"lord we love," And she's standing in the shadows Hey, hey, yeah, (Transcribed by ear, with final corrections based on lyrics published I'm mystified, oh, by this mood And her hundred watt bulb just blew, She used to hang out at Miss Lucy's Comfort You (4:25) Let your midnight and your daytime turn into love of life You don't pull no punches, and you don't push the river, no Fill my mind with tales of mystery, mystery... While critically acclaimed upon it’s release, Astral Weeks did not initially sell well during a time when Morrison was financially struggling. d.write(', You Don't Pull No Punches, But You Don't Push the River. When it gets too much, much too much for me This October 1974 studio release, heavily influenced by Morrison’s Irish roots and personal life, shares a special kinship with 1968’s Astral Weeks as two albums that mirror and complement each other, in both subtle and overt ways. And we say Geronimo, (Transcribed by ear; corrections requested and welcomed! Met them face to face outside Trumbo’s piano opens the song tenderly, with notes of melancholy and regret until Morrison enters, assured and conversational with the lyrics now directly narrative and naming the main character. In fathoms of my inner mind I wanna comfort you Well you both can have some fun Country Fair Lyrics: We stood and watched the river flow / We were too young to really know / In the country fair / Oh, in the country fair / We laid out in the long green grass / And never thought “Fair Play,” and introduces a markedly consistent sound and feel that will inform the rest of the album with a mix of folk, jazz, blues and soul as well as lyrics incorporating Morrison’s Irish roots. Like a fish inside a bowl, When the ghost comes round at midnight His impassioned vocals grow intense when he darkly draws out the word “hatchet.” Across just two and half minutes a story emerges of a hard-drinking man hiding out in San Francisco after having “stole the highlights” with “one hand tied behind his back.”. To a cul-de-sac You can just soak up the atmosphere Fair Play (6:15) And I saw your eyes The woman an' you are one, We're goin' out in the country to get down to the real soul, Sand like time slippin' through our hand Rolling back 'til the day You don't push the river, you don't push the river, I'm kicking off from centre field We're gettin' out to the west coast Just let your tears run wild And flowing through . in Anthology), In a cul-de-sac This feeling has me spellbound The delicate melody and impassioned singing create an atmosphere both restless and calming to close the album. And there's only one meadow's way to go Simply can't get enough of the thing. Goin' as much with the river as not, We're goin' out in the West, down to the cathedrals You don't pull no punches, but ya, you don't push the river And you don't know who to ask, You just sit there like a butterfly And as we walked With the river as not, with the river as not, goin' as much, So fine... Tell me of Poe Goin' as much with the river as not, no, ah And it was a straight clear case of And no matter what they tell you, And our souls were clean You're not very far away, No ohhh Goin' down to the Sisters of Mercy Twilight Zone (Alternative Take) (5:51) Were filled with poetry 3. Who Was That Masked Man (2:55) And the grass did grow Recently I happened to (for the first time in my 63 years) listen to Veedon Fleece and my God! You will double back In god's green land In sweet summer time, We counted pebbles in the sand Of the day wore on It has been compared to Astral Weeks with the same "stream of consciousness" lyrics but musically it is more Celtic, acoustic and heavily influenced by Morrison's Irish trip. To a cul-de-sac And take your rest, It's been much too long Bluesy piano and guitar drive the song as Morrison delivers one of his most impassioned vocals on record, as he emphasizes nearly every word, enunciating, stretching vowels and repeating syllables. You can double back (spoken "This is it") Through the streets of Arklow Through the streets of arklow It has been compared to Astral Weeks with the same "stream of consciousness" lyrics but musically it is more Celtic, acoustic and heavily influenced by Morrison's Irish trip. Linden Arden Stole the Highlights (2:37) var cb = Math.random(); He Said, "Someday it may get lonely." The third song on Veedon Fleece connects directly to its predecessor with the first line of “Who Was That Masked Man” echoing the closing line of “Linden Arden Stole the Highlights,” now detailing the loneliness of “livin’ with a gun.” Morrison again adopts a falsetto that lends urgency to the mournful melody as acoustic guitar dances around the sung lines.

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