Name: Petra of the Bells by Petra Haden
Duration: 2 min 56 s
Description: My version of Carol of the Bells by Libera. Photo of Yosemite Valley Chapel by Steven Perilloux.


Elephant Man

And the seas rose, stars froze
Sky glows deathly
Eyes closed
And the white snow fell gently
To the lake, through the rain
While the rays of summer poured warmly down
And the old man died
Leaving space for a child
Who lit up her mother's eyes
Called him home
Saying love
Draws all things to its side
Show the light girls the turning of the bright world
Tell them I bade them all goodbye smiling with laughing eyes

Elephant Man

Nancy And Beth (Megan Mullally and Stephanie Hunt) along with Petra Haden sing Joni Mitchell's "Blue"

Blue - Nancy And Beth

My version of Carol of the Bells by Libera. Photo of Yosemite Valley Chapel by Steven Perilloux. 

Petra of the Bells

River has a hole in his heart
Bowie died
And the country is tearing itself apart
And you want to stop feeling
Bask in indifference
And just stop caring
To lock your doors
Wire your windows
To sit surrounded by your futile arsenal
To bathe in the anger; taste revenge
Sight the rifle on a random victim
To blame the other
Close the borders
To give the orders
To just give in

But I have awoken now and can never fall back to sleep

I want to light secret fires in the hill above my town
Drink to oblivion and watch the houses burn down
Indulge dark temptations
Live like mine is the last generation
Deny that I love


But I have awoken now and can never fall back to sleep

Awake

The Sentence has been handed down
Delivered by a sad-eyed clown
It is not fair
It is nowhere
It is dry and brown
But it is final

The executioner pulls on his robes
Tired and old he moves a little slow
He's lost the thrill
But it pays the bills
On his crooked home
And it's better than starving

And we've all seen better days
As the moon shines through a sickly haze
And there is never a reason
It's just something that happened
Everything just fades away

Stop asking why
It's just an excuse to tell another lie
We love to make up stories to explain and describe
there isn't a secret
There isn't a pearl
Or a happy ending in the whole wide world
but at least they get over,

And we've all tried to toe the line
But we lose our minds
In the pouring rain
And there is never a reason
There's no hell or Edens
Every day just fades away

Bass: Kira
Guitar: Glenn Brown
Violin: Petra Haden
Piano and vocals: Paul

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All Of This asks the question, if one dares to reach, dream, hope and love, will all of it all come crashing down?  This haunting arrangement topped with a fragile vocal by Nicole Emery will take you on a journey of unanswered questions.  Out of tune piano, zither and string quartet mesh to create a beautiful soundscape.  The latest installment from co-writters/co-producers Mr. John Wells and Lil' Dawnee Frinta.

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