The Feast (Acoustic Demo)

The Feast - A A J Russe
Written 26th September 1985
Recorded 3rd March 2022
The Shoebox Demos Vol 1

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This one’s been sticking out of the shoebox for a long long while. It always shows up in a list of maybes. And it did this time. I decided to get it done asap.

I didn’t fancy it first up, partly because it’s a lot harder to sing than I always imagine.

This is a definite “band song”, it’s got duel lead guitars and everything.

But, like all the others, it was written a bit like this. I probably wrote it on a strat, though, not an acoustic.

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The Feast - A A J Russe

There’s a vision presents itself
I’ll take it when the time is ripe for me
But in the meanwhile
She’s on the bough
I’ll take my seat
By harvest she’ll be mine

Prepare her for the feast
Present her on a plate
I’ll treat her like a queen

Now to matters close at hand
I live my life
I try to make my plans
My day is slumber my night is work
Where are the hours to fo the things we love

You’ve got some foolish friends
They’re keeping you on your own
You’re trying to start a new life
You’d like to build a home
But this is nothing new
There’s others just like you
The fight is still a game
The hurt will come again

I went to visit an ailing friend
He’s dying now
He thinks he’s on the mend
The soon departed will leave a gap
We’ll miss his smile
We’ll miss his heavy hand

Prepare him for the feast
Present him in a robe
He’ll sit there with the king

And so the vision will sup with me
The friends are gone
We’re dining now alone
They weren’t invited to the feast
I did not think them welcome in my home

You’ve got some foolish friends
Theyd keep you on your own
You’re trying to start a new life
You’d like to build a home
But this is nothing new
There’s others just like you
The fight is still a game
The hurt will come again

Copyright (C) 1985 A A J Russe. All Rights Reserved.