The TEN Commandments of CAVE

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: CHRISTINA THE ASTONISHING :

Christina the Astonishing
Lived a long long time ago
She was stricken with a seizure
At the age of twenty-two
They took her body in a coffin
To a tiny Church in Liege
Where she sprang up from the coffin
Just after the Agnus Dei
She soared up to the rafters
Perched on a beam up there
Cried," The stink of human sin
Is mor than I can bear "
Christina the Astonishing
Was the most astonishing of all
She prayed balanced on a hurdle
Or curled up into a ball
She fled to remote places
Climbed towers and trees and walls
To escape the stench of human corruption
Into an oven she did crawl
O Christina the Astonishing
Behaved in a terrifying way
She would run wildly through the streets
Jump in the Meuse and swim away
O Christina the Astonishing
Behaved in a terrifying way
Died at tyhe age of seventy-four
In the convent of St. Anna.....

The song Christina the Astonishing appears
on the wonderful and UNDERATED album Henry's Dream.

This song is dedicated to a Forum friend
who has the same name.
And another NC Forum pal who
loves HENRY'S DREAM as much as I do !!

All lyrics reproduced by
Courtesy of MUTE Records.

See all NCATBS "MUTE Official stuff" at

http://www.mute.com/nickcave/

The pictures above and below are Screencapture's from the video of "The Singer"

Reproduced from the DIVINE "The Videos DVD" ( courtesy of Mute Records )

Hubba hubba,DISH bloke alert!!!!

Rev XX

'THE MERCY SEAT'

A favourite passage:

" Into the Mercy seat I climb
My head is shaved, my head is wired
And like a moth that tries
To enter the bright eye
I go shuffling out of life
Just to hide in death a while
And anyway I never lied.

My kill-hand is called EVIL
Wears a wedding band that's GOOD
'Tis a long suffering shackle
Collaring all that rebel blood
And the mercy seat is waiting
And I think my head is burning
And in a way I'm yearnin'
To be done with all this measuring of truth
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth
And anyway I told the truth
And I'm not afraid to DIE!!!"

The lyric above is reproduced from the album 'TENDER PREY' available on Mute Records.

Are You The One That I've Been Waiting For?

*: THE TEN COMMANDMENT'S OF CAVE :* :How the Garbage Sack-rements came to be given to the FAITH-full: While out wandering in Life's Desert wilderness Thee Rev. Hack! came upon a brightly burning bush. So low!! just then a MIGHTY voice did cry out to him. The voice that cried out to The Rev from amongst those scorching flames was The voice of THEE ALMIGHTY *These are "the HOLY-SACRAMENTS " that were given unto him,taken from the "Garbage in Hunnies Sack"* *:Translation:* *From The Ancient Hebrew Scrolls* " I AM NICK CAVE .... Thee LORD "YOUR GOD " The lands known to you as UKELORE were where I was born into slavery. I was delivered unto you, via " The Boys Next Door " and then from " The Birthday Party " finally arriving at The SEEDS that turned BAD." *: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS :* #1.Thou shall NOT Worship ANY GOD but me !! #2.Thou Shall NOT make false images of anything in Heaven or on the Earth, For I will tolerate NO rivals For I am a JEALOUS GOD. #3.Thou shall NOT mis-use my name for I shall " punish " ANY !!! among you who would mis-use my name. i.e. Writing or speaking a sentence using the words " GOTH Lothario " when referring to me. Any among you who do so WILL BURN in a HELLFIRE of Everlasting Damnation !!!!! I will ROAST their infidel stomachs. #4.Thou Shall Observe the SABBATH Day, keep it SACRED and HOLY, playing ONLY my records and NO others. Except,perhaps for Leonard Cohen,Nick Drake, Bob Dylan,or Tom Waits and Tim Buckley #5.Thou Shall RESPECT! Thy Mother and Father you MUST ask of them that they shall to read to you The assorted poems of W.H. Auden. Also the novel Lolita by Nabakov. #6.Thou SHALL NOT kill,NOT even the perpetrators of ' Speed Garage ' verily the UNHOLY SHALL perish. They shall NOT be Saved. #7.Thou Shall NOT commit adultery, NOT even if she has got a " twinkling ** " Please Remain Chaste and Pure. #8.Thou SHALL NOT steal, even other people's good ideas " borrow " perhaps... #9.Thou SHALL NOT bear false witness.... For the mighty Sword of Damocles shall hang above the " infidels " heads. #10.Thou SHALL NOT lust after another man's wife Nor his ass,nor his neighbour's ass no matter how " dish " that ASS might be!! These Commandments appear in the Book of EXODUS Chapter 20 from The Old Testament of The Cave " Be Pure of mind and spirit Share Thee Sack-re-ments" AMEN!!!**
	" THE SHIP SONG " Come sail your ships around me And burn your bridges down We make a little history,baby Every time you come around Come loose your dogs upon me And let your hair hang down You are a little mystery to me Every time you come around We talk about it all night long We define our moral ground But when I crawl into your arms Everything comes tumbling down Come sail your ships around me And burn your bridges down We make a little history,baby Every time you come around Your face has fallen sad now For you know the time is nigh When I must remove your wings And you,you must learn to fly Come sail your ships around me And burn your bridges down We make a little history,baby Every time you come around Come loose your dogs upon me And let your hair hang down You are a little mystery to me Every time you call around. Lyrics:Nick Cave Mute Records. From the album:The Good Son
*: CHRISTINA THE ASTONISHING :* Christina the Astonishing Lived a long long time ago She was stricken with a seizure At the age of twenty-two They took her body in a coffin To a tiny Church in Liege Where she sprang up from the coffin Just after the Agnus Dei She soared up to the rafters Perched on a beam up there Cried," The stink of human sin Is mor than I can bear " Christina the Astonishing Was the most astonishing of all She prayed balanced on a hurdle Or curled up into a ball She fled to remote places Climbed towers and trees and walls To escape the stench of human corruption Into an oven she did crawl O Christina the Astonishing Behaved in a terrifying way She would run wildly through the streets Jump in the Meuse and swim away O Christina the Astonishing Behaved in a terrifying way Died at tyhe age of seventy-four In the convent of St. Anna..... The song Christina the Astonishing appears on the wonderful and UNDERATED album Henry's Dream. This song is dedicated to a Forum friend who has the same name. And another NC Forum pal who loves HENRY'S DREAM as much as I do !! All lyrics reproduced by Courtesy of MUTE Records. See all NCATBS "MUTE Official stuff" at http://www.mute.com/nickcave/
	" THE SINGER " As I walk these narrow streets Where a million passin' feet have trod before me With my guitar in my hand Suddenly I realize nobody knows me Where yesterday the multitude Screamed and cried my name out for a song Today the streets are empty And the crowds have all gone home I pass a million houses But there is no place that I belong All I knew to give you Was song after song after song All the truths I tried to tell you Were as distant to you as the moon Born 200 years too late And 200 years too soon I'm a child of this age Locked into the pages of your book And when I am but dust and clay And all the children stop to take a look Will they marvel at the miracles I did perform And the heights I did aspire Or will they tear out the pages of the book To light a fire With the rain on my face There is no place that I belong Did you forget this f*ing singer so soon?? And did you forget my song?... Orig. Song by Johnny Cash. Entitled " The Folk Singer " " The Singer " appears on the album ' Kickin' Against The Pricks ' Mute Records...and also on the DIVINE DVD called " The Videos " (Mute Records)**
*The pictures above and below are Screencapture's from the video of "The Singer"* *Reproduced from the DIVINE "The Videos DVD" ( courtesy of Mute Records )* *Hubba hubba,DISH bloke alert!!!!* *Rev XX*
	" PAPA WON'T LEAVE YOU,HENRY " " I went out walking the other day The wind hung wet around my neck My head it rung with screams and groans From the night I spent amongst her bones I passed beside the mission house Where the mad old buzzard, the Reverend, Shreiked and flapped about life after you're dead Well I thought about my friend Michel How they rolled him in linoleum And shot him in the neck A bloody halo like a think-bubble Circling his head. " *Passage above taken from the album HENRY'S DREAM available on Mute Records.* *Why is Henry's Dream such an underated album?* *If you were to ask 100 Nick Cave fans what their personal favourite two albums were* I'll bet you a quid that Henry's Dream would be at the lower end of the pecking order.. *THIS IS A DISGRACEFUL STATE OF AFFAIRS:* *It's even quoted on E.Bay as being Nick's 'Least' favourite album,they claim he is NOT proud of it.* *Bocks !!! I say.* Ask the man...and he will tell you a different story. I STILL believe that there is a " Son of " Henry's Dream, Just waiting silently to be BORN. Just imagine this fellow Disciples.... Nick releases HENRY'S DREAM...Part Deux... I quiver at the very prospect!! Are we all slaves to the Clarion Call of History? Pray For HENRY....... and Pray with care.**
*'THE MERCY SEAT'* A favourite passage: " Into the Mercy seat I climb My head is shaved, my head is wired And like a moth that tries To enter the bright eye I go shuffling out of life Just to hide in death a while And anyway I never lied. My kill-hand is called EVIL Wears a wedding band that's GOOD 'Tis a long suffering shackle Collaring all that rebel blood And the mercy seat is waiting And I think my head is burning And in a way I'm yearnin' To be done with all this measuring of truth An eye for an eye And a tooth for a tooth And anyway I told the truth And I'm not afraid to DIE!!!" The lyric above is reproduced from the album 'TENDER PREY' available on Mute Records.

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