This is a story about a clever eagless and a beautiful diamond.

Eagless and Diamond
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A ship has wrecked, nobody survived,
only a chest that is filled with treasure flows on to the coast.

There is so much to tell you
and much to be done, oh.
I hear voices in my head
but understand none, oh.
Many sounds surround me but save one 
I don't heed them, oh.
No, there's only yours 
and all the rest is mess.

Then the chest is thrown upon a stone,
it opens and out-rolls a diamond colored with an ash.

This night I've had a nice dream
and you were there, oh.
You were sitting with your lad
and I could just stare, oh.
You turned your head to meet my eyes,
always speechless, oh.
And then you pointed at him
like "Do you know him?", I don't!

An eagless flew o'er the shore and saw
something tiny gleaming in the sunbeams just below.

You wear a crimson jacket
but in the dream you had the old one that was green.
And you weren't a-chewing,
which I've never seen, oh.
Then you stood up and went to me,
getting closer, oh.
In that moment I thought
you understood my mind...

I can see Ivory Red Electric Noble Eagless,
she needs Daring Ashen Vivid Iron Diamond,
she needs Daring Ashen Vivid Iron Diamond,
not me.

She went down, took the gem into her claws,
returned to her eyrie and lived there with her eaglets happily.

You said "My name is Irene,"
but I think you guessed I knew it anyway.
So I replied "I'm Martin,"
searching for the words I should say.
You raised your hand to meet my palm, 
but it didn't, oh.
And then you gave me last look
and walked away to him.

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Lyrics: Marty Klemsa
Melody: Marty Klemsa

Vocal and guitar performed by Marty Klemsa

Guitar Recorded on 5 September 2001 at home studio using:
Takamine 6-string guitar for the instrument, 
JVC amplifier for listening to what I recorded

Vocals recorded on 7 September 2001 at home studio using:
Samsung Video Camera for sound recording, 
Technics amplifier for listening to what I recorded

and finally 

Sound Blaster AWE64 sound card as a recording device.

Mixed on 8 May 2005 in Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland, using 

Vinyl AC'97 built-in sound card.


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I can't tell you much about the origin of this song as I don't have
the original paper with me now, but will do so when I do! :-)

This song should include keyboards in the 'I can see Ivory...' passage.

Well, I have the original paper now... (17/02/2006 Ranelagh, Dublin, Ireland)

Original version lines:

A1:
There is so much to tell you
and so much to sing, hmm,
you know I'd never sell you,
but you did that thing, hmm.
Did you think I was just a toy
you could play with, hmm?
No, I am a boy
and there's no more, no less.

B1:
Looking at the 20-sided die
I wonder which side can lead me outta here.

B2:
Seems I want to throw to learn what's gonna be,
there I go, no, I wish I'd never seen.

B3:
Once again, it's the one with your face on top,
your face - does it smile or cry, don't know.

--
...sitting with your boy...

...raised your hand to meet my palm
and it happened...

...out rolls a diamond colored with a grey.

Eagle flew...

He went down and took it to his claws, 
returned to his eyrie and lived there with his eaglets happily.