SCORNERS OF THE GRAVE
(Nahkala / Arazetti)

Juhani Nahkala - Musical Composition, All instruments except Guitar Solo
Paul Marazetti - Lyrics
John van den Oetelaar - Lead vocals, Backing Vocals, Guitar Solo
Steve McAndrew - Backing Vocals

Verse 1
now, i've been in heavy weather
but this i just can't stand
it's amazing how you stay calm
with the bitter end at hand

Verse 2
take a look outside the window
the storm's not easing up
it's gonna blow right through your cornered life
and flip it like a cup

Bridge 1
do you think they'll lay us down
in a hazy sunlit glade?
do you think they'll hear our story
and the sacrifice we made?

Verse 3
would you reach across the table
and light my cigarette?
would you give us fifteen minutes?
would you care to make a bet?

Bridge 2
i remember reading something
that always made me brave
through words a man is never dead,
not even in his grave

Bridge 3
be a friend and crack that window
i feel like i can't breathe
on second thought don't bother
who wants to hear them seethe?

Chorus 1
at war with the world
'cause they don't like the way it's made
at war with the world
more than our eyes refuse to meet

Verse 4
it's no secret I'm dreading
what the moment will bring
but i want you to know
i don't regret a thing
no, not a thing

Bridge 4
i remember reading something
that always made me brave
"through words a man is never dead,
not even in his grave

Bridge 5
be a friend and crack that window
i feel like i can't breathe
on second thought don't bother
who wants to hear them seethe?

Chorus 2
at war with the world
'cause they don't like the way it's made
at war with the world
more than our eyes refuse to meet

more than our eyes will ever see

at war

at war

at war

at war

more than our eyes refuse to see

at war with the world
at war with the world
at war with the world

 

Comment:- This is one of my favourite songs to have been involved with. Juhani asked if I would do harmonies and I just had to put in these high harmonies in keeping with the 9/11 concept. John sung it amazingly well and that solo he played was ace too. thanks guys for the welcome into this piece of magic, albeit the theme is so grotesquely horrific.

You can see the collaboration thread here , the finished song thread here.