Farewell Angelina
Written by Jeff Buckley
Live Released
Written by Jeff Buckley
Live Released
| Lyrics: Farewell Angelina The bells of the crown Are being stolen by bandits I must follow the sound The triangle tingles And the trumpets play slow Farewell Angelina The sky is on fire And I must go. There's no need for anger There's no need for blame There's nothing to prove Ev'rything's still the same Just a table standing empty By the edge of the sea Farewell Angelina The sky is trembling And I must leave. The jacks and the queens Have forsaked the courtyard Fifty-two gypsies Now file past the guards In the space where the deuce And the ace once ran wild Farewell Angelina The sky is folding I'll see you in a while. See the cross-eyed pirates sitting Perched in the sun Shooting tin cans With a sawed-off shotgun And the neighbors they clap And they cheer with each blast Farewell Angelina The sky's changing color And I must leave fast. King Kong, little elves On the rooftops they dance Valentino-type tangos While the make-up man's hands Shut the eyes of the dead Not to embarrass anyone Farewell Angelina The sky is embarassed And I must be gone. The machine guns are roaring The puppets heave rocks The fiends nail time bombs To the hands of the clocks Call me any name you like I will never deny it Farewell Angelina The sky is errupting I must go where it's quiet. | Notes: 'Farewell Angelina' was broadcast live on Sunday evening, November 10, 1991. It appeared on the WMFU compilation 'They Came, They Played, They Blocked The Driveway', which was given to those folks who pledged $91.10 or more during WFMU's Spring 1993 fund-raising marathon. It is from Jeff Buckley's first live radio appearance. Jeff Buckley: voice, harmonica, bodhran (Irish hand drum) Gary Lucas: electrified National Steel guitar |
| Known Performances: (showing 3 of Array results) |
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91-11-10 'The Music Faucet', 91.1 WFMU, East Orange, New Jersey, America 92-04-05 The Roulette Club, New York, New York, America 92-03-12 The Afternoon Show, WNYU, New York, New York, America |