Story Behind The Song
I spent almost 9 months in a psychiatric hospital - but I have been lucky. There are many who have spent most of their lifetime in such a place, there are those dimentia and alzheimers sufferers whose later life is spent in these places. For me it was an
Song Description
Sung by Pauline Anderson who I think has the voice of an angel. Where Lucifer Lingers is a song about those who suffer from various forms of mental illness and the institutions to which many were, and still sent to.
Song Length |
3:40 |
Genre |
Folk - General, Folk - Contemporary |
Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
Mood |
Poignant, Moving |
Subject |
Sanity/Insanity, Sorrow |
Similar Artists |
Sarah Mclachlan, Joan Baez |
Language |
English |
Lyrics
I'm here at this place of memories past
A place where the hands of time have turned so fast
Still black is the night and dim is the day
For those left behind with trouble of mind are hidden away
This is a place where lucifer lingers
Where many have gone and still so many remain
Though I am no longer here I am bound by history's fear
And my heart is heavy and sad from memories past
Shaped by the hands of fathers before
They coloured the landscape of life that my mother bore
I'm here at this place where Lucifer lingers
A place where the soul takes flight and sun doesn't shine
So for those who must remain in the house of Lucifer's pain
Their hearts so heavy and sad from memories
And still to remain forsaken and bound to memories past
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