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Music of Ghouls

by Juergen Reiter

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Cock and Bull Story 08:37
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I'm gonna pull your leg pull the whool over your eyes speak with a forked tongue tell you a tall tale gonna yank your chain tell you a cock & bull story Pee on your leg and tell you it's raining it's hard to swallow when I start blowing smoke up your ass what goes around comes around what's good for the goose is good for the gander cause it'll all come out in the wash then you get a taste of your own medicine it'll be about that time when glimmer of hope comes your way and you keep your fingers crossed till they're bloodless white knuckles showing it'll be about that time when you realize you're grasping at straws and on a wing and a prayer you're shooting for the moon but it's hope against hope and hope springs eternal before I was the gleam in my fathers eye I called it a day chewed the fat I came in under the wire better late than never at first I laughed a minute then I realized my life is gonna be a long row to hoe so I sat down, marking time rome wasn't built in a day and I took to spinning my wheels but a split second later I had no more time on my hands time flies when you're having fun and now time is running out and in 2 shakes of a lambs tale I call it a day once more I'll direct my attention to the business at hand spinning my wheels again life is hard, that's what they say that's what they try to make you believe life is duck soup to me easy as 123 easy as abc easy as a pie life is as easy as falling off a log you walk through life like a hot knife through butter it's like shooting ducks on a pond a no brainer piece of cake it's like shooting fish in a barrel a slam dunk as long as you avoid being a cliche
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Angel with a Dream 04:08
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I've got money In the bank Now you wanna Be my friend A millionaire You want to be
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The Xpert 04:57
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The Xpert give me a book and I'll read it as long as it's heavy as lead give me books long forgotten and rare I read them all as long as they're not popular I read them all and I understand them I can quote passages of them at any given time at 17 I looked like 47 but the more I read the more I stay the same give me a name, baby, and be assured I know it 'cause I'm the Xpert in any given field my world is only books and listeners I honor your silence with my speech I never tell the same tale twice and everything I say is utterly important I just regret that I have to sleep like any regular guy and if your only desire is to detect a lie in my speech be aware, baby, 'cause I'm the Xpert I'm the Xpert in any given field though I speak of many different things for years I've stayed the same only women come and go well, that has always been insane I will never visit your town unless I've read everything about it and then your town will want to be exactly what I know about it and if your only desire is to detect a lie in my speech be aware, baby, 'cause I'm the Xpert I'm the Xpert in any given field if you want to be with me you'll have to write me letters devotedly asking me for information and if you write them well and if you write them long enough I might accept to like you some day and then I will agree to be surrounded by your questions forever and a day and if your only desire is to detect a lie in my speech be aware, baby, 'cause I'm the Xpert I'm the Xpert in any given field
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Carrion Crow 03:23
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Horse Dark Lady 03:57
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The Horse Dark Lady she didn't learn a lot in school with people she don't get along and though she knows all the words she becomes a mute when spoken to chorus: when spoken to she cries she's ashamed of other peoples words 'cause all people do is talk talk talk why doesn't anybody ever shut up if she had the time she could prepare herself for the words that haven't yet been said but everytime someone speaks to hear they throw words like stones into her face chorus she doesn't want to be compared to others only the unknown makes her feel safe over time she grew hard and mean now she's a nightmare for husbands fathers and mothers chorus she moved out of town a long time ago she lives with horses now in stables dark and cold she calls herself the horse dark lady she pulls a gun on any man who speaks to her now she's a saint she's a sinner she's every man's dream for sure she calls herself the horse dark lady she pulls a gun on any man who speaks to her
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Sally Bones 01:51
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Shoes for Hats 04:30
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Just come on in
avoice calls out to us take the hammer nail the door shut and walk straight on to the burned down farm in the town where people wear shoes for hats 
So come on in
in the mirror you can see the sky birds are hanging in the tree like something you should have said but your words were too tired to fly in the town where people wear shoes for hats You left him but you never said why he didn't wait for you and now you cry now what did you expect? it doesn't matter now cause now they're all dead 
 So come on in you pulled the trigger now he's dead now you smile and light a cigarette and you wlk straight on to the burned down farm in the town where people wear shoes for hats
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Vogel der Nacht 04:51
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Vogel der Nacht (die minderjährige Witwe) dort hinten scheint dort nicht ein licht die nacht ist eisig kalt im kerzenschein flackert sein gesicht du bist doch eigentlich viel zu jung und er's doch eigentlich viel zu alt doch er liebt es zu bezahlen für eine nacht mit einem weibe starr und kalt vogel der nacht zeig uns deine federpracht spreiz deine flügel mächtig weit trink den saft aus seinem leib du machst dein bett für jeden feierst hochzeit jede nacht noch miderjährig doch schon ausgeschieden verschwendet alle blütenpracht jetzt kommen 100te rein und raus hier frägt keiner nach dem namen fleischfarb'ne uniformen exerzier'n des nachts in deinem haus vogel der nacht zeig uns deine federpracht spreiz deine flügel mächtig weit trink den saft aus seinem leib vogel der nacht du hast es bald vollbracht und dann werden alle sehen das gold'ne leuchten deiner macht

about

in ancient times the dead were carried over the river styx by the ferryman charon, their last journey from our world into the underworld, also known as "hades".
the ferryman required payment for his service and the dead were given one or two coins that were either put on their eyes or under their tongue.
but there were also those who couldn't pay the ferryman. he would still carry them over the river but they were denied entry into the underworld. instead, they have to live on the dark shores of the river for eternity.
these ghouls are restless and to relieve themselves of their misery a bit they use the ferryman to carry back their stories over the river into our world.
Music of Ghouls is a collection of some of their stories. I'm the ferryman telling these stories in the ghouls voices, meaning I change character from song to song to match the character of the ghouls presented.
Meet some of the Ghouls:
The Xpert
A man who has read any book that's ever been written. he knows all these books by heart and can quote from them at any time. if women want to be with him (and they do!) they have to write him letters asking for information. if these letters are long enough, he might accept to be surrounded by questions of the chosen one for ever.
The Horse Dark Lady
A woman, who can't stand when people talk to her. their words are like stones thrown into her face. so she left society and decided to live with horses, because they are the only living creature that can calm her down. now she pulls a gun on anyopne who tries to speak to her.
Vogel der Nacht (Bird of the Night)
A Lady who is also known as the underaged widow. she gave herself literally to anyone who wanted her because she thought this way someday someone might just see the heavenly light shining in her. (this song is in german)
I've got money
is about a young kid who's only dream is to live the life of a millionaire. but he doesn't want to work for it so he just clings to those who seem to have money until they either run out of cash or prove not to provide the desired lifestyle. a real parasite, sucking people dry.
Sally Bones
is a lady who, in a quest for happiness, shovels through the dirt and garbage of this world looking for lost dreams and desires she could turn into her own.

credits

released January 1, 2010

All music written and arranged by Juergen Reiter

Juergen Reiter: Double Bass, Guitar, Vocals

featuring El Chico Blanco
Steve Blanco: Keys
Anthony Riscica: Drums
Geoff Gersh: Guitar

Recorded at
Seizures Palace, NYC, by Jason LaFarge
ORkAaN Studio by Juergen Reiter

Mixed at Realistic Sound by Florian Oestreicher
Mastered by Christoph Stickel at MSM Mastering Studio

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