Suzanne J Barbieri



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 Clive Barker: Mythmaker for the Millennium

Fiction

 Suzanne is currently writing songs for her solo album.

No track listing is available as yet, but musically, the album is expected to be very different from 'Indigo Falls'.

Recording will begin shortly and will feature guest musicians.

More information will follow...

 

 

Indigo Falls

Lyrics

Reviews

Medium Productions

 

Indigo Falls' debut album was released in November 1997 by Medium Productions. Available from October via mail order.

On general release 26th January 1998

Suzanne J. Barbieri's project has been co-written, arranged and produced by Richard Barbieri (Japan & Rain Tree Crow). Guest musicians include Steve Jansen and Mick Karn (Japan & Rain Tree Crow), Jakko Jakszyk, Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree & No Man) and jazz saxophonist Theo Travis.

The album is available by mail order from Medium Productions, 74 Saint Lawrence Road, Upminster, Essex, RM14 2UW, from October and will be on general release on 26th January 1998


Reviews

"The first notes feel like scented water being trickled into your ears, and by the end of the track (Only Forward) you're floating in it - a magically mixed wash of synth effects, broad guitar currents and La Barbieri's voice... The only time the album slips out of this luxurious aural bath is during the smoky Eno-esque funk of Feed the Fire: [Mick] Karn's snaky bass obbligato and Suzanne's vocal sensuality combining to melt glass."

MOJO

 

"The songs are very atmospheric, some slow and moody, others fairly up-tempo, but all sharing a distinct 'edge'... I like it and it deserves to do well."

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Lyrics


Only Forward

A ghost once said, I'm not a heaven person;

And that's how it's been for me.

And you, my friend, who raced across the ocean,

And found the dream was real.

 

Above the clouds, the sea looks like an island,

Blue water turned to grey.

I took your hand, walked across the water,

And left behind today

 

When something bad tears up all your life,

Part of you moves on, part of you stays

And there's a light, that shines up through your life,

To comfort the child who's lost and afraid.

 

All the hidden things - the secrets you keep,

Rising up through still waters,

Starker than memory, starker than dreams,

You can never go back - only forward.

 

A ghost once said: I'm not a heaven person,

That's how it's been for me.

 

And there's a light, that shines up through your life,

To comfort the child who's lost and afraid.

 

All the hidden things - the secrets you keep,

Rising up through still waters

Starker than memory, starker than dreams

You can never go back - only forward

Always tomorrow,

You can never go back - only forward

Always tomorrow,

You can never go back - only forward.


The World's End

Know this, I hold the memory

Believe me, I share the dream

Down and down, down and down,

Thunder break the wall

Down and down, down and down,

Tears of strong men fall to the World's End.

 

As we walk in darkness, the sun a candle flame

A brighter world awaits, are we all to blame?

 

There was talk of other oceans, there was talk of other dreams

But for every whispered love song: a pocket full of screams.

 

We build a tower to heaven,   a legion speak as one

Unleash the power of heaven and tear the work undone.

 

Down and down, down and down

Thunder break the wall

Down and down, down and down

Watch the sinners fall to the World's End

 

Thunder split the tower, Babylon Tongues

One divide into many Babylon Tongues

 

Down and down and down to the World's End

To the World's End, Babylon tongues

To the World's End


Feed the Fire

Breathe the smoke, taste the fire, bone winged birds in spiral flight

The hide within breaks through the skin, the beast inside, the silent guide

Emerging from the deep into this waking sleep,

The soul beneath the skin in spirit rise, sun dancing

 

Flesh and bone we feed the fire

 

Bushes burn the dance begins soaring through the breathing wind

Fly above the pain taking shape again

Muscles stretch and sinews snap in spirit rise, sun dancing

 

Flesh and bone we feed the fire

 

Walk with me through this life,  carry me through endless night

Beneath the midnight sun, man and beast as one

Through river, earth and sky, our spirits rise, sun dancing

 

Flesh and bone we feed the fire

 

Take this life in your hands...

 


Falling into Years

Underneath this will I am darker still

As a dreamer sees through the mask of sleep

I am yours to take in a world we make

I will bend for you if you want me to

On the edge of dreaming

 

Hands across a sea of skin, let the waves come rushing in

The light slips away, time slips away

Send a life line down the wire, with every breath we fan the fire

And time slips away, falling into years

 

As the pages turn, and the candle burns

With the dying light, in the veil of night

So our shadows fly to another sky

If you choose to stay we can find a way

They will never find us

 

Hands across a sea of skin, let the waves come rushing in

The light slips away, time slips away

Send a lifeline down the wire, with every breath we fan the fire

And time slips away, falling...

 

Take me down where heaven lies in the forest of your eyes

Darker than an angel's breath, fill me with the sweetest death

Send a lifeline down the wire, every breath will fan the fire

Count the seasons passing by, falling into years

 

Every scene is there, everything we've shared

If you want me to I will find the truth

Read between each line, searching for a sign

I will wait for you if you want me to

 

Hands across a sea of skin, let the waves come rushing in

The light slips away, time slips away

Send a life line down the wire, with every breath we fan the fire

Count the seasons passing by, falling into years


The Wilderness

Shadow falls across the Moon,

Eagle swoop too soon

Swiftly springs the coiled snake,

Like a bone shaker, bone shaker, bone shaker

 

In the wilderness

 

I know this place, this barren land

I've been this way before

I know your face, that withered hand

Mr bone shaker, bone shaker, bone shaker

 

Catch my breath, the air's so dry

No water in this breeze

No sign of life, just sand on sand

And hollow bloodless trees

 

I hear a sound like beating wings

That could not be a bird

The sound of bone on leathered skin

Of the bone shaker, bone shaker, bone shaker

 


Towards the Light

High above the good people sleep, I close my eyes and I'm in too deep

Over my head, and no way to stop, going down as the sun came up

We are all - children

We are all - crying

 

Let me be everything, carry you through this night

Let me be everything, guide you towards the light.

Like a sleepwalker

 

The night is dark but I feel no cold, watching you as my heart unfolds

This time there's no room for doubt, I'm over my head and there's no way out

We are all - children

We are all - crying

 

Let me be every thing, carry you through this night

Let me be everything, guide you towards the light.

Like a sleepwalker

 


Sky Fall

We crossed a line but the world still turns

The sky didn't fall, and nothing has changed

Behind the door, we spark and burn,

With your hands on my head, I tell you again

 

Heaven shines on the chosen few

Should I believe this is real, should I believe in you

Keep a light in your heart for me

I'm not as strong as you think, I could slip away so easily

 

With this flame to guide you

Somewhere deep inside, you're a part of me,

Let the dream enfold you

With my arms to hold you, we're home again, home again

 

Keep a light in your heart for me

I'm not as strong as you think, I could slip away so easily

We crossed a line but the world still turns

The sky didn't fall...


All lyrics by Suzanne J Barbieri, except Only Forward by Suzanne J Barbieri and Michael Marshall Smith


  Other Works Available

  • 'Clive Barker: Mythmaker for the Millennium' price UKPounds 4.99 (plus 50p p & p) from The British Fantasy Society, 2 Harwood Street, Stockport, SK4 1JJ
  • Short stories, 'Johnny Never' and 'Blizzard', Kimota magazine, 52 Cadley Causeway, Preston, Lancs., PR2 3RX
  • 'The Wilderness' by the Oystercatchers (now Indigo Falls) from the compilation album 'Beginning to Melt' from Medium Productions, 74 Saint Lawrence Road, Upminster, Essex, RM14 2UW 

 

Biography.

Writer and musician Suzanne J Barbieri has red hair and green eyes and was born on January 2nd. Her first published work was 'Clive Barker: Mythmaker for the Millennium', an analysis of the Occult and Mythological resonances in the work of writer Clive Barker, published by the British Fantasy Society.

Her short stories have appeared in various magazines, and she is currently working on an album with her band 'Indigo Falls', released January 1998 by Medium Productions.


She has provided vocals for a number of artists including Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel, the Dolphin Brothers, Jansen/Barbieri, Porcupine Tree and Holi.

 


 

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