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Ancestors and Satellites

from Rise and Fall by John Holden

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ANCESTORS AND SATELLITES
For the final track I wanted to return to the theme of ‘The Comet’ and its role as a silent observer of man’s history. But that is a huge subject to condense into a song, so I decided on two moments that seemed to encapsulate that vast sweep of events; ancient hand paintings discovered in caves dating back 40,000 years and footprints left by astronauts on the moon. The human species is by nature full of curiosity and has developed with amazing pace and ingenuity. As a species we are, as we all know, far from perfect. However sometimes it is appropriate to look at how far we have come even as we accept that we still have far to go and much to learn. The verses move from early man to a silent spacewalk. The chorus imagines the chants and magic of those gathered around the ancient fire and how those primitive feelings of belonging, communication and the need to share our stories is still deep within us.

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Hands deep in the past now
Moving in dark light glow
Captured on stone by
Air blown red

Working in wonder
Vision of all they know
Dancing with shadow
Radiance

Chorus
Light the fires
Words are spoken
Incantation
Stories
Call the memory
From the darkness
Imagination
Our song

Hands moving in space now
Reaching for starlight glow
Echo and signs
From distant worlds

Floating in silence
Seekers of light and life
Living with knowledge
Gravity

Chorus

Endlessly searching
Ancestors and satellites
Love and hope
Let dreams take flight

Chorus (Ensemble)

The further we go
The less we know
And we are still
Curious

Time and space
With gods and the Fates
We recognise our
Voice inside

We can all fly
Don’t fall

In the Rise and Fall

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from Rise and Fall, released February 22, 2020
John Holden - Guitars,Keyboards, Programming
Nick D’Virgilio - Drums
Simon Fitzpatrick - Bass
Peter Jones - Vocals
Lauren Nolan - Vocals
Vikram Shankar - Piano & Keyboards
Michel St-Pere - Guitar solo
Jean, Joe, Pete, Lauren, Sally, Vik - Vocal Ensemble

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