Guillotine from Atmosphere by The Low-Fi Cowboys
'Guillotine' is a dark, moody, gothic track. It explores the themes of powerlessness and isolation and the need for shelter and redemption.
Tracklist
| 4. | Guillotine | 4:15 |
Lyrics
Guillotine
Words and music © Tim Hudspith, June 2005
The madman shouts his warning
The preacher starts his calling
The angels start their falling
As I wake to meet the mourning
Soon the rivers turn to blood
First a trickle then a flood
The ravens are descending
Picking eyes from happy endings
My friends all turn to strangers
And safety turns to danger
I can hear the sound of sirens
I can hear the women crying
As I walk a crooked line
Between giving up and lying
There is a shadow over me
Like a stain I cannot clean
Then darling you
Come cutting through
Like a guillotine
Like an angel sent to rescue me
Come rescue me
The sky is bloody crimson
And from every dimension
Everybody seems demented
And filled with ill intentions
As we hit the midnight hour
And the dogs begin to howl
There is panic in this town
The signs are all around
Then darling you
Come cutting through
Like a guillotine
Like an angel sent to rescue me
Come rescue me
Come rescue me
Come rescue me
Credits
Recorded and mixed at Left of Elephant Sound, Berringa, June 2011 to April 2012. Engineered by Jeremy Conlon. Produced by Jeremy Conlon and Tim Hudspith. Additional recording at Sodypop, Adelaide, March 2012. Engineered by Brett Sody.
Mastered at Benchmark Mastering, Sydney, July 2012. Engineered by Don Bartley.
Photography courtesy of NASA.
Layout and design by Bronwyn Blaiklock.
Thanks to Don Bartley, Bronwyn Blaiklock, Jeremy Conlon and NASA.
Thanks also to Richard Allen, Kym Beechey, Phil Bungey, Bruce Campbell, Tom Conley, Bill Cornish, Peter Long, Michael Meissner, Jason Oats, Suzi Peters, Adam Seery and Robert Spencer.
James Bosworth: Bass guitar.
Tim Hudspith: Vocals, guitars, drum programs, drums, percussion and piano.
www.myspace.com/lowficowboys
Lyrics © Tim Hudspith 2012. Music © Tim Hudspith 2012 except Altitude, Atmosphere, Discovery and Masquerade © Bosworth, Campbell, Conley, Hudspith; Esplanade and Summer Rain © Bosworth, Hudspith and Spencer; Medicine Man © Hudspith and Spencer.
Recording © Tim Hudspith 2012. Unauthorised reproduction is prohibited.
License
All rights reserved.
The Low-Fi Cowboys is a part time project for singer, songwriter and guitartist Tim Hudspith. The Cowboys provides a means for Tim to record old Colourwheel and early Goldentone songs. The Cowboys released their debut limited edition CD single 'Low' in July 2009 and debut 12 track album 'Atmosphere' in late 2012.