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Like The Wolf

by a Jigsaw

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1.
Farmhouse 03:14
The farmhouse is burning down and you laugh The wolves in the hills will have their way The little boys, out in the yard, are waving me This boat has left, gone away This boat has left, gone away The hazy weather is back on the shore And I will leave these walls behind It can’t be love, ‘cause there is no true love It can’t be love, ‘cause there is no true love Captain Ahab, tell me a story about the sea Tell me how it all ends (He said) in time sometime, when the rain stops (He said) in time sometime, when the rain stops This boat has left, gone away This boat has left, gone away
2.
Red Pony 02:55
There are men, begging to be free Stranded there, against the door If all of this is real, then the dream is over, And I, oh my, I am a stranger to you So what about the moon, it’s mine to steal So what about the moon, it’s mine to steal, mine to steal, alright! Red, Red Pony, stand out by my door Red, Red Pony, stand outside my door, alright Oh let’s just sing of the old, the good old days Let’s just bring them back And hear them on hi-fi stereos So what about the moon, it’s mine to steal So what about the moon, it’s mine to steal, mine to steal, Alright, boys! Red, Red Pony, stand out by my door Red, Red Pony, stand outside my door, alright
3.
His Secret 03:43
Let me tell you the story of a man, whom you adore Whose eyes are like pools of madness His calculated stroll is measured His steps seem free willed to the untrained eyes Crawling out, crawling out beneath the veil of the night But I am his secret babe and you But I am his secret babe and you You, you, You are his wife So Let me tell you the story of a man, whom you adore, Whose eyes are adorned with shades so dark His calculated stroll is measured His steps seem free willed to the untrained eyes And it’s been so many years since you’ve kissed this floor When I go away, you’ll come back for more But I am his secret babe and you But I am his secret babe and you You, you, You are his wife Your hands are tied to his words Crawling out ‘neath the veil of the night Standing tall, Standing tall Like if the rain was his mother His truth is a lie, but better than a truth is a truthful lie with sparks of love And it’s been so many years since you’ve kissed this floor When I go away, you’ll come back for more Alright!
4.
Henry James, sailed into the night Such a poor vessel, such a lonely face He had the courage, but didn’t have the knowledge So he drowned Madam waltzed into the room Such an angry dress, in a beautiful saloon Oh my, oh my my my And it’s a slow walk, back into the night On Fridays I get paid to forget what I’ve done On Sundays I change, I turn a different man I play cross harp, and I play guitar with the local band A sad, sad story, true it is, but I’ve got no other one to tell And this is how it is, and this is how it goes And it’s a slow walk… Henry James, last time we spoke You were walking this floor, up and down Staring at the train, that’s taking her away Into your heart, and nothing more And it’s a slow walk, back into the night
5.
And now I stare, I stare into the emptiness With roses wrapped around my ankles from moving too slow Like a wave that broke too soon And so she told me to stop right there In your hands? Said I, with a hint of grief Without a hint of truth Isn’t irony such a good friend? And what you see is not who I am (there were surely thunders) What the devil doesn’t take it’s for god to claim I’m like the wolf, riding through the night I’m like the wolf, running up the hill Have you lost your senses child? I have tried, and tried to be somebody else A sheep’s skin, a lamb’s tail and a bell (funny it didn’t work) so I walked for a while, like peter the fool, Stumbling across my old prayers Isn’t irony a surprising friend And what you see is not who I am (there were surely thunders) What the devil doesn’t take it’s for god to claim And this is not quite what you expected Like I am not what I wanted for me I’m like the wolf, riding through the night I’m like the wolf, running up the hill Isn’t irony such a good friend?
6.
Return To Me 04:20
My lover, you took me down to the valley Where are you, my lover? My killer, you took me down to the valley You gave me a real good time My brother, my sister Return, Return Return, Return, to me Sister, this pain is real, a stranger of which I know nothing Is out by my doorstep He is my lover, my killer He’s the breath beneath my wings And the ropes around my ankles He will take me down to the valley Where my steps are unheard Return, Return Return, Return, to me My hands up on the sky and my feet sinking in the sea And that’s more, so much more than I can take too Return, Return Return, Return, to me
7.
My Blood 04:38
The good lord's blood is in my veins, but not his kindness, and surely not his mercy I'm crawling under his shadow well i'm lurking in the brightest light My wings, I have set them free to past, like my eyes gazing Now that death knocks at my door she can't even speak my name Now that death knocks at my door she can't even speak my name The blood in my hands The blood in my wings The blood in my faith The blood in my bullets Well you're my blood, my blood cold as fire, hard as rain Well you're my blood, my blood cold as fire, hard as rain The blood in my hands The blood in my wings The blood in my hands The blood in my wings Well you're my blood, my blood cold as fire, hard as rain Well you're my blood, my blood cold as fire, hard as rain
8.
Idiot Smile 03:40
So I sat and I waited, patiently for the years to pass with the violence of each day, of each coming day When they thought I was running away, I was merely gathering speed I was merely gathering speed my friend I did my best to avoid you I made all efforts not to see her my silence says too much has shades of absence and the wrecks of your touch Has your breath stopped lately? do you not see it clear? the life you knew laughs from the window oh Idiot smile where have you gone to? trust not the devil when your hands are clear I'll tell the truth for once, this time; My lies have aged to perfection Oh my euphoria has its nerve in you Oh my euphoria has its nerve in you Has your breath stopped lately? do you not see it clear? the life you knew laughs from the window oh Idiot smile where have you gone to? trust not the devil when your hands are clear Oh my euphoria has its nerve in you Oh my euphoria has its nerve in you
9.
By the time that I find what my eyes are looking for I’ll go mute, as a whisper For truth, at its best is just a side of the story The secret side The dark days are upon us The dark days are upon us And we smile foolishly as the light flees This is not a leap of faith my friend It’s a leap of ignorance But still I push forward against, against the walls and the tide Herds of people gathered around, to dance at my will, But silence took the ground And cruel words they did pour into my broken heart They broke my little black heart Death speaks closer and closer This is not a leap of faith my friend It’s a leap of ignorance But still I push forward against, against the walls and the tide Back when everything was a promise long before they stole the light I wore my heart proud But If I stay too long I may forget what lead me here So I’m always on the run The dark days are upon us The dark days are upon us And we smile foolishly as the light flees I’m always leaving or on the run Until I break this curse And it won’t be long
10.
On the last day, that I could see, there were hounds on my trail, As far as I could see, so the first day I turned blind, came as a blessing So I welcomed this friendly twist of fate with a smile, hum…. Poor Blind Jack of Hearts Poor Blind Jack of Hearts Poor, Poor Blind Jack of Hearts On the third day I had made this bliss my faithful companion My ears grew longer and my hands made it complete Well the fourth was merely the sum of what came before To precede the fifth, ah… a king among men Flowers fading from purple red into black scented babies (but it’s all good) Poor Blind Jack of Hearts Poor Blind Jack of Hearts Poor, Poor Blind Jack of Hearts On the second day, that’s when my sight returned And I began pretending Poor Blind jack of hearts, what are you going to do, When they find the truth Poor Blind Jack of Hearts Poor Blind Jack of Hearts Poor, Poor Blind Jack of Hearts
11.
The Trial 03:54
It was 1881 when my grandfather died, And to this day I don't know why, I feel as though I am too small for his shoes, Yes i am With a long beard and a slow heart, I used to hear him say But I still have stories to tell it never pours, rain is never gentle to a tormented soul (oh and) he who never speaks, has a thousand voices within “and I have you, but you have them” Yes you do Mercy, mercy, cries the sweat of my hands Now they move a little faster, and they whisper to each other It’s gonna be a big, big fall Yes it will Death has a funny way of sneaking up on me That’s what i say so i can sleep But the screams won’t go and the thunder won’t talk to me anymore (oh and) he who never speaks, has a thousand voices within “and I have you, but you have them” Aiming at my heart I will never let the wolf go “and I have you, but you have them” Yes you do
12.
Let me tell a little story A tale about the wolf inside I’m gonna tell you a story that will make you cry Let me tell a tale of old times, The crimes that i did into your heart I’m gonna tell a story about the wolf One more round boys! Louder! Louder! The Wolf is Comin’ Boys!

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"The deepest marks that time leave us, occurs during childhood in our state of innocence. We are for a (very, very short) of our existence, diamonds in the rough. Sooner or later, time ends up eroding us.
However, there are images that last, feelings that we do not forget. One is that in which the wolf is like a devil, a monster, the personification of fear. It is an image so strong that it constraints us, consuming the space around us and steals the air that fills it. With age, the perspective changes and fears that we had fade: our eyes now recognize the canine forms of this being.
The concept of this set of songs is of the the illusions that steal our space. As we realize its fall, we will have already been bent by time. When the wolf ceases to be a threatening figure and becomes a mere living being, it becomes the sign of the illusion that has come to an end.
The wolf, which was a threat, now reflects the flaws of a cut diamond. It is already too late, we can’t recover to the state where we were our rough form. The wolf ends up being an illusion/memory of our innocence – that is, indeed, a chimera. "

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released June 4, 2009

Joao Rui, Susana Ribeiro, Jorri

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a Jigsaw Coimbra, Portugal

In 2012 the French magazine Les Inrockuptibles wrote that a Jigsaw was a band to follow. In 2014, the specialized magazine that puts a Jigsaw together with names such as as Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen, returns to warn their readers to not let this Portuguese duo out of their sight. 3 after the debut of their third album, Jorri and João Rui reveal their fourth studio Album “NO TRUE MAGIC”. ... more

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