Ties of Blood and Water (Nur Ein III)

[frankie big face]

Ties of Blood and Water - Frankie Big Face

3/4 q=108
She presses the blade into her palm
And then she does the same.
They grasp each other's hands and embalm
Themselves to each other's shame.

4/4 q=92
Of all the ties that bind us
Blood and water don't mean anything
Of all the ties that bind us
Blood and water don't mean a thing

She slices her thumb on the envelope
Her father sends at Christmas time.
Her tears emboss the space she hoped
Her mother would finally sign.

Of all the ties that bind us
Blood and water don't mean anything
Of all the ties that bind us
Blood and water don't mean a thing

q=54
Only love can teach us anything
Only love can fill our hearts
Only love can ward off everything
That aims to tear us apart

She squeezes her hand with all of her strength
At the moment of greatest pain
The nurse records his weight and his length
And their lives begin again

Of all the ties that bind us
Blood and water don't mean anything
Of all the ties that bind us
Blood and water don't mean a thing

Only love can teach us anything
Only love can fill our hearts
Only love can ward off everything
That aims to tear us apart

A round of transfusions and a pint of saline
Can tell a convincing lie.
But water and blood can't stop a guillotine
And neither can you and I.

[jb]

Ties of Blood and Water
(The Ballad of John McCain)
by JB

You survived the fiery furnace son
Saw the Red river fade behind
You heard A Change is Gonna Come
Saw a man name the mountain
We would climb

Today we can almost
Reach the sky

Step aside
Let the sun rise

Through the fog of history
You cannot see the way
Past everything you know
We’re begging you to go
The ties of blood and water
Bind your eyes
And so
And so
And so

Step aside
Let the sun rise

Let it go
Let them all go
Put them in the ground
Let them rest
We all can be redeemed

Step aside
Let the sun rise

Step aside
Let the sun rise

[Ross]

Ties of Blood and Water
by Ross Durand

The sins of the Fathers
Are the sins of the sons
And the fathers before them
And on and on
And we can’t break away from what runs in our veins

We pass down our histories
It’s in the blood in our veins
We pass down our victories
And we pass down our stains
And we never can shake who we are - where were from - where we’ve been

These are the ties that bind us
those we see those we don’t
they tie us through time to the ones who came before
some we admit and some we won’t

We’re all made of water
We all came from the slime
the forces of your life
Are the forces of mine
And we can’t break away from the seas that run in our veins

We all share a history
With the creatures great and small
The forces of nature
Tie us all
And we never can shake who we are - where were from - where we’ve been

These are the ties that bind us
Those we see and those we don’t
They tie us through time to the ones who came before
Some we’ll admit and some we won’t

And we can’t break away (From the ties that bind us)
And we can’t break away (The Blood and the Water)

[Paco Del Stinko]

Ties Of Blood And Water - Paco del Stinko

I didn't share your laugh
So close yet so hard to grasp
Despite the heartaches and pain
Your blood still ran through my veins

The old man of the sea
Cast his gaze towards you and me
He gave a nod of his head
And when he spoke this is what he said

We are the earth and moon and sun
We are only one
The day is gone and the night is long
You must let go to be strong

The dirt is rich but so cold
So very young so very old
When I became the golden haze
I cast myself upon the waves

We are the earth and moon and sun
We are only one
The day is gone and the night is long
You must let go to be strong

We've always been here, it seems so easy and so clear
You came before and I came last, we are the future and the past
It's so endless and so small, one tiny atom of the all
The love for you is love for me, it's in the blood that we swim free

[Billy's Little Trip]

Ties Of Blood And Water
by Billy's Little Trip

It was my proudest of days when you bore me a son
Eighteen years from his birth, he's the fortunate one
He shall carry my name, spread the blood of my tree
The next heir to the throne will be the purest of me

I could never turn back time
The boy that we've raised
Is not of your kindred nor your soul

Oh Mother, dear
Why after all of these years
You say I come from the seed of another.
I'm not the blood of the Father I love
And I'm just a friend to my brothers.
A diluted bastard child
The Family name has been defiled
Oh Mother,
I will always hold a place,
deep in my heart,
for my life that you gave.

I could never tell you my son
The man that made you strong and brave,
could never have children of his own.

Why have the Gods stricken me with this horrible curse.
Have I not given all of myself to them first
You have brought forth to me this brilliant shame
I will fight to the death to protect his good name

I could never turn back time
The boy that we've raised
Is not of your kindred nor your soul
I could never tell you my son
The man that made you strong and brave,
could never have children of his own.