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The Lie is a track by Peter Hammill, taken from the album “The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage”, released September 25, 2006 on Virgin Catalogue. It runs 6:31. Use the Play button above when a verified stream is available, or choose a listening service from the other options.
Within the album sequence, this recording sits alongside Modern (2006 Digital Remaster), Wilhelmina (2006 Digital Remaster), The Lie (Bernini's Saint Theresa) (2006 Digital Remaster). Open the album page to compare the full running order and the listening options available for each song.
Song details
- Song
- The Lie
- Artist
- Peter Hammill
- Release
- The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage
- Format
- Album
- Duration
- 6:31
- Release date
- September 25, 2006
- Record label
- Virgin Catalogue
- Content notice
- Standard
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Lyrics
Find another songGenuflection, erection in church.
Sacristy cloth, moth-eaten shroud.
Secret silence, sacred secrets
Accumulate dust, aggravate the eye.
Incautious laughter after confession.
Benediction, fictional fear.
Hidden faces... Grace is a name,
Like Chastity, like Lucifer, like mine.
You took me through the window-stain,
Drowned in image, incense,
Choir-refrain and slow ecstasy.
I'd embrace you if I only knew your name.
The silent corner haunts my shadow prayers.
Ice-cold statue, rapture divine,
Unconscious eyes, the open mouth,
The wound of love,
The Lie.
You took me, gave me reasons for
Saints and missals, vigils,
All the more holy martyrs.
I'd embrace you and walk through
The one-way door.
I'd embrace you, but it would be
Just another lie.
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- 02 Wilhelmina (2006 Digital Remaster) 5:20
- 03 The Lie (Bernini's Saint Theresa) (2006 Digital Remaster) 5:40
- 04 Forsaken Gardens (2006 Digital Remaster) 6:15
- 05 Red Shift (2006 Digital Remaster) 8:11
- 06 Rubicon (2006 Digital Remaster) 4:41
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