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Fahuazhen 法​华​镇

by The Horde

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1.
As a young man came to Shanghai My fortune to be found They said that life was wild there There's riches all around And when I came across the sea We gathered for the feast That's where I met my Meihua The Blossom of the East The time was full of rivals And I defeated every one Gunshots rang on the streets at night Till the risin' of the sun My heart grew cold. A hardened man, I lived just like a beast But never cold for Meihua The Blossom of the East Way down in churchyard shady grove (Ah!) I held her body fair Her thin pressed lips, her almond eyes Her coal black trailing hair We made our love in silence So we wouldn't wake the priest But my heart would cry for Meihua The Blossom of the East But soon the times began to change (No! No!) Revolution in the air We foreigners all had to go There was no stayin' there And when I got upon that ship My brow was solemn creased For my crying Meihua The Blossom of the East I've lived my life so far away Back home inside The West I've lived my life a lonely man On that I can attest And though those days are long ago My love has never ceased For my lovely Meihua My Blossom of the East
2.
Sleazy expat voyeur, You rouge rancid raconteur, Away and alone so far away from your home, No wife or friends, Bad delirium tremens, Nowhere, no-one to call your own, Glassy-eyed gaze, Your mind all in a haze, The hours turn to days, Because life is so much fun, Living on the run. With such delights, We spend our nights, Just a simple man, stuck down in his mind’s eye, IN SHANGHAI! Drinking whisky galore, Even now you’re old and poor, Nowhere and no one to call your own, The birds they fly, Against the grain, We never die, And we stay the same, But we be so insecure, So self-assured. The birds they fly, Against the grain, We never die, And we stay the same, But we be so insecure, So self-assured.
3.
Dark Eyes 03:59
Hey there, Dark Eyes Don't you cry 'Cause you know that I'm by your side And even if I go away Then just smile on Because those eyes will stay With me Just like Homer's Odyssey You'll be my Penelope And even if I'm on a different shore All those sirens Can never lure Me away Some people are only one-eyed See like cyclopses Walk around with blinders on Desire takes their knees But not me Dark eyes are all I see So bring on the wtiches And their brews Because none of them Enchant like you Bring on the lotus Bring on the storm Because in your eyes I"m always warm
4.
He looked down at his gold watch He couldn’t believe the time If only he had remembered Life was far from sublime The air was crisp against his face Rocks crumbled beneath his feet He stumbled on a crooked path Next time he’ll do it differently The belief that time heals all wounds Is only but a myth One thing we should learn too soon Is a little forgiveness He tried to focus on the path Counting cracks on his walk Using past experiences And peripheral thought Car horns, traffic, and bus stops Birds, bugs, children, and tree leaves Are things he used to stop And take his time Take his time
5.
Spring Roll 04:35
My baby dances so nice and sweet Pretty from her head down to her feet I say baby let's take a stroll I wanna show you my spring roll My baby loves the Shanghai style Shops Nanjing Street by the mile Loves the skyline, loves the power Especially likes my Pudong Tower Do the spring roll Do the spring roll My baby don't always like what I say Says she wannna take it all away I saw baby, what you gonna take? She says my little West Lake Do the spring roll Do the spring roll My baby dances so nice and sweet Pretty from her head down to her feet I say baby what you want to do? This little spring roll's for you
6.
-Instrumental-
7.
Prodigal Son 04:05
The lights of the city, man They sure shine bright When your brain's bogged down with beer I lost my money, man I lost my sight And the things I hold so dear It's Tuesday night Shot clear of 1am And the bars are moving slow The rain is pourin From where I don't know when Oh man, I gotta go I wanna see the sun across my shoes As the bus begins to go I wanna see the trees fall in tune Along the dusty streets I know I'm going home I'm going home It's been so long since I gone away Would you still know my face? I miss the birds, I miss the lake Lord, I gotta get back to that place I'm going home I'm going home I hear those bottles, man I hear them calling, here them calling me Come back to me I'll never stop Come back to me And when I get up there upon that hill I'll know I've made my way around I'll get an urge and a sudden chill At all them beautiful things I've found I'm going home I'm going home
8.
Town 03:23
His first stop in a small town An old friend passed his word Slow trains and snow covered ground Thinking things had changed was just absurd Over bridges and into castles Frozen ponds where children have played Clock towers have stood the ages Unsure at first, he was happy he stayed Almost in an instant, worlds collide
9.
Dandelion flowers in your hair tonight I met you there by the neon lights With a smile so pretty it could burn for days Bringing light to his foggy haze Of this Shanghai land, with passions great We had ourselves a dancing date And when the crowd go up and it was time to go Who knew that I'd kiss you there so slow Valentina Zhou You came out from Italy way A land of love or so they say In that Florence town you called your home You brought the lights to the Duomo dome And when the moonlight shone on Tuscan skies You'd steal the light from Botticelli's eyes Because Uffizi halls can never know How your smile charms oh so slow Valentina Zhou Stop all your plans and stay right here Don't catch that flight Stop everything and run away with me Come on make it right And though the world will twist and turn But still my dirty heart will burn For those rooftop movies where we'd play And how you might come back someday To this Shanghai land of loving dreams Wild promoters and business schemes I'll sing this song to let you know Next time round we won't go so slow Valentina Zhou
10.
He heard his door creak What he needed he took He took nothing more on his walk And he stopped a slow brook He heard the distant cheer A smile he did not break He kept his gleam inside All for his own sake Target in sight This is what they live for A moment in the moment The opponents drew near And they shared a glance With the upmost respect They took their stance His opponent had first shot Shot middle, center ring He was the favorite Hero Han, Guo Jing
11.
Space Wars 04:16
This spaceship's starting to shake The walls all rumble and quake It's aliens, man Our beacon they've ignored Now they've come to settle the score It's aliens, man We flew to sector 12 Where no one wants to delve It's aliens, man They're such a sight to see Two heads and razor teeth It's aliens, man Whoa! Now they've come and breached the ship Arm ourselves up to the hip Get those aliens, man! The laser fire is ringing loud But we'll hold our positions proud Get those aliens, man! The crew are dropping like flies Can't hit those glowing eyese It's those aliens, man! The leader's got me now Gonna use me for his chow He's an alien, man! Whoa! Was it all a dream? Am I trippin'? Pinch myself, I'm caught slippin' Singin' at the side for the road Folks, listen In my mind, I'm on a mission But as I open my eyes I'm gonna cope with the lies Brain fried, a bit hurt What's the time? I've been lookin' at my watch For the last five minutes Spacin' it out Like I blazed five phillies Could've sworn That I was runnin' from The Horde I'm a bit lost As if the dream was a bit thorn Between reality and fiction the bit call Contrast is a bitch and the bitch falls Guess I'm kinda awake now What is fake and what is takin' the piss how Illusion and life for a sign How vivid was the vision in my mind Undefined It's a bit a weird How the image an ET With the keys to my thoughts Shifted each gear I won't repeat here I saw some ill shit Whatever y'all wanna preach I'm a kill the beat here Looks like it all was a dream Nothing was quite as it seemed My heart was beating fast as it can It was those aliens, man Get out of bed and turn on the light Put away that fear and the fright But now it's bright, what do I see? It's an alien, man And he's standing over me Whoa! Oh, my god! I'm being eaten by an alien!
12.
你的爸爸不爱我 因为我没有房子 你的妈妈不爱我 因为我的工资不够 可是我爱你 我疼爱着你 我爱你 我爱你一辈子 你的姐姐不爱我 因为我不会说上海话 你的妹妹不爱我 因为我没有上海户口 可是我爱你 我疼爱着你 我爱你 我爱你一辈子 你的爸爸妈妈 不喜欢我的爸爸妈妈 因为 因为 我不知道为什么你的爸爸妈妈不喜欢我的爸爸妈妈 可是我爱你 我疼爱着你 我爱你 我爱你 一辈子

credits

released January 15, 2016

Vox, Guitar // Ho-Tom the Conqueror
Vox, Mandolin // Fierce Franco
Harmonica, Vox, Melodica // George the Goliath
Cajon, Vox // Johnny 2.0
Keys // Nick Nasty

MC ("Space Wars") // Amine MC
Electric Guitar ("Space Wars") // Ryan Bearer of Skullz

Mixed and mastered by Nick Muzyczka
Sound enginnering by A-Ho and Ryan Baird
"Space Wars" mastered by Spencer Blair

Special Thanks: Galen Crout, Dennis Ming Nichols, Little Punk, Rob Ellis, Frau Ana, Morgan Short, Ryan Shank, Joyce Cai, Raph Valensi, Tina Blakeney and Margot Hamer

Cover Art: 蛐蛐 (Ququ)

If you ever came out to a Horde show, we love you. Hope to see you around Fahuazhen sometime.

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