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Quicksand

by The Staffsmen

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Master of Alchemy From Unearthly Trance's Jay, Ryan & co, an amazing cover version of David Bowie's song Quicksand from his 1971 LP Hunky Dory.

This arrangement is full of cosmic echo & reverberation, as if the late Bowie is reaching out to us from the heavens above. And Rich Tapper's poignant vocal delivery complements the melancholy tone beautifully.

The lyrics stand out here more than on the original. What great lyrics, too!

Bless you David Bowie, wherever you may be; you live on in the music we listen to.
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Quicksand - David Bowie cover

lyrics

I'm closer to the Golden Dawn
Immersed in Crowley's uniform
Of imagery
I'm living in a silent film
Portraying Himmler's sacred realm
Of dream reality
I'm frightened by the total goal
Drawing to the ragged hole
And I ain't got the power anymore
No, I ain't got the power anymore
I'm the twisted name on Garbo's eyes
Living proof of Churchill's lies, I'm destiny
I'm torn between the light and dark
Where others see their targets, divine symmetry
Should I kiss the viper's fang?
Or herald loud the death of Man
I'm sinking in the quicksand of my thought
And I ain't got the power anymore
Don't believe in yourself, don't deceive with belief
Knowledge comes with death's release
Aah-aah, aah-aah, aah-aah, aah-aah
I'm not a prophet or a stone-age man
Just a mortal with the potential of a superman
I'm living on
I'm tethered to the logic of Homo Sapien
Can't take my eyes from the great salvation
Of bullshit faith
If I don't explain what you ought to know
You can tell me all about it on the next Bardo
I'm sinking in the quicksand of my thought
And I ain't got the power anymore
Don't believe in yourself, don't deceive with belief
Knowledge comes with death's release
Aah-aah, aah-aah, aah-aah, aah-aah
Don't believe in yourself, don't deceive with belief
Knowledge comes with death's release
Aah-aah, aah-aah, aah-aah, aah-aah

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released January 10, 2021
The Staffsmen
Jay Newman - 12 String Guitar
Rich Tapper - Vocals, Piano, Acoustic Guitar

Recorded, Mixed and Mastered @ Skeleton House by Rich Tapper
Song Written by David Bowie

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