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Children Of Eve
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Hello friends. Back a little sooner than I thought.

Nevertheless, it’s a long way to January 6th/20th. Hoping for a civil and peaceful transfer of power here in the US. We’ll see what happens!

I wrote and recorded this song back in 2018. Recently remixed it. My friend Tom Hellsten mastered it.

It was recorded with the acoustic guitar in drop D tuning.

This one draws on ancient Hebraic and Classical Greco-Roman imagery to make it’s point.

Hope some of you can enjoy it!
Released: 11-Nov-2024
Category: Rock
Application: Logic Pro
File type: mp3
File size: 12.1 Mb
Plays: 27
Downloads: 2
Weekly plays: 2
Weekly downloads: 1
License: No derivative works allowed
Lyrics
CHILDREN OF EVE

I
The Garden in our rear-view mirror,
—Vesuvius looming up in the distance.
We’re heading for the Pompeii of
our own blind resistance.
The fig-leaves of delusion
for our make-shift covering.
We dance, and jest, while overhead
the vultures are seen hovering…

CHORUS:
Spawn of Adam, children of Eve,
lonely exiles, rebel seed…
Our past forgotten, our future unclear;
we sip the hemlock of illusion and fear!
Will we ever find our way back home?

II
Staring down the barrel 
of our own impending death.
Seems that this game of life’s
much like Russian roulette.
Seated at the tables of chance,
it’s there we place our bets.
No lucky seven rolls…
snake-eyes is all we ever get!

(Repeat Chorus)

III
Why do we go on listening,
to this world’s infernal hissing?
We need a wise and powerful hand,
to lead us out of this dark land…
Oh Lord!

IV
Clinging to this lying bill of goods 
that we’ve been sold;
we’re all just blind beggars,
sitting on a bench of gold!
Sometimes I sit and wonder,
just how we can go on;
but they say it’s always darkest
right before the dawn…

(Repeat Chorus)
Comments
artist
The acoustic guitar with the organ is real good 
Mike good to hear you back 
Lyrics are spot on
Solid Rock 
28 days ago
artist
Great vocals and backing music Mike great to hear you back!! :)
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28 days ago
artist
Good to see you back!
Great guitars and organ.
Top notch work on all levels.
Lets hope the new administration lives up to what was promised???
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28 days ago
artist
Awesome vocals Mike and equally matched with a killer backing track, that guitar is stunning , the lyrics are amzing and love the line " It's a;ways darker before the dawn " ..... Super post 👌🤘🤘
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28 days ago
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@yoslounge 
Thanks so much Omar.
Glad to be back! I love this place...
Hopefully good things are ahead for us all.
:-)
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28 days ago
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@deezee 
Thanks Dorothy! Nice to be back. Needed to step back and take inventory
of my life. Also needed to attend to a few other things that were being neglected.
Hope to stick around.
:-)
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28 days ago
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@Garni 
I appreciate the thumbs up Gerald. As for the election, I hope it works out for everyone this time, as naive as that may sound.
:-)
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28 days ago
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@Sprout 
Many thanks Dave for the kind words!
:-)
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28 days ago
artist
He's back! Yay!
28 days ago
artist
@Grathy 
T'would seem so Mary, lol...
So much talent... So much good music... So many friendly people...
---it's difficult to stay away for very long, even in the face of other pressing engagements.
I appreciate your stopping by!
:-)
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28 days ago
Great song. Great orchestra arrangement. Love the organ
28 days ago
artist
@KennethLavrsen 
Kenneth! So glad you are back. We've both had to step away a spell to deal with other matters. It's good to be here again, ain't it?
Glad you enjoyed the tune my friend!
:-)
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28 days ago
artist
The music goes amazingly well with the lyrics and your passionate singing too. Welcome back! I'm back too.
artist
@Barretok 
Yep. Back again. Like a bad penny. Lol...
Trying to catch up with the music I've missed!
Looking forward to checking out any of your newbies later today.
Thanks a lot Bernardo for the kind comment. Stay safe!
:-)
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28 days ago
artist
Another geat one Mike.  Love all guitars, keyboards and the arrangements.  Awsome.  Great singing as usual.
28 days ago
artist
@TrebleFace 
Hey Matt, thanks for encouraging me to come back.
Glad you liked the tune bro!
:-)
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28 days ago
artist
Dark outlook.  well played. Enjoyed.
28 days ago
Good to hear you again, Mike- I knew you'd be back sooner rather than later. Reminds me a little of Jethro Tull sans flute.. or some other British progressive rock artists of the 70s..Love that organ ad tasty cowbell.. Yes, it was darkness for the past 4 years but I sense a new dawn...
28 days ago
artist
@Telemetry 
Hi'ya Ray! One of only a handful of songs I've done in an alternate tuning.
Glad you enjoyed it my friend!
:-)
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28 days ago
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@Sociallite1957 
Hi Joyce! You are perceptive as usual. Music inspired to a degree by some tunes in Jethro Tull's 1970 album "Benefit."
As for a new dawn. It remains to be seen. I for one am hopeful.
:-)
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28 days ago
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This one rocks hard! Powerful lyrics, great vocal delivery, and the instrumental section goes hard (love the cowbell!)
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@Amateurhour 
Thanks a lot for listening and commenting friend!
Good to have you aboard!
:-)
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27 days ago
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Always admire your songwriting skills ! Great song.
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27 days ago
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WOW!!! This is Spectacular, Mike!!!! The instrumentation is perfect and even better is how well these musucians play!!! Great singing and very cool lyrics!!!! Incredovle mix!!!!
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listener
Alleluia alleluia !!!!
 
27 days ago
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@Dyl 
Thanks Dyl. Much MUCH appreciated!
:-)
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27 days ago
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@DexAmco 
Hey Dex, many thanks for the kind words.
BTW, I played everything on this particular piece. Apparently was one of my better days. LOL...
:-)
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27 days ago
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@Chips 
Hi Don. Wrote this a few years back. Still applicable today I'm afraid...
Thanks for clocking in on this one brother!
:-)
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27 days ago
artist
This is so clever and so revelant-ah my beloved ebow-or someone with the witt to fake it? Ah Horatio there are more thigs in HEVEN AND EARTH..............................
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27 days ago
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@AlHughson 
Ha! Neither e-bow nor wit AL... Just one more happy accident!
Thanks for the kind words.
Btw, Horatio sez "hello"!
;-)
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27 days ago
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I put herb and Greco-Roman dressing on all my music. Great track. : - )
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26 days ago
artist
A well constructed folksy prog rock song. In other words classic Mike. Great playing, great singing.
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26 days ago
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@alanatomic 
Ha ha... Tom you big goof! But you gotta admit, it's a very tasty dressing!
:-)
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26 days ago
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@Smileygeezer 
Folk-Prog? Hmmn... Intriguing!
Thanks for the thumbs up my friend!
:-)
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26 days ago
artist
Very interesting instrumental intro. Like the change at 2:52, some good prog rock arrangements. It's good to listen to some very nice rock pieces.
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25 days ago
artist
Many interest intersect and make a fine musical tapestry. Could see this in a rock opera Mike.
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@thsantac 
Thanks so much Thierry. ALWAYS nice to see your smiling face!
Using different tunings can take one places one otherwise might never go.
Glad you enjoyed this!
:-)
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25 days ago
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@Bowman 
Thanks Charlie!
You know I've thought about doing a rock opera, but I'm very lazy and it seems like it would be way too much work! Lol...
Indeed, I haven't picked up my guitar in months. Don't have quite the energy I used to...
:-)
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25 days ago
artist
Good to have you back.  That intro reminded me a lot of the Doors with it's organ.  Very good insightful points in the lyrics.   The instrumental part in the middle was a bit like Santana, which I also thought was cool.   Super cool rock tune, you've got here.
23 days ago
artist
@Venturesome 
Thanks Mark. Doors, Santana, Tull... like so many other great bands, have been in heavy rotation in my home over the decades. Not at all surprising when their influence is heard in my tunes!
:-)
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22 days ago
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