Rob Di[c]kinson just released a two-disc special edition of his solo album
Fresh Wine for the Horses, and it includes a new track that really kinda makes me wonder if he saw you-know-what between now and the album's initial release in 2006:
*****
"The End of the World"
Breathe the air again, it's a beautiful day
I wish this moment would stay
With the Earth some primal paradise
But there you go again, saying everything ends
Saying you can't depend on anything or anyone
If the end of the world was near, where would you choose to be?
If there were five more minutes of air, where would you choose to be?
Would you panic and hide?
Or run for your life?
Or stand here and spend them with me?
If we had five more minutes--
Would I
Could I
Make you happy?
And we would live again in the simplest of ways
Living day after day like some primal animals
We would love again under glorious suns
With the freedom that comes from the truth
If the end of the world was near, where would you choose to be?
If there were five more minutes of air, where would you choose to be?
Would you panic and hide?
Or run for your life?
Or stand here and spend them with me?
If we had five more minutes--
Would I
Could I
Make you happy?
So it finally came to pass
I saw the end of the world
I saw the madness unfold
Like some primal burial
And I look back upon
Armageddon
And the moment of truth between you and me
When we had five more minutes of air to breathe
And we cried all through it
But you spent them with me
On our last few drags of air, we agreed
That I was
And you were
Happy.
*****
He pulls out all the stops with the music, too. (Damn, this thing made me CRY--!) One of the things I love about Rob: not only does he have one of the most expressive voices in rock, he's not afraid to slap that ol' heart out on his sleeve. Almost makes me wish my video capabilities extended beyond "Play," "Stop," and "Eject Disc": there's a CAPSIE video of
EPIC PROPORTIONS in this song.
Not like that's a hint-hint or a groveling request or a fast track to a bribe or anything, uh uh....
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Probably just coincidence, but who knows? Maybe one day we'll get some insights via an official release.