a friend of a friend" This is the song on the juke in the juke joint Right before the solo Pour a little for me, I don't remember sayin' when She said, "I like boys who bore me, but this is TTFN" This is the song on the juke in the juke joint Right before the fight scene
8.	U Ya Memeza (We Are The Morning) 00:48	lyrics	buy track
And in the evening we will go weaving between the craters And we'll come dancing among the ashes of the invaders And in the gloaming we will go roaming between the pylons And by the twilight you will be my light, my muse of silence We are the eyes on that dim horizon where dawn is coming We are the rumor that reaches you more as we come drumming And in my palm is this solemn promise, the watchman's warning That as resistance dies in the distance, we are the morning.
9.	Money for Molly (and coffee in the morning) 02:45	lyrics	buy track
The lyrics seem to be different every time this song happens, which is probably for the best.
10.	Honeysuckle Floyd 04:43	lyrics	buy track
I got my ticket after hours on hold But if it's not too loud, I might not be too old It's time for dancing, all night and day And I can't sing but I sure can play Show me how to just be here now (x2) And smell the honeysuckle in the wind Goin' down to Floyd with a couple friends Summer is a-comin' in And we all begin again Well I've been waiting for the shower Been waiting about an hour When a girl comes out, squeaky clean Shiniest thing these eyes have ever seen... You should probably drink some water down The sun'll come up about the time we all come down And I'm wondering where my wristband went And you sure seem awful nice but this ain't your tent...
11.	The Legend of Koi(hea) 22:32	info	buy track
12.	Firesong 05:54	lyrics	buy track
So damn tired At the end of the day you've done nothing that wasn't required Cold inside And lost in a life where there's not a lot left to decide So where is the life we have lost in the living? Where is the light? So hard to give when you're busy forgiving A world that condemns you for boldly believing that fire Is yours to dance with And love and blood are yours to give And the flame serves one who fans it And alive is how you live Nearly numb Like a tree in the wintertime wondering if summer will ever come Years fall away And you do what you can to steal moments and nights, but nothing stays Are we dreaming on a dare Or coming up for air? So much depends on these furious friends Who keep dancing and dreaming as darkness descends From the womb to the tomb, will we earn to consume Or return and relearn we were born to burn?
13.	Zanya (acoustic version) 03:28	lyrics	buy track
Lovely lady, light of my heart, tell me where you'll dance tonight (x2) Will those sweet lips be smiling? Those hands and hips beguiling? That burning heart I silently adore that sends you Turning like a dervish 'cross the floor Will those dark eyes look up and notice me Wondering if you're too beautiful to be The cure to all I endure The one thing sure is wanting more So tell me where, anywhere, I don't care, I'll be there Tell me where you'll dance tonight Lovely lady, light of my heart, tell me will you dream tonight? (x2) What secrets you'll uncover lying beside your lover And if I dream you know I'll dream of you My dream so real, too perfect to be true Oh, brave new world, with visions such as these Beyond my reach like the spinning galaxies No chance, or so it may seem But you must dance and I must dream So spin away, turn away, dream away, dance away Meet me in a dream tonight.

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A collection of pieces I composed and recorded for firedancers! All proceeds will go to support Dance Afire, my beloved pyroposse and firedance troupe.