The Gathering

The Gathering

All I can say is this is a band of beauty. Magnificent, ethereal music. I have the CD Always which was done before Anneke joined the band and even before her they were exceptional. Even though the music is extremly heavy at times, lying behind the heaviness is a subtle beauty and elegance that grabs at your heart strings. Then their was the addition of Anneke. Her voice is enough to transport you to another plain. And her beauty is equaled by no one.

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ELEANOR

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Underneath the mask you've buried yourself into
it's coal black
I am tired of the gulping that you do
every day a new face
what if I unscrew
your own identity
wouldn't you guess there's nothing left of you?
The quicksand of life drags us
down into the circle
on day, we might not catch you
I fell sorry for what you try to do
breaking others down, to try and pursue
your own selfish interests
I am starting to get sick of you
Whatever happened ever since you left
you make yourself and me look like fools

IN MOTION #1

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Kill me with your thoughts
use your mind
hand me over to this world
into death...
Make me cry in vain
leave one tear
touch my face with your sigh
leave me against the stream
one hundred worlds will see me
passing by...

LEAVES

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I close your wyes with my mouth
now you don't see anything
but you feel my breath all over
I can feel you too
Although I don't really know you
I don't really care
Cry with me, make my day
tomarrow all will be gone
all the sweetness and all the fun
no, I don't wanna know...
Although I don't really know you
I don't really care
Now that you're gone I don't know
how to really feel inside
baring the hope to see you again
I guess I never will
Now that I do really know you
yes, I really care!

CONFUSION

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False eyes are staring
disrespectful and untrue
the burden that we are carring
is way to much for me and you
Sometimes it is better to lay
don't you think?
I'm evaporating
a veil of smoke is what I am
your thoughts will take their way
to grow old and to be certain
Sometimes it is better to lay
don't you think?

THE MAY SONG

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I'm waiting for your hands
to fold around my wrist
I'm mellowing in warm grass
and the scent of you I've missed
And blue is representing
the draft in my heart
I'm wandering through thin skies
and the transperant air I've missed
Pale is my face
you might want to colour
while I breathe
I'm following large drops of rain
with my eyes on the sight of you I've missed
Pale is my face
you might want to colour
while I breath

THIRD CHANCE

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Fear and sweat, my muscles ache
I smile, but it's just a fake
I fade away
it troubles me, what you're gonna say
just a day away
and you will be here to stay
I wait and I wait
and what I really hate
is the panic that stops me from breathing
my knees hit the floor
and I panic more
until you open my door