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Be there & be drunk!

by Ceili Moss

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1.
Sweet thing 02:58
When I first met you, I was nothing, not at all Then you came and everything turned into a pretty dream For you did what you had to, you did all that I expected What was wrong, you put right, what was dirt, you did it clean, oh my angel When you came to me, you said this house is a mess You cleaned the whole thing, I have to say I was impressed I thought you had such a talent for cleaning and keeping tidy I married you and made you a housewife 'cos that was what you were meant to be Now I'd cut the moon right into seventy pieces To prove my love to you, just to get you back again I've been such a silly jerk, I will never do it again I promise I'll be good and treat you like the princess that you are When I met you, I was nothing at all But now you've left me 'cos I didnt treat you well It's such a shame I did never realise how much you meant to me and how bad I've been treating you, my dear "Pack your things and leave Don't want you here Don't want you near so hit the road And get the hell away I've had enough Of your sick ways" Now you're coming back and we're all happy again We'll throw a big party, we'll invite all of our friends We'll have lots of fun tonight, but before, there's work to do So get back to that kitchen, do these dishes 'til you die of exhaustion!
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Rodney's glory (free) 03:19
On the day that I die, I will surely go to Hell For I drank a lot of pints and loved a lot of women But whatever may happen, I won't bow down in shame Won't wipe the smile off my face On the day that I die, I will surely fall apart For each time I gave myself, I did it with a true heart And if you think I was silly to burn my life away It was mine to ruin anyway ref.: Oh, come to me in the middle of the night Come to me and make it alright Come to me, I can't make it all alone Come to me, let's make it our own For if we give up our pride Sure we will fail Go, go, go beyond the pale And the day that I go there to meet the one I'm from I will tell him a few things that will surely make Him frown And if He throws me in the lake, saying "son, you're doomed" He'll still be the one to feel the gloom On the day that I die, I'll have only one regret For there might be some things that I'll haven't tried yet But if regret is a tree, its leaves are burning red It won't last long 'til it's dried dead ref. On the day that I die, I will surely see you there All my friends and all my foes, they all will play the snare And whatever comes next, it might only be good As long as there's music and a little booze On this last day of mine, I don't want to see you cry I don't want to hear you mourn or despair or sigh For nothing bad can happen as long as I have faith As long as I don't give up my strength ref.
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Iona 02:53
All my days were sad until morn' All my days were nights until dawn Dawn you brought with your starry eyes Dawn you brought, it did burn my heart ref. And I don't know how much more I can bleed What is wrong, well, I will be this And if I knew, what else could I be? What is strong, well, I will not be All my days, I'll go with where Your feet would go, I really don't care And if you were to trip up sometimes I would be right there with arms open wide ref. I'm all alone All my days were just by mistake You picked me when I was about to break And held me up as if you were there Created by God and designed to care All my days were sad until morn' All my days were nights until dawn Dawn you brought with you starry eyes Hair of brown and heart open wide And I don't know how much I can give What is wrong, well, I won't be this And if I knew, then what else could i be? What is strong, well, I'll try to be I'm not alone...
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Black smoke 03:48
One day, you came and told us of a threat to the fatherland You said the enemy was strong and said that you needed all hands I never heard of anything that sounded like what you mean So I don't understand at all the reasons why I'd go fighting But just give me a gun And I'll get you done You, lined up against a wall Just a press on a button And all of your problems Would be solved for ever more Just let me tell you I'm not gonna fight for your bullshit plans I never understood how guns could resolve a simple problem I say it's you, not me, who wants the cake from the ones in front So go and get it by yourself, don't expect no action-station Get your hands on a gun And solve all your problems And do it like men ought to Stare them right in the eyes And when you do fire I hope it feels good for you So today is the day I depart to the frontline With all my friends gathered around, all ready to fight We take a train to where blood has to be spilled Many won't be back but, hey, they gave us cool pills Proud of my country, proud of my colours, proud of my flag and proud of my ancestors We fight them on the beaches, on the ground, in the air We live in explosions lights, in mud, sweat and flare I don't think we are cowards, but there's one answer missing: Who will be next to meet his maker and not the next morning? Blood on my country, blood on my colours, blood on my flag and blood on my ancestors A year has passed and brought many friends to the crow king But when you see the land we gained, it amounts to nothing We shoot, then run for shelter, then stand and shoot again It seems we killed the whole of'em, but never see the end Shame on my country, shame on my colours, shame on my flag and shame on my ancestors 'Til one day, I got shot and I fell in the reeking mud A shiny medal on my chest was the price you paid for my blood You said duty was there in the path you showed to us, little chimps Who were fucked up like I have been by a land that's just a pimp But whatever fool I am You don't give a damn You are sleeping safe and sound Sure enough of your right To send us to die For a worthless piece of ground
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Back in the house (free) 04:07
It's so nice to see you again See you again in that pretty blue gown It's so nice to feel you again To hear the voice that was so well known ref. Oh, what a feeling Waiting for her 'til she's coming Believing in her and she believes in you And you know that it's true And you know it's for real I've been sad in too many ways Now is the time to rejoice and to smile I found out that most of your days It is mainly up to you to decide ref. I know that my story's not new In fact, it is such a damn common thing I am pretty sorry if you Find it annoying, but I can't help singing All my life, I'll live to tell All the stories I know well Of life, love, friendships and beers Of liberty, joys and sometimes of tears La-di-da... And you know that it's true and you know it's for real And you know how it feels to be inside a heart Tell me, my love, are you still in the mood You were in when I left and threw us in the gloom? ref. I claim in front of the world and the stars That I will always be faithful and not denied Tell me my love, are you ready to have A lover by your side who will keep you safe? ref.
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As I went out to see my old love one more time, I thought again Of all the times we had to talk about our deeds, but we failed I've given most of my time to a job and to mundanities And now, it's late, I fear, I'm slowly decaying by degrees ref. And according to what I see, there is no sense There is not much to say, there is no evidence That life ain't no wasteland of broken down dreams As far as the eye can see We had such high hopes and we had money to spend There was a world to gain, just there around the bend There were fields of gold, valleys of milk and honey As far as the eye can see So day by day, our blood, our bones, our strength, our belief, our faith in God Gets slowly deconstructed, eroded, and turns into mud It's not that we decide to give up faith and courage all the way It's just that points of view get blurred a little more day by day ref. Think about all those who died for no reason Would you still say it's a wonderful life? If there is one thing to say about mankind There is nothing kind about man Oh Lord, protect from those who bark your name They're the most likely to kill me someday I don't believe you go to Heaven when you're good Everything goes to Hell anyway ref. So now I guess i'd better remain silent, I'm gone anyway But please beware of your dreams, they will make your hair turn to grey
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The foggy dew (free) 02:46
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The starry night is rising as I roam along the evergreen The moon is high, shining through the branches of the willow tree The wind is low and whistling on the moors, the forests and the sea The night is young and calling for the blood to come to its abode Will you come over and give me your hand Will you come over and try to understand Will you come as I saw you in my dream Will you come, you're expected under the moonbeams Oh, come with me, my precious, my darling, my enlightened one No sanctuary is needed, let's take the first place that comes along The blood is hot, it's boiling as we feel the heat of night arise The soul is open wide, ready to release its inner light Will you come... So come, join me after all is said and done Time is short and life is but a shorter slice of time We're so young, would be a shame not to use what we have got So take a deep breath, then go...
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It's not such a long time since you're gone Since you have left me all alone I thought I would never recover Well, I was wrong ref. Next time, I won't be fooled Next time, I want it to be cool Now I'm raising hedgehogs in my garden To prevent you from approaching And when I think of my own future, i just sing ref. There was a time my brain was crammed With thoughts, but one day, it went jammed It looked like a colony of termites 'T was okay for a while but... ref. You made my heart claustrophobiac But what makes me sad is the fact that The next innocent girl who'll come my way Because of you, she'll have to pay ref.
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Why? 02:34
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Coboï Joe 02:38
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Holly 02:59
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Epilogue 00:56

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The first proper album, with extra tracks from the 1998 & 1999 demos

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released April 15, 2001

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Ceili Moss Namur, Belgium

Red hot pan-European folk-rock. That’s how you might describe us in a few words. G.Williams (Widdershins) said it best: "They're not as punk as The Pogues, but they have a bit of that attitude and it gives them an edge many groups lack".

Original songs, mistreated traditionals, we take it all, put it in our cauldron and whoever says it's not "orthodox" or "as it should be" gets a smack bottom
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