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Transit of Venus

by The Cherry Bluestorms

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Daisy Chain 03:56
Day turned dark to see the night While sky turned down to hide the light And sun shone strong before the lunar song Sang sweet melodies to the tide I know that you’re ready to go again To roo my soul I know that the days and nights won’t end And then, yeah, yeah The moon and all the stars watch Venus dancing home to Mars A ring of hearts and hands again, again Daisy chain Blades of grass impale the soil Above the last of this mortal coil As life breed’s life so love must come again From heart’s pound to burial mound we toil I know that you’re ready to go again To roo my soul I know that the days and nights won’t end And then yeah, yeah The moon and all the stars watch Venus dancing home to Mars A ring of hearts and hands again, again Daisy chain
3.
I saw you from across the room and it hit me Electricity through my veins like a heat wave My heart was racing as I thought, “Do you want me?” Oh I caught that smile, you’re giving me the eye I’m just a kiss away, just a kiss away Tripping over these lips of mine as you walk by Wearing this silence like the night as I step aside As I savor this weakness in my body Like the perfume on my wrist That you just can’t resist I’m just a kiss away, just a kiss away As I’m dreaming, my mind on cruise control You burn me down to red-hot coals my mouth no longer thirsting Nobody knows, nobody knows how deep it goes Just a kiss away Will I capture your heart like a moth flies round a fire? Will I open a door in your eyes with a key called desire? My heart is racing as I think, “Do you want me?” Oh I caught that smile, you’re giving me the eye I’m just a kiss away, just a kiss away, just a kiss away I’m just a kiss away, just a kiss away, just a kiss away Just a kiss away
4.
Here 03:02
Here, when I’m all alone I fear that no direction’s home I seek shelter from the storm I need someplace safe and warm I know that you can transform my tears When you’re here Here, ‘neath a velvet sky So clear the stars don’t seem so high I reach out to touch your face Your eyes shine with loving grace Tears are gone without a trace They disappear when you’re here You know where I came from You know where I’m going You know what I’m thinking and I know that I’m knowing I know that I know that it’s clear When you’re here And it’s clear, when you’re here
5.
A flawed goddess from a black heart heaven Weary of the crown she wore Bent down to tear the lip stain kiss From the mouth at sorrow’s door I’m at a loss to explain the monkey on her back Ten years of a brilliant career Until her mirror cracked A bell ringing in the brackish distance Buried in her veil of tears Came like a rope to pull her up To the waking dream she fears As red as blood in the lake that floods her demons back Her reflection rippled and waved Until her mirror cracked
6.
Talking to anyone at all Even talking to the wall My tallest friend Clocks chime forever-marking time Like a song without a rhyme There’s no good end And I wonder where you’ve been Were you in your wildest dream? Are you going back in or will you stay? You’ve been ever on my mind I was never so blind Then the colors came to replace the grey Too far across an empty room The wrong end of a zoom You loom too small Lights dim, but I can make you out A silhouette in doubt about to fall And I wonder where you’ve been Were you in your wildest dream? Are you going back in or will you stay? You’ve been ever on my mind I was never so blind Then the colors came to replace the gray I was never so blind Then the colors came to replace the grey While you were away
7.
It was my violent heart that broke Tumbling down the stairs It was a message I never spoke Underneath the surface blare Because… would you care? I gave you my body and soul Desire carries no shame But you can’t move a brick wall with your tongue, I know It’s not about who's to blame This violent heart bleeds its truth for you and me It comes unbidden in my dreams It rectifies, it purifies me This violent heart So the broken blossom fell What was it all for? Such dreams in this wishing well It’s okay to want more As I walk out the door This violent heart bleeds its truth for you and me It comes unbidden in my dreams It rectifies, it purifies me This violent heart, this violent heart
8.
Awaken 05:16
If you take my hand in this ocean current don’t let go If you can pierce the armor that hides my heart If you can melt the tears of hardened pain Then love will survive these changing times Where it’s been exiled from my mind We are drawn to our destiny by the shimmering waves of mystery Sometimes a monster shows itself delaying me Through the darkness I plead Awaken me You are a prince and I’m sleeping beauty You are a sailor and I’m a mermaid lost at sea In a far away land we bend toward union With a sword of truth all is forgiven Forgiven, every trespass Forgiven, oh… We are drawn to our destiny by the glimmering waves of mystery Sometimes a monster shows itself delaying me Through the darkness I plead Awaken me As we lay entwined in this silence A voice inside says don’t be afraid If you take my hand in this ocean current don’t let go
9.
For every thought I trace in time to its final resting place I make a wish and watch it climb into the outer space I’m too heavy for this atmosphere to hold me up in place But I don’t want to fall, don’t want to fall from grace If I can’t break the atmosphere The waves will pull me under And I won’t make it out of here The stars are bright tonight with light I might have worn The seas below me know the air can’t keep me borne And all around the sound surrounds me like a shawl But I don’t want to fall, don’t want to fall at all If I can’t break the atmosphere The waves will pull me under And I won’t make it out of here If I don’t wake me from this fear The waves will pull me under And I won’t make it out of here
10.
Departure 02:57
Listen to the ticking of the clock in time with our lives Ever quickening, tricking us Departure time soon arrives A sign above our heads upon the wall Soon we’ll heed the call Now it’s time to go

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The Cherry Bluestorms are a late ‘60s British Pop/Britpop/Mod-influenced band that mixes unforgettable guitar hooks with the “sweetly reproachful” vocals of Deborah Gee. In short, “there is real power in their Power Pop” (L.A. Weekly).

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released June 1, 2007

Deborah Gee - vocals/percussion
Glen Laughlin - vocals/guitars/keyboards/bass
Ryan Brown - drums

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After discovering their mutual love for ‘60’s rock, ex-Dickies guitarist Glen Laughlin and Deborah Gee formed The Cherry Bluestorms. Their debut, "Transit of Venus" came in 2007, followed by the concept album "Bad Penny Opera" in 2013, and their 7" vinyl single, "See No Evil" in 2016. ... more

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