angels and ministers of grace defend us!
be thou a spirit of health or goblin damn’d,
bring with thee airs from heaven or blasts from hell, be thy intents wicked or charitable,
thou com’st in such a questionable shape
that I will speak to thee – speak to thee – speak to thee
speak to thee – speak to thee
I’ll call thee Hamlet / I’ll call thee Hamlet, o answer me.
it will not speak, then I will follow it –
follow it I do not set my life at a pin‘s fee,
and for my soul, what can it do to that,
and for my soul, what can it do to that,
being a thing immortal as itself;
it waves me forth again – forth again – forth again,
I’ll follow it. – (I’ll) follow it. – (I’ll) follow it.
I’ll call thee Hamlet / I’ll call thee Hamlet,
king, father, royal Dane / king, father, royal Dane.
o answer me.
what may this mean, that thou. /
dead corse, again in complete steel
revisits thus the glimpses of the moon, /
making night hideous / and we fools of nature
so horridly to shake our disposition - our disposition / with thoughts beyond the reaches of our souls?
with thoughts beyond the reaches of our souls? /
say why is this? wherefore?
say why is this? wherefore?
I’ll call thee Hamlet / I’ll call thee Hamlet,
king, father, royal Dane / king, father, royal Dane.
credits
from Woods of Birnam,
released November 7, 2014
MUSIC: CHRISTIAN FRIEDEL & PHILIPP MAKOLIES
LYRICS: WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
WOODS OF BIRNAM entered the music scene in 2011 when actor and musician Christian Friedel met Uwe Pasora, Philipp Makolies,
Ludwig Bauer and Christian Grochau in Dresden, Germany.
The band quickly evolved from an Indie pop band into a band also known for writing theater music and cinema music.
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