Demon Box
WAITING FOR THE ONE
The wind blows the hair from your face
while you’re waiting by the porch
on this July sunny day
I see from the look in your eyes that you’re worried:
will he come today?
You won’t be here tomorrow morning,
but you said that yesterday as well
I bet I’ll see you here all summer:
waiting for the one who went away
The blueberry-dress is the one you’ll be wearing,
cos that’s the one that he said he liked
and maybe tomorrow he’ll be returning,
and all will be alright
you won’t be here...............etc
tuning (L to H): approx E A D G B E
personnel: Geb-acc g
Snah-mandolin,flutes,violin,voc
Bent-acc g,lead voc
L.Lien-voc
words: Sæther
music: Sæther
NOTHING TO SAY
With words big as headlines,
the Gospel according to you
is broadcast on frequencies
too frequent to see through
but you’ve got
Nothing to say (x3) to me
Nothing to say (x4)
I just can’t relate to your world,man:
there’s nothing in it for me
The things you take for granted
I still don’t wanna see
cos you’ve got
Nothing to say...........etc
I’ll take you down to a river
and show you how it flows
and tell you a story
and watch you grow
cos I’ve got
something to say (x3) to you
Something to say (x8)
to you...........
tuning (L to H): C# F# B E G# C#
personnel: Geb-d
Snah-g’s,Coral electric sitar,voc
Bent-b,organ b,lead voc,perc
L.Lien-voc
words: Sæther
music: Sæther
FEEDTIME
It’s feedtime
every dog has its day
the hand that feeds you
is the hand that can take it away
blind leads blind leads
so die away
you can float in your endless sea
we’re past prime-evil
we’re way past pleasantries
blind leads blind leads
the choir has a song ready
that I know many of you’ve heard before
on a plate
entity’s forgotten
you eat anyhow
in a war
reason’s not important
you kill anyhow
in a jam
you get out
that’s how it is
why should you care?
I dont know anymore
........it’s feedtime,man
The thorough rape.........
tuning (L to H): C# F# B E G# C#
personnel: Geb-d
Snah-g’s,extremely frustrated screams...
Bent-b,voc,taurus
Death prod-samples
words: Sæther
music: Sæther ,Ryan & Gebhardt
GUTWRENCH
Face the situation
life is not so easy
death & loneliness
Gutwrench
tuning (L to H): C# F# B E G# C#
personnel: Geb-d
Snah-g
Bent-b,voc
words: some awful norwegian top 40- / tanz band that Lars had had to
record sometime,but the title was ours.
music: Sæther
NOTE: This song was left out of the cd running order in order to
fit the album on one cd. sad but true-get the vinyl,loser!
SUNCHILD
I hate you
cause you’re so perfect
and you make me feel so lost
I love you
because you’re all
that I never was
You,you had it all
while I just shut the door
and you,you climbed your mountains
while I just floated ashore
tell me how you do it
show me how it works
tell me all the stories
so that I may never be hurt
Chorus
Sunchild......
sunchild......
Chorus
tuning (L to H): C# F# B E G# C#
personnel: Geb-d
Snah-g’s,voc
Bent-b,acc g’s,lead voc
words: Sæther
music: Sæther
MOUNTAIN
Allright,so maybe I dreamed it all
but the blisters on my skin they tell me different
bad dreams-sugarcoated tabs fom hell
drowning in the wishing well I save for you
stone cold sweat
I bleed to death every night
something here ain’t exactly right
someone turn the wheel before I drown
beneath your mountain
oh,it’s so strange
sometimes I see these things
that don’t exist
beyond my dreams.............
wake up,with nerves sprayed on the wall
there’s a saint across the hall,but she’s not at home now
empty-too full of fear to fill up
too far gone to stop,too scared to move
Chorus
tuning (L to H): C# F# B E G# C#
personnel: Geb-d
Snah-g
Bent-b,lead voc,taurus,perc
L.Lien-piano,hammond
Death prod-echomachines,and other goodies
words: Sæther
music: Sæther,Ryan,Gebhardt,Lien,Sten
NOTE: This song was also taken off the cd-version of da Box
due to space limit. It still fuckin’ annoys me.
TUESDAY MORNING
The swans are arriving
the moon is on the rise
warm winds are blowing
the bite from winters white lies
the nights smell of blossoms
making me forget the decay
I swear almost choked me
this tuesday in May
show me your nightmares
I’ll give your dreams
«nothing» is always
a lot more than it seems........
tuning (L to H): E A D G B E
personnel: Geb-ARP axxe
Snah-acc & electric g’s
Bent-acc g,synth b,voc
words: Sæther
music: Sæther with Ryan
NOTE: when we recorded this song,we wiped an earlier take of
«mountain». »T.M.» being a bit shorter,the mid-section of « M.» was
left on the tape,and made a cool inntermezzo between «T.M.» and
«Loneliness». Neat,huh?
ALL IS LONELINESS
A song Moondog recorded for his second CBS album in 1969.
Our version was based on Big Brother & The Holding Company’s
cover from their first (Mainstream) album.Janis does a good job,
but the original still rules. Get it!
tuning (L to H): E E E E B E (capo on third fret)
personnel: Geb-d,perc
Snah-electric g,violin,voc
Bent-acc g,lead voc,perc,cymbals
L.Lien-voc
Vegard Moen-Coral electric sitar
words:Moondog
music: Moondog
COME ON IN
How come you’re never there
when I’m on the floor
to pick me up or to kick my ass or what?
I don’t think you care
cos when you walk out the door
you always seem to leave the deepest cut
come on in
don’t you think I know the answer?
let me show you
how the story goes
come on into
this void I call my castle
live it up
I won’t be stepping on your toes
going home-time breedes misunderstanding
I always seem to misunderstand the most
walk the tightrope and you won’t break your neck fallin’
but it’s my death warrant that you’ve nailed upon the post
Chorus
you always seem to leave the deepest cut.............
tuning (L to H): E A D G B E
personnel: Bent-voc,g
words: Sæther
music Sæther
STEP INSIDE AGAIN
See «Soothe» for lyrics
Re-recording of Step Inside from «Soothe».
None of us were really satisfied W/the «metal»-version,
so we decided to have another go.Today I think I prefer
the original,but as a mood-piece and in this context,this one
works remarkably well.
tuning (L to H): E A D G B E
personnel: Geb-acc g
Snah-acc g
Bent-taurus, toy piano, voc
Death prod-synth b,samples
words: Sæther
music: Sæther
DEMON BOX
Metallic cocaine be-bop
sonic rainbow child
scizophrenia on the mainline
watch the bugs thrive on your hide
I need you like I need gangrene (x2)
Demon box (x3)
I saw you carve Love on your knuckles
but Madness never equals Style
more fun east of Eden
when inches turn to miles
I need you like I need gangrene (x2)
too rotten to ever be forgotten,
the afterlife’s secure,now go away!
Demon box (x3)
«It was love» said the father
«It was pride» said the wife
«It was duty» said the girlchild
but I know who held the knife......
I need you...............................etc
tuning (L to H): C# F # B E G# C#
personnel:
Geb-d,ARP axxe
Snah-electric g’s
Bent-b,voc
Death prod-taurus,samples,various machines making lotsa noise
Winifried & Arvid Ryan-piano & violin in a vintage recording from 1966.
BABYLON
your son’s wasted,mama
and he don’t care if you don’t
he’s hurting when he’s concious,
annd forgetting when he’s stoned
there’s too much confusion
and too much pain
your bastard son blew it again
disillusion is the name of the game
try playing wounded when there’s noone to blame
pride is the mouse and pride is the cat
why do you all have to be like that?
Babylon,oh Babylon
your gardens have pools in them now
Babylon,oh Babylon
the TV-set’s your holy cow
the neighbours kid,mama
he OD’d last night
I guess something here just ain’t quite right......
Babylon!
tuning (L to H): C# F# B E G# C#
personnel: Geb-d
Snah-g’s,lead voc
Bent-b,voc
words: Sæther
music: Sæther
MR WHO?
I know this strange man that lives in a basement
I always see him each morning at noon
my grandma says that he’s very frightened
and when he sees me,he whistles a tune
Mr Butterclut
Mr Clutterbutt
Mr Butterclut
Mr Who?
tuning (L to H): ?
personnel: Geb-g,voc
Snah-d,voc
Bent-b,lead voc
words: Sæther & Ryan
music: Gebhardt
NOTE: The third song left off the cd version of the box.A pity,cos
it makes the whole thing better.
JUNIOR
11 days so far this week
I’ve been locked up in my cage
too far too soon to get the mail
you maybe sent to me
I still listen at the door
when I hear someone outside
to hear that knock of yours
would really knock me off my feet
I never dreamed that it could hurt so much
thought that I could care so much
hoped that you would stay so much
and never slide away............
would you talk to me again
if I told you how it hurt
to see you slide away and fade away
and die away from me
would you look at me and laugh
if I told you that I miss you
and I wish you would come back again
and stay this time
Chorus
I’ll be back in a day ,you said
but you’re not coming back anyway
you crush me like an ant beneath your heels
cos you just don’t know how it feels........
There’s no way you could relate
cos I know that all you hate
is found within the doors
that seperate the world and me
Junior’s wailing behind walls
that are built by clarion calls
to change the way you feel,
the way think and how you are
Chorus
Bridge
tuning (L to H): C# F# B E G# C#
personnel: Geb-d
Snah-electric g’s,
Bent-b,voc,acc g’s
words: Sæther music: Sæther
PLAN # 1
Queen bitch,slut child
I know you so well
you gave it all away,sister-
you gave it all away
but I know your eyes........
you’re just like me
Sick,filthy
naked and abused
I’ve seen you all before
cos you gave it all away
you raped your own pride.....
you put too much slack on your live wire
saw too many thrills that killed your desire
too many nights that paled your complexion
and made you a «nigger» in their conception of life
....just like me
you’re just like me
see that creep
couldn’t you just smash his face?
still don’t understand
what he’s doing in this place
I know I didn’t
when I was him
when I was him....
you’re just like me.
tuning (L to H): C# F# B E G# C#
personnel: Geb-d
Snah-g’s,taurus
Bent-b,lead voc
L.Lien-mellotron
M.Burt-narration
words: Sæther (song)
Burt (poem-to be printed at a later date)
music: Sæther ,Ryan
SHEER PROFOUNDITY
Anything I can do for you,sir?
Anything I can do for you ,sir
Bet you’ve heard that all your life
of course it’s not your fault
anything at all ,sir?
I’ve waited all my life ,sir
to waste my life for you ,sir!
I can’t take it no more
Anything I can do for you ,sir?
I wouldn’t have it any other way
I enjoy the pity inyour smile so,well
anything at all,sir?
go ahead and patronise me,shove me
around and critisise me!
I can’t take it no more
no more -no more
anything I can do for you,sir?
tuning (L to H): C# F# B E G# C#
personnel: Geb-d
Snah-g’s
Bent-b,voc
Death prod-samples
words: Sæther
music: Sæther with Ryan & Gebhardt
THE ONE WHO WENT AWAY
see Waiting For The One for lyrics
This is the way this song was meant to be
when we wrote it-the «folksy» version was
just an afterthought and recorded for fun,
hell; we weren’t even shure we wanted to include the thing!
But we did,and everyone is happy with it,so............
tuning (L to H): C# F# B E G# C#
personnel: Geb-d
Snah-g’s,voc,some righteously insane screamig......
Bent-b,g-fills,lead voc
L.Lien-voc
words: Sæther
music: Sæther
and listen-we’re there to help you..............................
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