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(When the darkness falls like a curtain
And the night ahead is a long and uncertain dream
Beyond the loss and the hope of redemption)
At the broken heart of the city
Where the hollow light of day never reaches in
A man can break down and fall into pieces
He will fall asleep like a baby
And the unforgiving arms of the cradle
Rock as hard as the face of the city pavement
Hide your eyes
Hide your eyes
He can see the face of a lover
In the lonely face of the angel above him
Carved into the stone that is changing around him
He can feel her breathing inside him
And the unforgiving visions deny him
Life can only be what a man can make it
Hide your eyes
Hide your eyes
Sunday morning
Yellow sky
The sun is floating diamond high
Hours passing
A baby cries
In the arms of someone you imagine
Close your eyes
This is your lullaby
Close your eyes
This is your lullaby
He can feel his skin like a prison
Like a dying cage he struggles to live inside
He tries to call out but nobody hears him
At the ragged edge of the silence
In the calm that only comes with the violent sleep
Inside the heart and the hope of redemption
Hide your eyes
Hide your eyes
In the heart of someone you imagine
Close your eyes
This is your lullaby
Close your eyes
This is your lullaby
(Down, down, down
Would the fall never come to an end?
Wonder how many miles I've fallen
Must be somewhere near the centre of the earth
How funny it will seem to come out among the people
Who walk with their heads downwards
Down, down, down
Down, down, down
Would the fall never come to an end?)
| whtahtefcuk (Flagstaff, AZ, USA) | Posted: Mar 26, 2008 - 14:01 I was working happily... till I needed to say... wow this sucks! |
| felam (City By The Bay, Ca) | Posted: Mar 26, 2008 - 13:58 Nope...still a 1. 0 if I could.  |
| mandolin (...drifting...) | Posted: Jan 23, 2008 - 16:02 ...definitely interesting; not sure what i make of it... |
| whtahtefcuk (Flagstaff, AZ, USA) | Posted: Jan 23, 2008 - 16:00 Quote from my wife "He (Bill) has been playin' a lot a gay music lately". This song is among them. |
| sparkyc | Posted: Jan 23, 2008 - 15:59 wow, this one really sucks. it should say "Close your ears" instead of "Close your eyes." |
| TheFriendlyCat (Five Miles South of Nowhere) | Posted: Jan 23, 2008 - 15:58 Good! very Good! |
| felam (San Francisco, Ca) | Posted: Jan 23, 2008 - 15:57 Bad. Very Bad.  |
| Krow_Pie (Venice, California) | Posted: Jan 23, 2008 - 15:57 coyote620 wrote: After this band was dropped by Sony they broke up and briefly became the November Project and put out a three song disk. That didn't work out and they ended up becoming October Project again, without Mary Fahl, and without any of the magic from the first album.
The first album is one of my favorite albums of all time. If you can get it, it is well worth a listen. Err, I'm kind of glad they broke up. |
| coyote620 | Posted: Jul 03, 2007 - 12:20 After this band was dropped by Sony they broke up and briefly became the November Project and put out a three song disk. That didn't work out and they ended up becoming October Project again, without Mary Fahl, and without any of the magic from the first album. The first album is one of my favorite albums of all time. If you can get it, it is well worth a listen. |
| Nuance (Winnipeg) | Posted: Jul 03, 2007 - 11:49 junebaby65 wrote: Jeez...more yodeling...WHY!!?? SSSSSSSSSSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!
 alps pop? |
| davin (Victoria, British Columbia) | Posted: Jul 03, 2007 - 11:48 6/10 - Pretty good. |
| ProfessorFrink (10 seconds in the future) | Posted: Jul 03, 2007 - 11:48 Doesn't do it for me. Also, any song that contains lyrics about "babies crying" automatically lose a point. |
| jadewahoo (...somewhere in the Canyons of Time) | Posted: Jul 03, 2007 - 11:47 Orgasmic rush! OP is so-o-o beautiful in sound and lyrics! |
| iransofaraway (Ramona, CA) | Posted: Jul 03, 2007 - 11:46 This band and "Live" are probably my most favorite bands of all time. Desert island discs, for sure! *sigh* |
| chasech5 (East Lansing, MI) | Posted: Jul 03, 2007 - 11:45 The first album was much better, but this is a pretty good record. |
| nigelr (Coffs Harbour, Australia) | Posted: Jun 02, 2007 - 04:00 Feeling that this could grow to a 9. Very, very nice song, great bass work too. |
| Geecheeboy (under a crescent moon and palmetto tree) | Posted: May 17, 2007 - 08:43 Numa Numa |
| cc_rider (Austin Texas. Y'all.) | Posted: May 17, 2007 - 08:42 Kind of a Judy Collins sounding voice. But WAY cooler. |
| Tim55 (Western, New York) | Posted: May 01, 2007 - 18:24 I like this version but I've heard it live with both the November Project and OP III line ups. Both seem better than the album. Saw OP III a couple years ago at club passim in Cambridge. Great concert and great sound. Some people may miss Mary Fahl but the line up that night was outstanding! Glad we made the trip. |
| passsion8 (over the hills and far away) | Posted: Mar 15, 2007 - 14:22 Shesdifferent wrote: Reminds me of yodeling.
Ahhhhh. Finally something we don't mutually adore. How ya bin? |
| meower (Philadelphia) | Posted: Feb 12, 2007 - 07:52 great to hear this! |
| zenbob (New York) | Posted: Dec 01, 2006 - 10:47 schandle wrote: For me the quintessential October Project song is "Bury my Lovely" from their first album. It really shows off Mary Fahl's vocals and their excellent instrumentation. (Unfortunately I don't have a copy to upload but hopefully RP has it somewhere? HINT, HINT...)
WXPN, the excellent UPenn station here in Philly gave them lots of support when that album came out and they developed a nice following here before they broke up. (Yes, I know they've re-formed but without Mary Fahl's vocals, it isn't really OP, is it? IMHO.) October Project was founded by three college classmates, two of whom married and write the songs (Julie Flanders and Emil Adler). Mary Fahl's voice developed quite a bit through working with Emil and Marina Belica, who mainly sang harmonies and second lead on the first two albums, so if you like Fahl's voice tip your hat to her former bandmates. I'm an OP fan; the music and lyrics are quite substantial, especially in comparison to most popular music. Investigate the time signatures on their music and you may be surprised at the complex rhythms that Emil uses. Impressive stuff. |
| Kit_Coda | Posted: Nov 16, 2006 - 19:22 junebaby65 wrote: Jeez...more yodeling...WHY!!?? SSSSSSSSSSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!
That is falsetto! |
| junebaby65 (Cleveland, OH) | Posted: Oct 18, 2006 - 13:25 Jeez...more yodeling...WHY!!?? SSSSSSSSSSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYY!!!! |
| jadewahoo (Sedona Az, Beautiful Earth) | Posted: Aug 21, 2006 - 00:30 Ahh! Just what I needed! I am an absolute fanatic fan of OP! *edit* Nov 16, 06 I always turn the volume w-a-a-y up when October Project comes on, which is not nearly enough for my taste. Their lyrics are amazing... Though at first listen they may appear to be mere love songs, listen closely, they are songs sung to the Beloved, the Soul. passionate and inspiring. Lovely. |
| Zane-O (Melbourne, FL) | Posted: Aug 06, 2006 - 08:59 What a great group! And what a shame they are no more (with Mary Fahl anyway). This second album I find a little better than the first. The songs are stronger overall. But both are first rate regardless. |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet) | Posted: Jul 08, 2006 - 00:14 Reminds me of yodeling. |
| Roverfish (Tucson, AZ - Thanks for visiting...now go home!) | Posted: Jul 08, 2006 - 00:14 Aye, Mary, where have ye gone? Likeable, anyway. But I'm an OctProj phreak. |
| liser (hurricane alley) | Posted: Jun 23, 2006 - 08:34 syrupy |
| oscar_driver (South Florida) | Posted: Jun 23, 2006 - 08:33 Cher? =) jk OScar |
| Mari (www.broomecam.com) | Posted: May 25, 2006 - 04:16 artsifartsi wrote: Awesome. I'm a huge fan of October Project. Yea, me two, love 'em! ... OO that harp! ...  |
| lkbooth71 (Oakland, CA) | Posted: May 10, 2006 - 14:37  I like atonal, modal music, and I don't even need resolution... but ouch? |
| artsifartsi (left of center) | Posted: May 10, 2006 - 14:36 Awesome. I'm a huge fan of October Project. |
| wade44 (2900 Km East of Paradise, CA) | Posted: Apr 11, 2006 - 10:44 Just a little too repetitive repetitive. |
| AlienRelic (Milky Way) | Posted: Apr 11, 2006 - 10:44 A fascinating song from ANOTHER group I never heard of before. Thanks again, Bill. |
| sarahlost36 (midwest america) | Posted: Apr 03, 2006 - 08:21 Jawohl, es geht ganz gut mit alles dass ich tun..... yummmm! ^^ to those who don't like this you get >.< |
| forge (Boynton Beach, FL) | Posted: Feb 26, 2006 - 09:34 Oh cool, October Project!!! Love them love them love them. |
| Lazy8 (The Gallatin Valley of Montana) | Posted: Jan 13, 2006 - 08:35 Mary Fahl could mutter insults in German into my ear and I'd swoon. What a voice! |
| Kagin | Posted: Jan 13, 2006 - 08:34  |
| passsion8 (within blast zone of NYC) | Posted: Jan 13, 2006 - 08:33 Is it me, or is the sound of this group the music one hates to love? I light up every time I hear them played, yet there are only a few trusted friends I would turn on to this due the heavy syrup factor. |
| magsterz | Posted: Jan 13, 2006 - 08:31 OH MY GOD. This confirms that Bill is a true kindred spirit. I've been waiting to hear October Project on RP, and he plays one of my favorite songs ever. Anyone know what these musicians are up to these days? So sad they broke up. |
| Zweiblumen (Boston, MA) | Posted: Jan 13, 2006 - 08:31 Saw them live at a tiny club in Harvard Square in Cambridge MA. Awesome show, what a beautiful voice Marina Belica has, and what amazing lyrics in many of their songs. Paths of Desire is my favorite, but I don't dislike any of their stuff. |
| JTRox8 (Near Cleveland, Ohio) | Posted: Dec 15, 2005 - 09:01 ChicagoEmily wrote: Me Neither. Blech. I third that. Ick. |
| jadewahoo (Sedona Az, Beautiful Earth) | Posted: Dec 15, 2005 - 08:57 Ahhh!!! So wonderful to hear October Project once again! Please... many, many more times. Tehy have, on their two albums, a wonderful selection to listen to. |
| schandle (Just outside the City of Brotherly Love. (Yo! You got a problem with that?)) | Posted: Nov 01, 2005 - 11:45 For me the quintessential October Project song is "Bury my Lovely" from their first album. It really shows off Mary Fahl's vocals and their excellent instrumentation. (Unfortunately I don't have a copy to upload but hopefully RP has it somewhere? HINT, HINT...) WXPN, the excellent UPenn station here in Philly gave them lots of support when that album came out and they developed a nice following here before they broke up. (Yes, I know they've re-formed but without Mary Fahl's vocals, it isn't really OP, is it? IMHO.) |
| ChicagoEmily (ummm........Des Moines, Iowa) | Posted: Nov 01, 2005 - 11:41 laprincessa wrote: Yeah, not a fan of this.
Me Neither. Blech. |
| smilestoomuch | Posted: Nov 01, 2005 - 11:38 my god, she sounds like Annie Lennox! |
| skooney (just being here) | Posted: Nov 01, 2005 - 11:37 Hey, my wife was big into the October Project when we first met. I learned to enjoy this CD as well. Nice reminder, still sounds good. |
| FamilyMan (Continent's edge) | Posted: Jul 06, 2005 - 08:46 I kept thinking my cell phone was ringing.  |
| laprincessa (Big D, little allas) | Posted: Jun 21, 2005 - 14:31 Yeah, not a fan of this. |