Tales from the Crescent

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The overture to our upcoming New Orleans-themed concept album! Tales from the Crescent (the album) includes songs of love, war, vampires, ghosts, fire, flood, excellent food and cats.

Listen to the whole CD (and get your own physical copy) at thestoryiseverything.net/music !

lyrics

Here I am tapping upon your shoulder
Turn quickly and you might catch
The rustle of petticoats, flick of a pocket watch
Brush of a soft silken sash
I am love, I am loss, I am anguish
I am joy and I am misery
And I whisper from every shadow
Come listen now to me

CHORUS:
For I'll tell you tales from the crescent
Sing a city's sad songs of desire
From streets inundated with water
From rooftops ablaze with fire
Yes I'll tell you tales from the crescent
I'll conjure up spirits that dwell
In slate-shingled attics
Past swirls of cast iron
They'll captivate you with their spell

Here I am following closely behind
As you walk the old brick streets
Here I am hovering, gazing down from
The St. Louis Cathedral eaves
I'm the wail of the train in the distance
I'm the moss hanging from the oak tree
And I emanate from every decaying timber
I resonate from every stone you can see
I permeate the very air that surrounds you
I am history

(CHORUS)

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released February 22, 2020
Tanya Voorhees: lead vocals, mandolin
John Voorhees: harmony vocals, 6 string guitar, accordion, bass, percussion

Music and lyrics by Tanya Voorhees
Produced by John Voorhees

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