Dead Meadow
At Her Open Door
Feathers (Matador 2005)
deadmeadow.com
Dead Meadow are from D.C. and rock hard.
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From the heights of the town
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her handmaids will announce
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her undying presence
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within her seven-pillared house
D A E D
Gifts of gold lie undisturbed
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at her open door
E D A
Give until nothing's left then
ED
wish to give more
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Her words ring out all too clearly
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in your ears
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Until all else disappears
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in a never ending night
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she shines like boundless light
D A E D
Though she calls quietly
D A E
know she'll take it all
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All from me
D A E D
It's alright it's all I need
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Heaven up above waiting all the time
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for you to make the age old climb
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but sliding down takes no time
D A E D
Gifts of gold lie undisturbed
A E
at her open door
E D A
Give until nothing's left then
ED
wish to give more
D A E F#m
Her words ring out all too clear
D A G D A
Hers is the love for which rivers flow
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men fall from ladders to the ground below
Then a raucous jam at the end on F#m, A kinda thing.
