Knock At Midnight

This song is an experiment with a new 8 track Zoom recording board. It makes being the whole band a bit easier. But it really needs a real band.

My partner, Lezlie Kinyon, is among other things, a poet. From time to time I have tried to turn one of her poems into a song, but with little success. She writes blank verse. It usually doesn't rhyme, and I can never find the rhythm. But when she read one she had written after listening to a PRI interview about artistic freedom with a musician from Burma, I thought maybe I had a chance. Here is the link to the program:

http://www.theworld.org/2012/03/sanctions-block-burmese-rock-band-side-effect/

“Before, I wouldn’t be dare to talk to you like this,” he said during our interview. “After this program is online, the government guy will be knock on the door—knock-knock-knock—and ‘Can I ask you a question, can you come with us for a moment?’ And then you know like [snaps] 45-years sentence. ... Darko C., Side Effect. singer and guitarist

Aha! Rhythm.

The song is an arrangement based on her poem. I've included it, with her permission, following the song lyrics. We dedicate this to Pussy Riot and all others who are under attack.

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Lyrics

Knock knock knock. He said “Open the door.

“I must ask some questions. Then ask more.

“Tell no lies. Tell no lies. Tell no lies.

“Open the door.”

Knock knock knock. She said “Don't open the door.

“They ask no questions. Don't open the door.

“Tell no truth. Tell no truth. Tell no truth.

“Don't open the door.”

Knock knock knock. Open the door.

Knock knock knock. They said “Open the door.

“We have some questions. Open the door.”

Asking those answers. Asking those lies. Asking those truths.

Open the door.

There is no safety in silence. Open the door.

There is no safety in silence.

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Midnight

Lezlie Kinyon

March 18, 2012

Knock knock knock

He says:

Open the door

Need to ask some questions

Then, ask some more

Tell me the truth

Tell the truth

Open the door

Knock knock knock

He says:

Open the door

Knock knock knock

She says:

Don’t open the door

Tell no lies tell no truths

Tell me the truth

Tell the truth

Open the door

Knock knock knock

Open the door

Asking those questions

Asking those lies

Asking those truths

Open the door

Knock knock knock

Tell me the truth

Tell the truth

Open the door

She says:

There is no safety in silence

Open the door