Arrows of Desire

Look Till You See

Never Live

LYRICS

My brother was tied high up to the mountain
Restrained from doing anything he loved
It was punishment given from my father
He was an example for the rest of 

He was sent the ravishing Pandora
She tried everything to win his heart
But he thought she was there to deceive him
So down she came the wind blew her dress apart 

No, no, no, no don't do that
Curiosity killed the cat
No, no, no, no don't look at that
That box should never be unwrapped


She had deep brown Egyptian eyes
Beautiful long flowing ebony hair
At one look my breath seemed to leave me
She gave me such a stare, I had no prayer 

Together we were, Pandora and I
Perhaps, maybe a week or two
When a messenger from the sky approached her and I
And said Pandora, this box is for you 

No, no, no, no don't do that
Curiosity killed the cat
No, no, no, no don't look at that
That box should never be unwrapped 

The box he gave her was the size of a book
It was made of brass and wood
He said you are now the keeper of this box
And never you to open is that understood? 

So to home we went many months went by
And by then we did wed
She would look at the box
Look at it everyday
As it sat by our bed 

So one day as I said good-bye
I said I would be home late
No longer she could contain
Open the box she did and evil did come out 

No, no, no, no don't do that
Curiosity killed the cat
No, no, no, no don't look at that
The box should never be unwrapped 

Disease, death and misery
Just some of the evils that were ascertained
Have now populated the world we all live in
Never again to be contained 

But one more sound was still inside
Thinking this could never get worse
Pandora opened again the box 
The butterfly of hope did immerse 

No, no, no, no
No, no, no, no

Recorded at: Looking Glass Phoenix, Surprise, AZ
Produced, Engineered, Mixed & Mastered by: Christopher Rippel
Photography: 
Irina Alexandrova
Davide Versaci
Bilibin Maksym
Christopher Rippel

Artwork:
Sarah Holmlund

Christopher Rippel:
Vocals
Guitar
Bass Guitar
Keyboards
Drums

Rio Rippel:
Vocals

Mark Pasquale:
Lead Guitar (Calypso)

Special Thanks to:
Jing

Words & Music by: 
Christopher Rippel
© 2021 Music By Ripsongs (BMI)
℗ 2021 Redparis Records
Management: Surprise Management LLC
WWW.ChristopherRippel.com

Pandora's Box (Feat. Rio Rippel)

LYRICS

The wind blows and nobody knows
Where it comes from
Water flows but nobody goes
To get some

She was a beautiful child
Until she went off to the wild
To be alone with her lover

Then into the dark
You could hear the wolves howl
Her hair turned into snakes like no other

Medusa you were happy as you were
Your transformation you brought upon yourself
Go fly away oh on your winged horse
For your evil heart you need look deep on thyself

The wind blows and nobody knows
Where it goes to
Water flows it’s spell nobody knows
How to undo

Two sisters she did have
One evil, one sad
But one got cut by the sword

Her blood spilled all around
Spawning a son from the ground
Who grew up being loved and adored

Medusa you were happy as you were
Your transformation you brought upon yourself
Go fly away oh on your winged horse
For your evil heart you need look deep on thyself

A King was made of him
But no one knew his sin
For his father caused the serpent to be her own

For all the town’s dread
They cut off Medusa’s head
And used it to turn the King to stone

Medusa you were happy as you were
Your transformation you brought upon yourself
Go fly away oh on your winged horse
For your evil heart you need look deep on thyself

Recorded at: Looking Glass Phoenix, Surprise, AZ
Produced, Engineered, Mixed & Mastered by: Christopher Rippel
Photography: 
Irina Alexandrova
Davide Versaci
Bilibin Maksym
Christopher Rippel

Artwork:
Sarah Holmlund

Christopher Rippel:
Vocals
Guitar
Bass Guitar
Keyboards
Drums

Rio Rippel:
Vocals

Mark Pasquale:
Lead Guitar (Calypso)

Special Thanks to:
Jing

Words & Music by: 
Christopher Rippel
© 2021 Music By Ripsongs (BMI)
℗ 2021 Redparis Records
Management: Surprise Management LLC
WWW.ChristopherRippel.com

Medusa

LYRICS

Drenched from the sea
She came walking toward me
Half naked like a nymph 
From the forest and ash trees

She said sacrifice
And I will wash you twice
With edelweiss 
In the Baltic Sea

She is the daughter of the Ocean
Beauty as far as a stone could throw
Her love is always in slow motion
Whoa oh sorceress Calypso

She has playful magical power
That she harnessed from the white flower
It was now the witching hour
She claimed me as her own

She took me to her father’s palace
I was presented with a golden challis
And told not to spill a drop 
For seven years

She is the daughter of the Ocean
Beauty as far as a stone could throw
Her love is always in slow motion
Whoa oh sorceress Calypso

The town’s people stood at the portal
At such a union of nymph and mortal
As we danced around the circle
For the celebration

Seventh year came to an end
The pollen was meant for lesser men
As I drank the challis content
The shoe became untied

The seven-year-old spell
That ripped us apart to say farewell
No longer we could walk parallel
We had to endure and abide

She is the daughter of the Ocean
Beauty as far as a stone could throw 
I know
Her love is always in slow motion
Whoa oh sorceress Calypso

Calypso

Recorded at: Looking Glass Phoenix, Surprise, AZ
Produced, Engineered, Mixed & Mastered by: Christopher Rippel
Photography: 
Irina Alexandrova
Davide Versaci
Bilibin Maksym
Christopher Rippel

Artwork:
Sarah Holmlund

Christopher Rippel:
Vocals
Guitar
Bass Guitar
Keyboards
Drums

Rio Rippel:
Vocals

Mark Pasquale:
Lead Guitar (Calypso)

Special Thanks to:
Jing

Words & Music by: 
Christopher Rippel
© 2021 Music By Ripsongs (BMI)
℗ 2021 Redparis Records
Management: Surprise Management LLC
WWW.ChristopherRippel.com

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