DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA LYRICS

1. Sightseeing in the Apocalypse

Broken is society
Fear as long as I can see
Panic follows, panic steers
Know I say this cause I care

I hope we close our doors but not our hearts
Before things go way too far
Prayers come and prayers go
Now we're left with what we've never known

Please be safe and please be sound
Make peace with the love you've found
If faith is strong, if faith is weak
Does it matter for what you seek?

I hope you have all you need
In spite of what will come to be
These words are penned because I fear
A future where I can't be near

2. War Painted Valentine

Cease fire, we spit fire
Sit back and watch it backfire
Cease fire, we spit fire
Sit back and watch it backfire
You're gonna bleed Mother Nature cause we're never ever gonna sign
Superstition is tradition, just leftism on a mission
Spin-doctors, false prophets, preaching war prophets
All for the war profits
More profits, all profits
Gonna burn our lungs and leave the ashes behind
And we've come to the conclusion
We're the tumor, it's not a tumor
We're the tumor, it's not a tumor
Empower the poverty, newsworthy prophecy
No need for truth, keep feeding the hypocrisy

We welcome the silence, we're hushed like a child in your arms
So blind to the violence, until it's prowling all around

Mighty, mighty gentlemen but all I can hear is...
Pa-kah!
Pakah-pakah
Pa-kah!
Bokata-Bokata
Pa-kah!
Pakah-pakah
Itchty, itchy fingers but all I can hear is...
Pa-kah!
Pakah-pakah
Pa-kah!
Bo-ka-ta
Pa-kah!
Pakah-pakah
We don't wanna tolerate
We know how to discriminate

I'm Molotov made
Take the bait, we're gonna take the bait
With a napalm embrace
Take the bait, we're really gonna take the bait
You have 280 characters to tell us how the world will burn
Keep speaking of the peace while aiming for the throat
I told you that I wouldn't fit in that boat
With thoughts of being royal
And one truth to rule them all
Let's hear them chant and call
My truth is bigger than your truth
My truth is bigger than your truth
My truth is better than your truth
My truth is better... shhhhhh

We welcome the silence, we're hushed like a child in your arms
So blind to the violence, until it's prowling all around

Mighty mighty gentlemen but all I can hear is...
Pa-kah!
Pakah-pakah
Pa-kah!
Bokata-Bokata
Pa-kah!
Pakah-pakah
Itchty, itchy fingers but all I can hear is...
Pa-kah!
Pakah-pakah
Pa-kah!
Bo-ka-ta
Pa-kah!
Pakah-pakah
We don't wanna tolerate
We know how to discriminate

3. Celebremos lo inevitable

Celebremos lo Inevitable
Vienes con el viento e iluminas mi alma
Lo he anhelado y esperado - no te he olvidado
“¿Por qué te fuiste?”
Pero ahora te estoy saludando
Recordado por siempre
Por siempre amado
Las flores que llevo son solo para ti
Es como si estuvieras aquí

¡Celebremos! ¡Recordemos!
En cada latido estás conmigo
Los recuerdos nos rodean
En cada suspiro aun estás conmigo
Cuando nuestros corazones anhelan ¡Recordemos!
Cuando te duele el corazón ¡Celebremos el amor!
En cada latido estás conmigo tú

¡Escucha el sonido! Vuela con el viento
Suave y lento, oh, recuerdo que me la cantaste
“¿Por qué te fuiste?”
Pero ahora te estoy saludando
Recordado por siempre
Por siempre amado

¡Celebremos! ¡Recordemos!
En cada latido estás conmigo
Los recuerdos nos rodean
En cada suspiro aun estás conmigo
Cuando nuestros corazones anhelan ¡Recordemos!
Cuando te duele el corazón ¡Celebremos el amor!

¡Celebremos! ¡Recordemos!
En cada latido estás conmigo
Los recuerdos nos rodean
En cada suspiro aun estás conmigo
Cuando nuestros corazones anhelan ¡Recordemos!
Cuando te duele el corazón ¡Celebremos el amor!
En cada latido estás conmigo
En cada latido estás conmigo

4. Speed Dating an Arsonist

Seem kind, one bride
Fuel from the inside
Fire in the works
You will feel my fireworks
Read my mind
It's oh so quiet now
Tell me if you're gonna
Tell me where you're gonna hide

I will keep you warm
Invite you to my home
Oxygen ablaze
And then the heat will crack the stone
Breathe so red for me
Love at third degree
Black as my heart
Get a fresh start
Won't you be just mine?

Kerosene, it could be gasoline
I'm not picky when I flame my fiends
Feel the heat, burning oh so sweet
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe
Who will it be?
I never let go, hating you so
Flames that take you higher
Come and keep me company
Burn, burn, burn, burn
Would you be the love of mine?

Same mind, oh let it take time
Love of the strange kind
A fever on the rise
You're someone I will gladly sacrifice
I sense the fear
Like love is in the air
Ropes are way too tight
Common baby light – my fire

I will keep you warm
Invite you to my home
Oxygen ablaze
And then the heat will crack the stone
Breathe so red for me
Love at third degree
Black as my heart
Get a fresh start
Won't you be just mine

Kerosene, it could be gasoline
I'm not picky when I flame my fiends
Feel the heat, burning oh so sweet
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe
Who will it be?
I never let go, hating you so
Flames that take you higher
Come and keep me company
Burn, burn, burn, burn
Would you be the love of mine?

5. Jig of the Century

As I recall, a sea of green
(The story starts and this is how it's been told)
The fairest maid I have ever seen
(And from this day his heart was ever so bold)
Is it right, is it wrong, guess time will tell
But what will they say back home?
(What will they say back home?)
I fought them all and I fought them well
(And that's an act of bravery alone)

She made me believe, made me choose
Trust in her words and then just lose it all

In times like these, in times like those
(The time was right for him to take a chance)
It's what I seek, of what we speak
In her grace and my how we danced
For all things holy
Hope and glory

Rise and shine
Now is the time
For merry-making and fireworks in the sky
Raise our glasses
In triumph and laughter
Sing hallelujah, rejoice he was found

The silence so eerie
My dear, I gave you my all

Danced to the sound of a world in despair
Fading hopes but our future laid bare
Blessed and now the dice it was cast
We came to taste our freedom at last

The wheel of time
And so many miles
(The end of our tale is drawing near)
For what a way to end my trials
(He remembers the words he held so dear)
A promise made and a promise saved
And I know what they say back home
So when they lay me down to rest
(Words of pride will be carved into his stone)

She made me believe, made me choose
Trust in her words and then just lose it all

Rise and shine
Now's the time
For merry-making and fireworks in the sky
Raise our glasses
In triumph and laughter
Sing hallelalalalujah! Rejoice, he was found

Danced to the sound of a world in despair
Fading hopes but our future laid bare
Blessed and now the dice it was cast
We came to taste our freedom at last

6. The Sound of an Unconditional Surrender

Hear my voice deepening
It isn't time for silence
Breathing in, hold it dear
Hear the beat goes up again

With love

Hear me now, help me to be strong
Heaven knows

How I feel
It's the sweet devotion
It's divine
As the earth in motion

Hear your voice screaming now
Within a rolling echo
Look at you, now you're here
And I will always hold you dear
(Fear no fear)
Love is real

As gravity hits you when you're high
Closer now

How I feel
It's the sweet devotion
It's divine
As the earth in motion
How I feel
It's the sweet devotion
It's divine
As the skies grow older

How I feel
It's the sweet devotion
It's divine
As the earth in motion
It's divine
As the earth in motion
How I feel
It's the sweet devotion
It's divine
As my life in motion

7. Malign Monologues

White knuckles, grip so tight
My porcelain pride has shattered in your hands
(Tall as a tree, you're looking down on me
I keep raising my gaze, all I see is more of you)
Past due to make this right
Come walk with me, it's time to make amends
(Tenderly you're bleeding down on me
Well, I will wipe my bloody brow and see this through)

Radiating three-mile-smile
I will watch you burn alive

Follow me into my theater of lunacy
A place where victors write the history
Where sweet atrocities are done
In my dreams you're nothing but a distant memory
I had a sinful opportunity
They'll never know that you are gone

Flash my immoral might
The vice-like grip of white walls closing in
You squeeze me oh so tight
Your good example was your greatest sin
(In a long lost life there was no struggle or strife
A mental override left me acidified)

Herd my darlings, kill my sheep
Take my blade and hide it deep

Follow me into my theater of lunacy
A place where victors write the history
Where sweet atrocities are done
In my dreams you're nothing but a distant memory
I had a sinful opportunity
They'll never know that you are gone

8. Out Came the Hummingbirds

All that I see is perfection
All that I feel is attraction
Somehow this dream just fell down here
Messing me up
Now let's play so

Roll the dice
It could be nothing at all, what do you worry about?
And then, what's next?
Just close your ocean eyes

Heaven knows
What it's like
It's a fight
Going on in my mind

Can't hold it back
Can't conceal
How I feel
Don't disappear
Cause I can't hold it back
I'm falling deep
Hold me now
Endlessly

Tick tock, and then in slow motion
A story of love and devotion
Swept through my mind and my body
My vision made hazy and cloudy

Once or twice
Someday you'll see, what do you worry about?
But then, what's next?
Open up your eyes

Heaven knows
What it's like
It's a fight
Going on in my mind

Can't hold it back
Can't conceal
How I feel
Don't disappear
Cause I can't hold it back
I'm falling deep
Hold me now
Endlessly

Heaven knows
What it's like
It's a fight
Going on, on, on
Heaven knows
What it's like
It's a fight
Going on in my mind

Can't hold it back
Can't conceal
How I feel
Don't disappear
Cause I can't hold it back
I'm falling deep
Hold me now
Endlessly

Can't hold it back
Can't conceal
How I feel
Don't disappear
Cause I can't hold it back
I'm falling deep
Hold me now
Endlessly

9. Snake Oil Baptism

You shall believe
And the voice you shall heed
It's an eye for an eye
But the lord will provide

Save them all from everyone
Save before it's dead and gone
Can you hear them coming?
Are you scared of the feeling?
Shake it off, this is the time for believing
Shake it off, this is the time for redeeming

All the broken bones are now on display
It's happy, happy hour 'til the end of days

See all the crows
And a river run dry
Picking on the bones
Under blood-red sky
We praise then heed
And the gospel will hum
We fear no evil when it's said and done

Lord grant us grace
And let us embrace
And with open arms
Wearing a good luck charm

We are the ones that have been found
We march upon the sacred grounds
Can you hear us coming?
Are you scared of the feeling?
Shake it off, this is the time for believing
Shake it off, this is the time for redeeming

Faith in the lord can't be build in one day
Hear them words and repeat what they say

See all the crows
And a river run dry
Picking on the bones
Under blood-red sky
We praise then heed
And the gospel will hum
We fear no evil when it's said and done

I'll bring you faith
I'll bring devotion
I'll fill your aisles
And lead you through the commotion
I'll fill your chapels
To the brink, to the hilt
And then we're gonna restore
And then we're gonna rebuild

Send your spirits high
We shall purify...
Amen!

10. Les invulnéables

Painted scars in line
Broke her wings, but her flame alive
Thoughts she keeps inside
Was a mistake and I made it mine

She's breathing water

And that's how she calms the ocean deep inside
And that's how she calms the ocean in her mind

Tainted words she sings
Made a haven from what she brings
Won't test loyalty
Can't stand beside or let it be

She's breathing water...

How she calms the ocean
That's how she calms the ocean
How she calms the ocean
That's how she calms the ocean in her mind

Words are venom now
And they spread like a wildfire
Chain her mind and won't let go
While her walls grow ever higher
Hope has lost her way
In this made-up empire
Caged but with a spirit to change
And a courage to admire

This star will not fade and now is her time to shine

She's breathing water

How she calms the ocean
That's how she calms the ocean
How she calms the ocean
That's how she calms the ocean in her mind

11. Saluting the Reckoning

Hello Mr Orange
How are we doing?
Cloud ear fungus
Who are we fooling?
Hello Mr Orange
All them lies can be soothing
First we feed it
Then we eat it
I just keep on snoozing 'til my numbers are improving
First we fear them
Then we smear them

We feed it, it is almost as we need it
We're paying the price that we've put on tomorrow
Trying our best to forget

What have we done?
Now we're at war with the sun
Trying our best to forget all about what's to come
This is our trial
Listen how we sing a denial
There's not even time to regret all that we have begun
I know what's at stake
We won't stop believing
I'll carry your weight
It's nothing but thieving
The end is all but a curtain call away
It's ours to take
We won't stop believing
Are we the mistake?
It's nothing but thieving
Make up you mind but make sure it's way too late

Hello, Mr Orange
Rally all the jelly
I said hello Mr Orange
I can see you on the telly

We feed it, it's almost as we need it
We're paying the price that we've put on tomorrow
Trying our best to forget

What have we done?
Now we're at war with the sun
Trying our best to forget all about what's to come
This is our trial
Listen how we sing a denial
There's not even time to regret all that we've begun
I know what's at stake
We won't stop believing
I'll carry your weight
It's nothing but thieving
The end is all but a curtain call away
It's ours to take
We won't stop believing
Are we the mistake?
It's nothing but thieving
Make up you mind but make sure it's way too late

What have we done?
Now we're at war with the sun
Trying our best to forget all about what's to come
This is our trial
Listen how we sing a denial
There's not even time to regret all that we have begun

I know what's at stake
We won't stop believing
I'll carry your weight
It's nothing but thieving
The end is all but a curtain call away

12. The Prima Donna Gauntlet

They'll tell you whatever, your will they won't bend
I am told there's a heaven, we're meant to ascend
But I'll shade the sun and I'll make them repent
Close the doors and pay the price for what's been done, what's been said
You've told me words, sometimes hard to believe
You keep closing your eyes, won't let nobody see
But I'll bury them all, and I'll bury them deep
For all the pain they have caused, and made you weep

And I break down inside
Every time I leave you behind
I'll save your dreams
I'll make them real
For as long as I breathe
In my wake, they will feel what they've done
And I break down inside
Every time I leave you behind
I'll save your dreams
I'll make them real
For as long as I breathe
In my wake, they will feel what they've done

Something will give and then something will break
Justice be served, and their world we'll unmake
They can save all their prayers 'cause they won't be heard
Their echo so hollow, excuses absurd
The will and the way how you came to be
Their silence is golden, so close being free
I'll be your beacon
A light you can see
I promise you're safe, I promise you'll heal

And I break down inside
Every time I leave you behind
I'll save your dreams
I'll make them real
For as long as I breathe
In my wake, they will feel what they've done
And I break down inside
Every time I leave you behind
I'll save your dreams
I'll make them real
For as long as I breathe
In my wake, they will feel what they've done

Repent...

13. Overture to a Ceasefire

What is this sound? What do I hear?
Is it a voice? What does it say?
How will I dare to follow?
Can it be true? Can it be real?
There are whispers through decades of time
Still, they claim the illusion
Blame us for what they've done

On and on
All silent memories begin to sing
In a song
With all the love that still resides within
With all the love that's still within

What is this sound? Is it a dream?
Calling me here, it's so surreal
Will I be sane tomorrow?
If I pretend it isn't real
A nightmare through decades of time
What was once a delusion
Now when it has begun
I can't believe they claim the illusion
Blame us for what they've done

On and on
All silent memories begin to sing
In a song
With all the love that still resides within
Long ago
When all the fallen tears were given wings
With a song
And all the love that's still within

What was once a delusion
Now when it has begun
Still, they claim the illusion
Blame us for what they've done
Blamed for what they've done

On and on
All silent memories begin to sing
In a song
With all the love that still resides within
Long ago
When all the fallen tears were given wings
With a song
And all the love within our hearts

(Follow those whose hearts are adoring
Through the streets in gathered might
Arm in arm we sing eternally

From the crimson lights of the morning
To the darkest depths of night
Marching on towards uncertainty)







DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA LYRICS