When The Gods Walked Among Us (live)

by The Fildenstar

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Live performance of "When the Gods Walked Among Us" at RhythmSong, Jarrahdale WA, August 2012 with The Fildenstar on one keyboard accompanied by Steve Richter on cajón. Recorded by Clive Lacey. Best with headphones (you won't hear the cajón through computer speakers).

Or check out the "atmospheric" (i.e. very dark but with interesting light interludes) YouTube clip of the same performance at www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EBWxnUvGo0

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We first saw the gods behind the place where all the air was frozen
Some of them came closer — one by one we ran to them
They fed us pieces of the sun

We told them all our secrets, told them all our lies
Every word was sacred, every breath was lullabies
Joy spilled from their faces like yellow butterflies

When the gods walked among us
When the gods walked by

We found each other beautiful ...

They moved my hand across the page
Like this, they said, paint a line that's blue
Now paint a line that's red, that's beautiful, they said
Beautiful like you

When the gods walked among us
When the gods walked by

One day, nothing
We climbed down and found
no more breath, no more sound
only their hundred bodies lying on the ground
And now we feed ourselves on all the things they said
And the air goes on forever, sometimes blue, sometimes red,
There must be gods painting overhead

They moved my hand across the page
Like this, they said, paint a line that's blue
Now paint a line that's red, that's beautiful, they said
Beautiful like you

Like this across the page
Like this across the air
Like this across the world

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released September 2, 2012
written by Kate Rowe
performed by Kate Rowe (vocals, keyboard), Ryan Morrison (keyboard), Steve Richter (cajón & didgeribone)

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The Fildenstar Australia

Original songs about life in other worlds and other dimensions.

The Fildenstar is a project of Australian songwriters Kate Rowe and Ryan Morrison.

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