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Heaven's Gate
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A sunny, bittersweet, jangly melodic folk rock song in the style of REM or Crowded House.
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Electronic Folk with Dub influences and a Psychedelic twist
Seshanaga is the brainchild of Phil Cousins, a folk musician and DJ living in Halifax, Canada. The sound incorporates elements of folk, punk, electronica and psychedelia. Phil sings, plays guitar, percussion, keys and does most of the programming. The other musicians that Phil works with include: Mitch Girio: Production Genie Bright: Backing Vocal Jesse Dangerously: Drums Ben Rama: Bass Drum Major: Programming
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Genre
Rock • Folk Rock
Charts
Peak #514
Peak in subgenre #26
Author
Phil Cousins
Rights
Head On East Music
Uploaded
September 27, 2005
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MP3 5.4 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00
Story behind the song
This song tells the story of the Heaven's Gate UFO cult that committed mass suicide in 1997. It's about humanity's yearning to find a sense of spiritual belonging and the eternal search for Heaven on Earth.
Lyrics
Another Jesus rounds up his army of believers Out from the darkness on a journey to the promised land Take my hand and we will go somewhere you've never been before To a place of unity and love forevermore My name is Ti, I'm from another Galaxy And I will lead you on this path to meet your destiny walk with me and we will contemplate in transcendental bliss How can you resist? How can you resist? Heaven's Gate Join us now it's not too late It's time for your salvation, time for instant liberation Dressed in black, wearing Nike sneakers They had their bags packed They knew they weren't coming back to Earth Is life a drag? Does politics escape you? Do you feel we're all headed down the road to Armageddon? Wouldn't it be nice if someone came and took the pain away? Lighter by the day Lighter by the day Goodbye to flesh And all that shameless wickedness That fills our screens and dreams With decadence and copulation Leave the cellulite and baldness to the suckers left behind! All you need's your mind All we need's your mind' Heaven's Gate Join us now it's not too late It's time for your salvation, time for instant liberation Dressed in black, wearing Nike sneakers They had their bags packed They knew they weren't coming back Over the suburb shining, pulsing Mothership is calling Over the suburb shining, pulsing Mothership is calling I see the comet in the Western sky It tells us that it's time to say goodbye Time to say goodbye Take a look around - well heaven's all around you now The laughter of a child, The smiling eyes of your sisters and brothers, Find the cosmic in the everyday And heaven will be yours False prophets be no more! Dark prophets be no more! Heaven's Gate You can't join coz it's too late The spaceship's flown, they've sealed their fate But there are spaceships yet to come Just make damn sure which one you're on Yes there are spaceships yet to come Just make damn sure which one you're on Copyright 2004 Phil Cousins - Written between 1997-2004 Inspired by the Heaven's Gate cult suicides, around the time of the Hale-Bopp comet March 27th 1997 http://edition.cnn.com/US/9803/25/heavens.gate/ http://www.heavensgate.com
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