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The Last Living Member

from The Pure Shine by Flaming Row

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    "The Pure Shine“ is based on the novel „The Dark Tower“ by Stephen King
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    released December 10, 2019

    All music written by Martin Schnella except (1) by Marek Arnold & Martin Schnella
    All lyrics & vocal melodies by Melanie Mau & Martin Schnella
    Music arranged by Martin Schnella, Marek Arnold, Niklas Kahl, Jimmy Keegan, Lars Lehmann
    String Arrangements (2, 3, 4, 6) by Nathan Brenton, (1) by Marek Arnold & Nathan Brenton

    Flaming Row is:
    Melanie Mau: Lead Vocals (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), Harmony Vocals (3, 4, 5, 6)
    Martin Schnella: Lead Vocals (1, 3, 4, 6), Harmony Vocals (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), 6- & 12- String Acoustic Guitars (2, 3, 4, 5, 6), 6-, 7- & 8-String Electric Guitars (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), Classic Guitar (6), Baritone Guitars (5, 6) Bass Guitar (1, 6- End Section)
    Marek Arnold: Piano (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), Organ (2, 3, 4, 5, 6), Mellotron (2, 3, 4, 5), Synth (2, 4, 5), Strings (1) , Soprano Sax (1, 4, 5, 6) Alto Sax (5), Tenor Sax (5)
    Niklas Kahl: Drums (2, 4)

    Guest Musicians
    Lars Lehmann: Bass Guitar (2, 3, 4) & Fretless Bass (3, 4)
    Dave Meros: Bass Guitar (5, 6), Bass Synth (5)
    Jimmy Keegan: Drums (1, 3, 4, 6), Cajon (3), Vocals (1)
    José Pepe Jimenez: Latino Percussion (3)
    Nathan Brenton: Cello and Orchestra Arrangements (1, 2, 3, 4, 6)
    Eric Brenton: Violin, Viola (1, 2, 3, 4, 6)
    Jens Kommnick: Low Whistle (1, 3, 4, 6), Tin Whistle (3, 6), Uilleann Pipes (3, 4, 6),
    Cello (1, 3, 5), Violin (1), Mandolin (3, 6)
    Fabian Gödecke: Marching Toms (6)
    Siobhán Kennedy: Lead Vocals (4), Spoken Words (1, 6)
    Johan Hallgren: Lead Vocals (2, 3, 4, 6)
    Glynn Morgan: Lead Vocals (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
    Alexander Weyland: Lead Vocals (2, 3, 4, 6)
    Mathias Ruck: Lead Vocals (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
    Ossy Pfeiffer: Lead Vocals (5)
    Gary Wehrkamp: Vocals (1, 5)
    Leo Margarit: Vocals (1, 5, 6)
    David Anderson: Spoken Words (4, 5)
    Anish Jewel Mau: Spoken Words (4, 5)

    Drawings: Isa Hausa Illustrations
    Artwork & Design: Martin Huch

    All instruments and vocals recorded by Martin Schnella @ Overlodge Recording Studio, Germany 2012 - 2019 except:

    Lars Lehmann recorded his Bass Guitars in Hannover, Germany
    Eric & Nathan Brenton recorded their strings in Tustin, California/USA
    Jens Kommnick recorded his celtic instruments @Pure Sonic Studio, in Langelsheim by Jost Schlüter
    Jimmy Keegan recorded his Drums in Los Angeles/USA
    Dave Meros recorded his Bass Guitars in Sacramento, California/USA
    Johan Hallgren recorded his vocals in Eskilstuna, Sweden
    Alexander Weyland recorded his vocals in Germany
    Ossy Pfeiffer recorded his vocals @ Frida Park Studios in Hannover, Germany
    Siobhán Kennedy recorded her vocals in Wremen, Germany
    Glynn Morgan recorded his vocals in Lichfield, UK
    Gary Wehrkamp recorded his vocals @ NewHorizon Studios in Pennsylvania/USA
    Leo Margarit recorded his vocals in Eskilstuna, Sweden

    Mixed & mastered by Martin Schnella @ Overlodge Recording Studio, Osterode/Germany 2019

    www.gray-matters.de
    www.facebook.com/flamingrow
    contact: martinschnella@gmx.de

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lyrics

The Last Living Member
music: Martin Schnella
lyrics & vocal melodies: Melanie Mau, Martin Schnella

I. A Mystical Structure

Since the beginning of time
Good and evil have existed in parallel
We harbour both sides in us
And it is our decision to which we belong
It's the fight against oneself
Which is imperative to win
To conquer the dark side in all of us
There will always be a fight
And it will always carry on

The story tells about a dark tower
Standing in the center of the universe
A mystical structure that supports all realities
Surrounded by a circle
Inside are myriad worlds all around
Outside – are beings
Beings from the darkness

When the tower falls
The dark side will win
To invade and destroy reality
It relates to the Gunslinger
To The Man In Black and the boy with that pure shine

II. Roland Of Gilead

Roland Of Gilead, the last living member of
A knightly order known as Gunslingers
And the last line of Arthur Eld
His guns are forged from the steel of Excalibur

The unique weapon wrought of meteorite
Made for the rightful king
Armed with magical power
Makes him invincible

It's so hard to become a Gunslinger
Only a few have ever made it and
The others were banished
So their age is drawing to an end, to an end
Evil has tainted all hope and all that was left

He was the last Gunslinger
Roland of Gilead
He had the strength and the will to defy
All black magic
The unique weapon wrought of meteorite
Made for the rightfully brave
Armed with magical power
Makes him invincible

His nemesis, The Man In Black
On behalf of the Crimson King
Causes disaster where ever he may roam
Master of the transcendental
With bare hands he could light a fire
He could make himself invisible
Something they both had in common
Reaching the Dark Tower

It was impossible to enter
As long as the universe is balanced
He's in possession of Crystal Balls
Magical items called Maerlyn's Rainbow
Made upon the waters of the Prim
Finally spun to glass
The Man In Black killed everyone
Who walked by Rolands side

III. Maerlyn's Rainbow

This is the Legend Of Prim
A liquid of primordial chaos and creativity
That brought the tower’s might
It's neither good nor evil

So the line of Eld and that of the Crimson King
Find their origin in it
And its energy was used in the construction of Maerlyn's Rainbow

The sorcerer formed 13 balls
The first ones represent the guardians of beams
Each having a secret form of magic
The 13th, the black, shows the tower itself
Which was filled with the evil of the monster infested void
That existed between worlds
They have different powers
Some showing worlds and its secret doors between
Others have the power to transport
And yet others look into the future
All were cursed to bring despair and sorrow
To those who wielded them
To those who wielded them

He's the Man In Black
Fled across the desert
The boy with that pure shine
And the Gunslinger followed

See the Man In Black
Fled across the desert
The boy with that pure shine
And the Gunslinger followed

Jake with that pure shine
Will he be our savior
He's close on your heels
Keep your powder dry

Jake with that pure shine
Will he be our savior
Keep your powder dry
Keep your powder dry little one

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from The Pure Shine, released December 10, 2019
music: Martin Schnella
lyrics & vocal melodies: Melanie Mau, Martin Schnella

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