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Am7
Am7In the mind of god
The dead sleepiDm7ng lieF  
Am7And the little cogs though uDm7nmovingF  
Am7Hover over the turning Dm7wheelF  Am7  
All life's Dm7a farceF  
Am7The broken bird is drCaped over the paFths and paDm7ths
And pAm7aths and paCthsF  Dm7  
And tAm7hose who say thCis world Fis notDm7  
The bAm7loody gleaming parCadise of bloFod and jewelDm7  
Am7Lie
Am7Opal and pDm7earl bloFodsocket Am7castings
Ruby jaDm7smine Fjasper and Am7onyx
Chalcedonthrone and aDm7mbergriscrownF  
Am7Golden green leafwork
Dm7Scrolled Fwith the Am7farstarsC  
FPitted Dm7~~~with the moAm7onworlds
CMother aFlldeweyDm7  
ArAm7rayed wCith the tFwinkDm7ling lightsAm7  
The woCvengold spuFngilded Dm7~~~~blinking goAm7deyes
The spCearshFafts of hDm7eaven
The sAm7ouldCwelling FrockDm7homes
Am7Are...
Spoken:
Dormition and Dominion
Dormition and Dominion
The Mother is dead
The Mother awakens
Dormition
She sleeps
Dominion
He rules
She sleeps and rules
In her starry bodied glory
The Mother sleeps
The Mother loves
Dormition and Dominion
I wait
...Are the holders of the world and its dreams
I say there is no death
No death
Dm7
We have lAm7ived before and sChall live again
FAnd againDm7  
We have sAm7lept before and sChall sleep againF  
We have danced tDm7hrough the shallow pAm7ools
And shCall rejoice F  Dm7  
Once aAm7gain
To thCose who say there iFs no hope
I Dm7say...  Am7liars
CLiarsF  
Dm7Liars you Am7are
Over the starry dDm7ancing stars
FThere is a Am7land
Under the swCeatribbed bFrow
Dm7There is a lAm7and
And this is the gClobed woFrld of Dm7~~~~the Am7Pantocrator
C[Died in lines and died in siFngular]Dm7  
Am7Finally I have undCerstood
FI have undDm7erstood
Am7I have undeCrstood
Though wFhen I slip slDm7eeping and siAm7lentlyC  
From tFhis ribbed room of sDm7ighs
YAm7ou shall not fCind the hFistory of Dm7His personal vAm7isit
CSewn into my linings perFhaps
Dm7Nevertheless I have unAm7derstood
CWhere the logician watches gFod hinge aDm7ll on a die
Am7Nevertheless I have undeCrstood!
That aFll this is the brDm7eathbetween mAm7oment
Our eyeCslids open and cFlose
Between is the lDm7and
BetAm7ween the time I fiCrst was acceFpted
IDm7n between Your brightboneAm7d body
CBetween then and there aFnd the time yDm7ou, you wAm7ept:
"Goodbye my lCove goodbye to yFou"
GoDm7odybye, oh goodAm7bye
There was the laCnd
In the peaFrls of our hDm7eart
Am7There is the immaculate hCeavenly lovelFand
In the Dm7middle of the forAm7est Acton is slCain by his own hoFunds
In the Dm7middle of the forest EAm7ustace meets the crisCscross Stag
FThere is the land he has reDm7ached paradiseAm7  
There is no deaCth
There is no deaFth
There Dm7as the stag tAm7urns and smiled lCoved
There hFe was takenDm7caught by thAm7e prey
CAll the flowers are blossoming
FAnd all the world cDm7alls to you:
Am7"Dormition" - so you slCeep
F"Dominion" - so you rDm7ule
Am7Dormition - oh You slCeep, Mother
FDominion - FaDm7ther, You rAm7ule

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Dormition And Dominion

by Current 93

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Am7

Dm7

Am7

In the mind of god

Dm7 F

The dead sleeping lie

Am7 Dm7 F

And the little cogs though unmoving

Am7 Dm7 F Am7

Hover over the turning wheel

Dm7 F

All life's a farce

Am7 C F Dm7

The broken bird is draped over the paths and paths

Am7 C F Dm7

And paths and paths

Am7 C F Dm7

And those who say this world is not

Am7 C F Dm7

The bloody gleaming paradise of blood and jewel

Am7

Lie

Am7 Dm7 F Am7

Opal and pearl bloodsocket castings

Dm7 F Am7

Ruby jasmine jasper and onyx

Dm7 F

Chalcedonthrone and ambergriscrown

Am7

Golden green leafwork

Dm7 F Am7 C

Scrolled with the farstars

F Dm7 Am7

Pitted ~~~with the moonworlds

C F Dm7

Mother alldewey

Am7 C F Dm7 Am7

Arrayed with the twinkling lights

C F Dm7 Am7

The wovengold spungilded ~~~~blinking godeyes

C F Dm7

The spearshafts of heaven

Am7 C F Dm7

The souldwelling rockhomes

Am7

Are...

Spoken:

Dormition and Dominion

The Mother is dead

The Mother awakens

Dormition

She sleeps

Dominion

He rules

She sleeps and rules

In her starry bodied glory

The Mother sleeps

The Mother loves

Dormition and Dominion

I wait

...Are the holders of the world and its dreams

I say there is no death

No death

Dm7

Am7 C

We have lived before and shall live again

F Dm7

And again

Am7 C F

We have slept before and shall sleep again

Dm7 Am7

We have danced through the shallow pools

C F Dm7

And shall rejoice

Am7

Once again

C F

To those who say there is no hope

Dm7 Am7

I say... liars

C F

Liars

Dm7 Am7

Liars you are

Dm7

Over the starry dancing stars

F Am7

There is a land

C F

Under the sweatribbed brow

Dm7 Am7

There is a land

C F Dm7 Am7

And this is the globed world of ~~~~the Pantocrator

C F Dm7

[Died in lines and died in singular]

Am7 C

Finally I have understood

F Dm7

I have understood

Am7 C

I have understood

F Dm7 Am7 C

Though when I slip sleeping and silently

F Dm7

From this ribbed room of sighs

Am7 C F Dm7 Am7

You shall not find the history of His personal visit

C F

Sewn into my linings perhaps

Dm7 Am7

Nevertheless I have understood

C F Dm7

Where the logician watches god hinge all on a die

Am7 C

Nevertheless I have understood!

F Dm7 Am7

That all this is the breathbetween moment

C F

Our eyeslids open and close

Dm7

Between is the land

Am7 C F

Between the time I first was accepted

Dm7 Am7

In between Your brightboned body

C F Dm7 Am7

Between then and there and the time you, you wept:

C F

"Goodbye my love goodbye to you"

Dm7 Am7

Goodybye, oh goodbye

There was the land

F Dm7

In the pearls of our heart

Am7 C F

There is the immaculate heavenly loveland

Dm7 Am7 C F

In the middle of the forest Acton is slain by his own hounds

Dm7 Am7 C

In the middle of the forest Eustace meets the crisscross Stag

F Dm7 Am7

There is the land he has reached paradise

There is no death

Dm7 Am7 C

There as the stag turns and smiled loved

F Dm7 Am7

There he was takencaught by the prey

All the flowers are blossoming

F Dm7

And all the world calls to you:

Am7 C

"Dormition" - so you sleep

F Dm7

"Dominion" - so you rule

Am7 C

Dormition - oh You sleep, Mother

F Dm7 Am7

Dominion - Father, You rule

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