The second track of the demo "Never Turns Back..."

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Recorded and mixed in 3 hours or so.
The song was longer with a 4+ minutes up tempo part at the end but because we had to fit the whole demo to one side of 46 min tape (definitive Spinal Tap moment - those were the D.I.Y. days) we decided to edit the last 4+ minutes out, that's why the song is "Part 1". :)

I wrote it in a rainy day of 1995, probably springtime. I remember being heavily influenced by My Dying Bride's "Turn Loose The Swans" album when writing the song.

FINALLY A MOON FELL DOWN FROM THE SKY.
IT STOPPED ON THE BRANCH OF A LEAFLESS TREE.
THERE IT WAS HOLDING A BLEEDING ANGEL ON IT.
AND IT TOLD ME TO POUR ITS BLOOD INTO A CUP.
BEHOLD I WAS SAD, I CUT THE ANGEL AND LET IT DIE.
IT SAID; “MY SPIRIT WILL BE WITH YOU ALWAYS,
IT WILL SAVE YOU FROM EVIL DARKNESS AND FEARS THAT CAN NOT BE NAMED.
POUR MY BLOOD INTO YOUR SOIL AND LET THE LEAVES ALL BE COLOURED”.

I LOOKED AT YOU IN SADNESS FROM THE DARK WINDOW GLASS.
HAVE I BEEN RUINED OR I HAVE BEEN TOO SILENT TO GET INSIDE.

I MUST WELCOME YOU...
I SAW YOU 4 WINTERS BEFORE...
THESE LEAVES ALL COLOURED AFTER YOU, AND GROWN.
BUT THE SILHOUETTES GET STONED.

THIS IS THE CALL OF THE LITTLE ANGEL IN THE DARKNESS.
AS THE KILLED ANGELS FALL I’LL WRITE MY STORY.
AND AN ANGEL SILHOUETTE APPEARS ON THE LEAFLESS GROUND.
IN THIS ETERNAL SADNESS, TELLS TO ME;
“YOU’LL FIND PEACE IN YOUR MEMORIES, SIT IN YOUR BROKEN CHAIR.
POUR MY BLOOD INTO YOUR SOIL AND LET THE LEAVES ALL BE COLOURED”.

I LOOKED AT YOU IN SADNESS
AS MY LAST MEMORY SLIPS AWAY.

MANY THINGS HAVE CHANGED HERE.
I SEE MY CHILDHOOD DREAMS ONCE AGAIN.
LEAVES ARE FALLING ONE BY ONE BY THE DREAMS.
BUT ONLY THE SILHOUETTES ARE BROKEN DOWN.

"I MUST WELCOME YOU MY SACRED GUEST. THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU WAS 4 WINTERS BEFORE. THESE LEAVES ALL COLOURED AFTER YOU, MY GARDEN GROWN. BUT CLOSE THE GATE’S DOOR – I DON’T WANT TO FEEL INSIDE... I SAW A BIG MOUNTAIN ON A GREEN MEADOW. LONELY AS I, BUT HUGE AND BEAUTIFUL... AND, A FLOWER IS TAKEN FROM MY HANDS. THE SILENCE OF THE DIRTY MAID; I JUST FALL DOWN AND DIE."