The road to Santiago

Telfer/Jones/Prosser

Lyrics from: Holy Bandits

Carnival is what you dare
Flesh farewell, the soul goes bare
Your face is just a mask you wear, but
Masks are hidden faces;
All night long from bar to bar
The devil is a falling star
He knows who you really are
He walks in hidden places 

ON THE ROAD - ON THE ROAD - ON THE ROAD 
TO SANTIAGO
The wind can howl, waters roar
Night come down & feet get sore
 [a priest goes dancing with a whore /
 you won't be who you were before]
We'll walk that wild Atlantic shore
The devil walks behind us -
ON THE ROAD TO SANTIAGO

This is what the devil sells:
Broken vows & broken spells 
Voices out of empty wells 
Fire in December; 
Burning horses, burning trees 
Steps to climb up on your knees 
Missing days & missing keys 
And dreams you can't remember 

Holy bandits, band of hope 
Hauling an unholy rope 
Halfway up the slippery slope 
That's where you'll find us;
We met the devil strolling round
On the midnight side of town he said:
Halfway up? That's halfway down
— well, you don't need to remind us 
you don't need to remind us
25th anniversary concert Granite Years Holy Bandits

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