Black Wings - Tom Waits - Bone Machine 1992 - with lyrics

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written by Tom Waits
Album: Bone Machine (1992)
Title: Black Wings

LYRICS:
Take an eye for an eye
A tooth for a tooth
Just like they say in the bible
Never leave a trace or forget a face
Of any man at the table
When the moon is a cold chiseled dagger
And it's sharp enough to draw blood from a stone
He rides through your dreams on a coach and horses
And the fence posts in the moonlight look like bones
Well they've stopped trying to hold him
With mortar, stone and chain
He broke out of every prison
Boots mount the staircase
The door is flung back open
He's not there for he has risen
He's not there for he has risen

Some say he once killed a man with a guitar string
He's been seen at the table with kings
Well he once saved a baby from drowning
There are those who say beneath his coat there are wings

Some say they fear him
Others admire him
Because he steals his promise
One look in his eye
Everyone denies
Ever having met him
Ever having met him

He can turn himself into a stranger
Well they broke a lot of canes on his hide
He was born away in a cornfield
A fever beats in his head just like a drum inside
Some say they fear him
Others admire him
Because he steals his promise
One look in his eye
Everyone denies
Ever having met him
Ever having met him

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One of Tom Waits incredible character creations that sits somewhere between a flying demon or a dark angle. Off of one of my favorite albums of all time Bone Machine. Tom creates many characters on all his records, but Bone Machine is special, even for Tom. Murder in the Red Barn, In the Colosseum, Goin' out West, Jesus Gonna Be Here, and on and on. All have these amazing character creations not even to mention the MUSIC!! Tome is a National treasure.

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I have literally heard of people describing this character as either the devil or Batman. That's what makes this song so cool.

IrishMan
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Nice video - love the subliminal flashes ‘Exorcist’ style at the end… creepy… 👍

jontaylor
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I love this song. It should make your hair stand up.

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i wonder who else thinks of Captain Quire from Michael Moorcock ...

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