Written and produced by Ronald Allen Bell and G-Dawg Trading~

From the poetry of Ronald Bell~

From the poetry of Ronald Bell~

Sarah kneels before his grave and tears fall from her eyes Her lover sleeps six feet below, they wed before he died No one came with offerings, nor did they tongue farewell just ranch hands in a rich man's land, alone she's left to dwell Sarah tires from grief as she lays upon his plot She falls asleep and dreams as the rain begins to drop through the fresh laid soil, the rain with ease begins to seep poor little Sarah, to her husband she will sink

the sun it wakes her paralyzed she's buried all but nose and eyes the burning heat now dries the mud no lips to plead, no one will come two days pass and still she lives upon the grounds it pours again the rain is strong and runs throughout And carries seeds from soils to mouth amidst the flooding she is drowned soon seeds take root, from mouth they sprout the passing days see sprout to tree At five years passed yields blues and greens

the branches hold long drooping leaves of blue as were her eyes in summer lush from pain they rush and spill as sun reminds in winter rain when tired from pain she rests, her blues she hides with lover beneath for twenty-four weeks in peace they shall reside in Spring still half asleep her memory slowly comes to life in summer sun she's overcome and the Weeping Willow cries

From the poetry of Ronald Allen Bell~

[Verse 1] On a cold church floor Her hands went tight The candles bent Like they feared the light The village spoke In a lowered tone And every door Seemed to know her name [Pre-Chorus] They said a prayer Then said another The room went still Like a held-back shiver I watched the faces Stare at the frame Like something was missing But nothing changed [Chorus] Legion, Legion Heavy in the room Legion, Legion Carried out too soon I wonder what she' doing up in Heaven I wonder what she' doing up in Heaven (Oh, Anneliese) [Verse 2] The winter came And stayed for days Boots on the stairs And the same gray haze The doctors wrote Their careful lines While her mother wept Through the kitchen blind [Pre-Chorus] And all that fear Kept getting louder Faith and blame Sat side by side there If there was a war It lived in the air A name on the lips And nowhere to go [Chorus] Legion, Legion Heavy in the room Legion, Legion Carried out too soon I wonder what she' doing up in Heaven I wonder what she' doing up in Heaven (Oh, Anneliese) [Bridge] Some nights I think Of the final plea The way the dark Can borrow your knees If mercy came Would it come like rain Or just one small hand On the windowpane [Final Chorus] Legion, Legion Heavy in the room Legion, Legion Carried out too soon I wonder what she' doing up in Heaven I wonder what she' doing up in Heaven (Oh, Anneliese) Legion, Legion

[Verse 1] Ash in the palace throat Smoke on the lion seal Torches bite the tapestry Kings kneel into steel Black salt on the altar stone Horns in the courtyard air Blood runs under broken gates No mercy left to spare [Pre-Chorus] Hear the old names crack Hear the towers lean The vow turns to dust In a furnace unseen [Chorus] Burning of Persia, the devil took hold Evil inertia, the faithless they fold Burning of Persia, the devil took hold Evil inertia, the faithless they fold [Verse 2] Priests with split-red hands Drag relics through the mire Dogs feast on the banner edge And spit out the fire Wolves in the wine-dark vault Gnaw at the oath-worn bone Every prayer comes back as rot Every crown, a stone [Pre-Chorus] Hear the old names crack Hear the towers lean The vow turns to dust In a furnace unseen [Chorus] Burning of Persia, the devil took hold Evil inertia, the faithless they fold Burning of Persia, the devil took hold Evil inertia, the faithless they fold [Bridge] I watched the moon go blind Over cinders and ruin I heard the desert sing With a thousand mouths chewing Now the serpent in the ash Has a kingdom to own And the last torch dies In a hall of bone [Solo Break] [Final Chorus] Burning of Persia, the devil took hold Evil inertia, the faithless they fold Burning of Persia, the devil took hold Evil inertia, the faithless they fold

[verse 1] Take away my pen and paper Take the table on which it resides Put me in a cell, no contact of any kind But I'll still have my mind

[verse 2] Burn down the forest green Blacken the earth and dry the seas

Rape mother nature of majestic finds Take my eyes from all her pleasures In my dreams her greens still thrive

[chorus] In my thoughts I spend my time It's here within I can rewind Reflect again on lessons learned Of those once lost, here they're returned!

[solo]

[verse 3] A favorite song A tree once climbed my first real kiss A pet I miss Through mental magic can all again now live As in mind they meet again within my dreamer's bliss

[verse 4] Tell me I speak strangely after your needs are satisfied Silence my poor lips, then to my thoughts I'll run and hide

[chorus] In my thoughts I spend my time It's here within I can rewind Reflect again on lessons learned Of those once lost, here they're returned!

[solo]

[verse 5] If ever my love stray in another one confide I'll still hold her tiny hand forever her I'll always find Laying in my thoughts eyes lost deep in mine within the confines of my mind