Noe Venable - Six prayers, no. 1 lyrics

The melody of this song is based on fragments of a melody from ancient Ugarit.

The melody was written in an ancient form of notation on a slab of stone.

Many of the words were rubbed out, but it is believed to be a prayer to a sun god.

In the falling of the evening

Comes the fortune teller eating and consumed

When the folds of her dark flesh are all I see

Keep your big red eye on me

Keep your big red eye on me

Brushed your teeth up silver white as stars and knives

Patched your stockings up with

Oriental rugs and brothel silk

Someone told me "traveler, you'll go far"

I'll go with you if I may

I'll go with you if I may

Shadows don't believe in window panes

Entering and leaving as they please

Now your laughter rattles like fifty wrong keys

At how I think that every knock's for me

Come to take me home

Come to take me home