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On the Bridge of san Luis Rey- Original- Video


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Gday all. This one came from the book I read over Easter combined with too many Chocolate Easter eggs...so I was up late last night over sugared and in a writing mood. Bit of Gibson low end thump on the bass. Bit of thumb fretting which I'm paying for now with old football injury arthritis playing up.It's the price we artistes pay [biggrin]

 

It was on the bridge of San Luis Rey

The vine did snap and we fell away,

Contessa, Brother, Conquistador

Hand maiden never spoke before

 

This is our fate, to fall away,

This is our fate to fall away

 

 

Have you seen the river from 1000 feet

It shakes it shimmers it’s silver sweet

It holds it’s hands like a waiting child

It knows you’re coming,in one short while

 

This is her fate, to call you down

 

Five bells toll down on the river

Valley wakes from shore to shore

Condor floats this side of never

flying through your life before

 

Conquistador how goes that gold?

Is it weighing heavy upon your soul?

Will they whisper of you in old Madrid?

Or in that village for what you did

 

This is your fate, to never know

 

Contessa what is in your heart?

Is it silk and pearls

Or is there one small part

For that servant girl

who combed your hair

who comforted you when

noone’s there

who listened to your every story

almost burnt in your reflected glory

 

this is your fate to be one with her

this is you fate to be one with her

 

Five bells toll down on the river

Valley wakes from shore to shore

Condor floats this side of never

flying through your life before

 

It was on the bridge of San Luis Rey

The vine did snap and we fell away,

Contessa, Brother, Conquistador

Hand maiden never spoke before

 

This is our fate, to fall away,

This is our fate to fall away

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I really liked that.

 

I'm gonna call it a night with that and let that stay in my head instead of listening to more music. I like the way it sits in there.

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its pretty cool the amount of songs you write with such consistency . another great job .

 

and thanks for a glimpse of sunlight dazzling us from the headstock , we had sunshine once here in northern ireland but it was before i was born

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its pretty cool the amount of songs you write with such consistency . another great job .

 

and thanks for a glimpse of sunlight dazzling us from the headstock , we had sunshine once here in northern ireland but it was before i was born

 

Thanks mate.I felt like Martin Scorsese when I saw the sun on the headstock..nice fluke..haha...it was a great Easter in Sydney weatherwise...about 26 deg every day...sorry for you farenheight guys, it's been too long now for me to convert.

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