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To Cross The River

from Closing Statement by Gaz 'Oual

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Standing on a pier
Waiting for the ferryman to come along
He may tell me why I’m here
Where I’m going, why I’ve waited for so long

He might know who I am
Might know the reason for this journey
I admit I’m lost, I can’t remember
I could either have been a beast or a beauty

My last memory’s vague to say the least
Was I alone on the open road
Or assisted by a priest

It could have ended in a hospital bed
Maybe an overdose
Perhaps an accident
Why not a sharp blow to my head

The man is coming
To take me to the other side
I can feel it in the wind
And I have no place to hide
I’ll make my peace
With whatever I may have been
For I know this is the end
Mine eyes they have seen

Was I an inmate in a camp
Who died for what I thought or what I felt
I may even have been a dumb animal
Simply butchered for my pelt

The man he is coming
To bring me to the other side
I can feel it in the air
And there’s nowhere for me to hide
I’ll make my peace
With whatever I may have done
Let god or devil come and judge me
I have a light that will shine on

The ferryman’s coming
To take me cross the river Styx
It’s worse than waiting for a dealer
Be it for your very, very last fix
I’m headed for the country
From whose bourn no traveler returns
What matters it to me now
Whether I was loved or I was spurned

I still don’t know why I’m here
Should I be overjoyed
Or should I quake with fear
Is it heaven or hell
To be found on the other side
Or just a void, emptiness
To be found far and wide

No matter Charon is here
The ferryman has arrived
Time to take place on his barge
To go to the other side
What matters it to me
To be considered of virtue or of vice
To be considered as hot as the devil
Or as cold as ice

All that matters
Is the memory you give
A stupid bastard
Or man who deserved to live

No matter where the ferryman takes you
It doesn’t exist at all
All that counts is the memory
The memory we leave for you all
So one last thing
You all make me warm inside
As I take this final journey
As I go through the great divide

credits

from Closing Statement, released September 1, 2012
Eric Baud: Bass
Rod Bianchi: Guitars
Ali Kebaili: Drums
Ivan Pandev: Voices and Keyboards
Hugues Vincent: Guitars
Recorded at Dark Studios 17 & 62 and LedPan Studios (France)
Mixed & mastered at Studio 20 bis (France)
Produced by Rod Bianchi for Gaz 'Oual
Written by: Gaz 'Oual (© 2012 Baud, Bianchi, Kebaili, Pandev & Vincent -- SOCAN) All rights reserved.

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Pandev Montreal, Québec

Born in Quebec in 1970, of British and Bulgarian parents, PANDEV (first name: Ivan-George) has played in bands (on either side of the Atlantic) for over 30 years.

While having rather eclectic musical tastes, his songs remain mostly in the rock vernacular.

He has moved back to Montreal and is always working on new tunes,
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